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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0008 ✕ technique: T1047 ✕

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  • WmiPrvSe.exe Rare Child Command Line Low 1 variation

    A remote WMI command executed a binary proxy, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider Host wmiprvse.exe, which executed a rare child command line. Executing a rare child process can be an indication of remote code execution abuse by an attacker.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Lateral Movement (TA0008) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Remote Services (T1021) Remote Services: Windows Remote Management (T1021.006) Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Gain code execution on a remote host.
    Investigative actions: Investigate the processes being spawned from WmiPrvse.exe on the host for malicious indicators. Correlate the RPC call from the source host and understand what initiated it.

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    WmiPrvSe.exe Rare Child Command Line

    Medium overridden

    A remote WMI command executed a binary proxy, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider Host wmiprvse.exe, which executed a rare child command line. Executing a rare child process can be an indication of remote code execution abuse by an attacker. overridden