Sigma rule: New BgInfo.EXE Custom WMI Query Registry Configuration

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-f82989eed542, updated 2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
New BgInfo.EXE Custom WMI Query Registry Configuration
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2023-08-16
File
rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_wmi_query.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects setting of a new registry value related to BgInfo configuration, which can be abused to execute custom WMI query via "BgInfo.exe"

Log source

product
windows
category
registry_set

Detection

selection:
    TargetObject|contains: '\Software\Winternals\BGInfo\UserFields\'
    Details|startswith: '6' # WMI
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate WMI query

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.defense-impairment
  • attack.t1112

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

Related rules

References

  • Internal Research

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/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_wmi_query.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "New BgInfo.EXE Custom WMI Query Registry Configuration" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/windows/registry/registry_set/registry_set_bginfo_custom_wmi_query.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: New BgInfo.EXE Custom WMI Query Registry Configuration",
entity page, dataset version ref-f82989eed542, updated 2023-08-16T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/cd277474-5c52-4423-a52b-ac2d7969902f (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule cd277474-5c52-4423-a52b-ac2d7969902f, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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