Sigma rule: Local Groups Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

Rule

Title

Local Groups Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

Status

test

Level

low

Author

frack113

Date

2021-12-12

Modified

2023-02-14

File

rules/windows/process_creation/proc_creation_win_wmic_recon_group.yml

Commit

ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of "wmic" with the "group" flag.
Adversaries may attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.
The knowledge of local system permission groups can help adversaries determine which groups exist and which users belong to a particular group.
Adversaries may use this information to determine which users have elevated permissions, such as the users found within the local administrators group.

Log source

product

windows

category

process_creation

Detection

selection_img:
    - Image|endswith: '\wmic.exe'
    - OriginalFileName: 'wmic.exe'
selection_cli:
    CommandLine|contains: ' group'
condition: all of selection*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

• Unknown

Tags

• attack.discovery
• attack.t1069.001

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

• T1069.001

References

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1069.001/T1069.001.md

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_wmic_recon_group.yml