splApache-2.0from splunk/security_content
Domain Account Discovery with Wmic
The following analytic detects the execution of `wmic.exe` with command-line arguments used to query for domain users. It leverages data from Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) agents, focusing on specific command-line patterns indicative of domain account discovery. This activity is significant as it often precedes lateral movement or privilege escalation attempts by adversaries. If confirmed malicious, this behavior could allow attackers to map out user accounts within the domain, facilitating further attacks and potentially compromising sensitive information.
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Rule sourcedetections/endpoint/domain_account_discovery_with_wmic.yml
| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.process_name="wmic.exe" AND Processes.process = "*/NAMESPACE:\\\\root\\directory\\ldap*" AND Processes.process = "*ds_user*" AND Processes.process = "*GET*" AND Processes.process = "*ds_samaccountname*" by Processes.action Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name Processes.parent_process Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.parent_process_guid Processes.parent_process_id Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_path Processes.process Processes.process_exec Processes.process_guid Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.user Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `domain_account_discovery_with_wmic_filter`