Detection rules › Sigma
PSExec and WMI Process Creations Block
Detects blocking of process creations originating from PSExec and WMI commands
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Execution | T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation, T1569.002 System Services: Service Execution |
Event coverage
| Provider | Event ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Windows-Defender | 1121 |
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: selection
or:
ProcessName|endswith: '\psexesvc.exe'
ProcessName|endswith: '\wmiprvse.exe'
Indicators
Each row is a field, operator, and value that the rule matches. The corpus column counts how many other rules in the catalog look for the same combination: high numbers point to widely-used, community-vetted indicators. Blank or 1 shows that the indicator is specific to this rule.
| Field | Kind | Values |
|---|---|---|
ProcessName | ends_with |
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