Sigma rule: Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-82c1d6d247ea, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research)
Date
2020-10-12
Modified
2022-10-09
File
rules/windows/image_load/image_load_wmiprvse_wbemcomn_dll_hijack.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects a threat actor creating a file named `wbemcomn.dll` in the `C:\Windows\System32\wbem\` directory over the network and loading it for a WMI DLL Hijack scenario.

Log source

product
windows
category
image_load

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith: '\wmiprvse.exe'
    ImageLoaded|endswith: '\wbem\wbemcomn.dll'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1047
  • attack.lateral-movement
  • attack.t1021.002

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/image_load/image_load_wmiprvse_wbemcomn_dll_hijack.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack" by Roberto Rodriguez (Cyb3rWard0g), OTR (Open Threat Research) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/image_load/image_load_wmiprvse_wbemcomn_dll_hijack.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: Wmiprvse Wbemcomn DLL Hijack",
entity page, dataset version ref-82c1d6d247ea, updated 2022-10-09T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/7707a579-e0d8-4886-a853-ce47e4575aaa (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 7707a579-e0d8-4886-a853-ce47e4575aaa, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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