BIOCs

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

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3 BIOCs match the current filters. tactic: TA0007 ✕ technique: T1082 ✕

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  • Query startup programs using wmic.exe Informational Discovery

    Attackers may use wmic.exe to query programs that run automatically when users log onto the computer system.

    Indicator:

    Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *startup* AND target process name = wmic.exe

    ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047) System Information Discovery (T1082)
    Preventable:
    Yes
    Source:
    Palo Alto Networks
    Updated:
    2026-08-23
  • Shared resource management discovery using wmic.exe Informational Discovery

    Attackers may use wmic.exe to discover shared resource management information.

    Indicator:

    Process action type = execution AND target process cmd = *share*get*/all* AND target process name = wmic.exe

    ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047) System Information Discovery (T1082)
    Preventable:
    Yes
    Source:
    Palo Alto Networks
    Updated:
    2026-08-23
  • System information discovery Informational Discovery

    System information discovery using one of these bash utilities - lshw -short, uptime, uname -a.

    Indicator:

    Process action type = execution AND target process name = lshw , uptime , uname AND target process cmd = *-a* , *-short* , *uptime* Process initiated by =~ (ba|z|fi|tc|c|k)?sh , cgo name =~ (ba|z|fi|tc|c|k)?sh , os parent name =~ (ba|z|fi|tc|c|k)?sh Host host os = linux , macos

    ATT&CK tactics: Discovery (TA0007)
    ATT&CK techniques: System Information Discovery (T1082)
    Preventable:
    No
    Source:
    Palo Alto Networks
    Updated:
    2026-08-23