Sigma rule: Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-b0c7a94c8773, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-02-08
File
rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_gather_network_info_execution.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects execution of the built-in script located in "C:\Windows\System32\gatherNetworkInfo.vbs". Which can be used to gather information about the target machine

Log source

product
windows
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    CommandLine|contains: 'gatherNetworkInfo.vbs'
filter:
    Image|endswith:
        - '\cscript.exe'
        - '\wscript.exe'
condition: selection and not filter

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1615
  • attack.t1059.005

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_gather_network_info_execution.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_susp_gather_network_info_execution.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Suspicious Reconnaissance Activity Via GatherNetworkInfo.VBS",
entity page, dataset version ref-b0c7a94c8773, updated 2023-02-08T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/07aa184a-870d-413d-893a-157f317f6f58 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 07aa184a-870d-413d-893a-157f317f6f58, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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