Sigma rule: WMI Persistence - Script Event Consumer File Write

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-c4e96ac41cec, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
WMI Persistence - Script Event Consumer File Write
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Thomas Patzke
Date
2018-03-07
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_wmi_persistence_script_event_consumer_write.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects file writes of WMI script event consumer

Log source

product
windows
category
file_event

Detection

selection:
    Image: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\wbem\scrcons.exe'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Dell Power Manager (C:\Program Files\Dell\PowerManager\DpmPowerPlanSetup.exe)

Tags

  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1546.003
  • attack.persistence

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

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/file/file_event/file_event_win_wmi_persistence_script_event_consumer_write.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "WMI Persistence - Script Event Consumer File Write" by Thomas Patzke (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/file/file_event/file_event_win_wmi_persistence_script_event_consumer_write.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: WMI Persistence - Script Event Consumer File Write",
entity page, dataset version ref-c4e96ac41cec, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/33f41cdd-35ac-4ba8-814b-c6a4244a1ad4 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 33f41cdd-35ac-4ba8-814b-c6a4244a1ad4, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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