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1 alert match the current filters. tactic: TA0003 ✕ technique: T1047 ✕

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  • Scrcons.exe Rare Child Process Informational 1 variation

    The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) standard event consumer scrcons.exe executed a rare VBScript or PowerShell script. Executing a rare script can be an indication of local or remote code execution abuse by an attacker.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002) Persistence (TA0003)
    ATT&CK techniques: Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047) Event Triggered Execution: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription (T1546.003)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: The attacker is trying to gain Persistence via WMI script registration.
    Investigative actions: Search for any executions of the Managed Object Format (MOF) compiler mofcomp.exe and review the process that ran it. Review registered WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumer by running "WMIC /namespace:\\root\default path ActiveScriptEventConsumer get ".

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    Scrcons.exe Rare Child Process

    Medium overridden

    The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) standard event consumer scrcons.exe executed a rare VBScript or PowerShell script. Executing a rare script can be an indication of local or remote code execution abuse by an attacker. overridden