Sigma rule: PowerShell WMI Win32_Product Install MSI

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-6d1eb588555a, updated 2022-04-24T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title: PowerShell WMI Win32_Product Install MSI
Status: test
Level: medium
Author: frack113
Date: 2022-04-24
File: rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_win32_product_install_msi.yml
Commit: ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects the execution of an MSI file using PowerShell and the WMI Win32_Product class

Log source

product: windows
category: ps_script
definition: Requirements: Script Block Logging must be enabled

Detection

selection:
    ScriptBlockText|contains|all:
        - 'Invoke-CimMethod '
        - '-ClassName '
        - 'Win32_Product '
        - '-MethodName '
        - '.msi'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

Unknown

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

T1218.007

References

https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1218.007/T1218.007.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/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_win32_product_install_msi.yml

Sources and licences

SigmaHQ
"PowerShell WMI Win32_Product Install MSI" by frack113 (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/powershell/powershell_script/posh_ps_win32_product_install_msi.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: PowerShell WMI Win32_Product Install MSI",
entity page, dataset version ref-6d1eb588555a, updated 2022-04-24T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/91109523-17f0-4248-a800-f81d9e7c081d (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 91109523-17f0-4248-a800-f81d9e7c081d, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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