BIOCs

Browse the Cortex behavioral indicator of compromise (BIOC) detection rules.

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  • WMI terminated a process Informational Execution

    The Windows Management Instrumentation CLI killed another process running on the endpoint or on a remote host. Malware may do this to evade detection.

    Indicator:

    Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *process*where*call terminate AND target process name = wmic.exe Process initiated by != msiexec.exe , cgo name != msiexec.exe

    ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Impair Defenses: Disable or Modify Tools (T1562.001) Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047)
    Preventable:
    Yes
    Source:
    Palo Alto Networks
    Updated:
    2026-08-23