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Id6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23
RulenameDev-0270 WMIC Discovery
DescriptionThe query below identifies dllhost.exe using WMIC to discover additional hosts and associated domains in the environment.
SeverityHigh
TacticsDiscovery
TechniquesT1482
Required data connectorsMicrosoftThreatProtection
SecurityEvents
WindowsSecurityEvents
KindScheduled
Query frequency6h
Query period6h
Trigger threshold0
Trigger operatorgt
Source Urihttps://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Dev 0270 Detection and Hunting/Analytic Rules/Dev-0270WMICDiscoverySep2022.yaml
Version1.0.4
Arm template6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23.json
Deploy To Azure
(union isfuzzy=true
(SecurityEvent
| where EventID==4688
| where CommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and ParentProcessName has "dllhost.exe"
| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
),
(DeviceProcessEvents 
| where ProcessCommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and InitiatingProcessFileName =~ "dllhost.exe" and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has "dllhost.exe"
| extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName
)
)
| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])
OriginalUri: https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Dev 0270 Detection and Hunting/Analytic Rules/Dev-0270WMICDiscoverySep2022.yaml
status: Available
id: 6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23
query: |
  (union isfuzzy=true
  (SecurityEvent
  | where EventID==4688
  | where CommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and ParentProcessName has "dllhost.exe"
  | project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type
  ),
  (DeviceProcessEvents 
  | where ProcessCommandLine has "wmic computersystem get domain" and InitiatingProcessFileName =~ "dllhost.exe" and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has "dllhost.exe"
  | extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName
  )
  )
  | extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, ".")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))
  | extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)
  | extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\')[0])  
tags:
- Dev-0270
description: |
    'The query below identifies dllhost.exe using WMIC to discover additional hosts and associated domains in the environment.'
name: Dev-0270 WMIC  Discovery
relevantTechniques:
- T1482
entityMappings:
- entityType: Account
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Account
  - identifier: Name
    columnName: AccountName
  - identifier: NTDomain
    columnName: AccountNTDomain
- entityType: Host
  fieldMappings:
  - identifier: FullName
    columnName: Computer
  - identifier: HostName
    columnName: HostName
  - identifier: DnsDomain
    columnName: HostNameDomain
triggerThreshold: 0
severity: High
requiredDataConnectors:
- dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
  connectorId: SecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
  - SecurityEvent
  connectorId: WindowsSecurityEvents
- dataTypes:
  - DeviceProcessEvents
  connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
queryFrequency: 6h
queryPeriod: 6h
version: 1.0.4
kind: Scheduled
tactics:
- Discovery
triggerOperator: gt
{
  "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
  "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
  "parameters": {
    "workspace": {
      "type": "String"
    }
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "apiVersion": "2024-01-01-preview",
      "id": "[concat(resourceId('Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers', parameters('workspace'), 'Microsoft.SecurityInsights'),'/alertRules/6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23')]",
      "kind": "Scheduled",
      "name": "[concat(parameters('workspace'),'/Microsoft.SecurityInsights/6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23')]",
      "properties": {
        "alertRuleTemplateName": "6b652b4f-9810-4eec-9027-7aa88ce4db23",
        "customDetails": null,
        "description": "'The query below identifies dllhost.exe using WMIC to discover additional hosts and associated domains in the environment.'\n",
        "displayName": "Dev-0270 WMIC  Discovery",
        "enabled": true,
        "entityMappings": [
          {
            "entityType": "Account",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Account",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountName",
                "identifier": "Name"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "AccountNTDomain",
                "identifier": "NTDomain"
              }
            ]
          },
          {
            "entityType": "Host",
            "fieldMappings": [
              {
                "columnName": "Computer",
                "identifier": "FullName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostName",
                "identifier": "HostName"
              },
              {
                "columnName": "HostNameDomain",
                "identifier": "DnsDomain"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "OriginalUri": "https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Solutions/Dev 0270 Detection and Hunting/Analytic Rules/Dev-0270WMICDiscoverySep2022.yaml",
        "query": "(union isfuzzy=true\n(SecurityEvent\n| where EventID==4688\n| where CommandLine has \"wmic computersystem get domain\" and ParentProcessName has \"dllhost.exe\"\n| project TimeGenerated, Computer, Account, AccountDomain, ProcessName, ProcessNameFullPath = NewProcessName, EventID, Activity, CommandLine, EventSourceName, Type\n),\n(DeviceProcessEvents \n| where ProcessCommandLine has \"wmic computersystem get domain\" and InitiatingProcessFileName =~ \"dllhost.exe\" and InitiatingProcessCommandLine has \"dllhost.exe\"\n| extend Account = strcat(InitiatingProcessAccountDomain, @'\\', InitiatingProcessAccountName), Computer = DeviceName\n)\n)\n| extend HostName = tostring(split(Computer, \".\")[0]), DomainIndex = toint(indexof(Computer, '.'))\n| extend HostNameDomain = iff(DomainIndex != -1, substring(Computer, DomainIndex + 1), Computer)\n| extend AccountName = tostring(split(Account, @'\\')[1]), AccountNTDomain = tostring(split(Account, @'\\')[0])\n",
        "queryFrequency": "PT6H",
        "queryPeriod": "PT6H",
        "severity": "High",
        "status": "Available",
        "subTechniques": [],
        "suppressionDuration": "PT1H",
        "suppressionEnabled": false,
        "tactics": [
          "Discovery"
        ],
        "tags": [
          "Dev-0270"
        ],
        "techniques": [
          "T1482"
        ],
        "templateVersion": "1.0.4",
        "triggerOperator": "GreaterThan",
        "triggerThreshold": 0
      },
      "type": "Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces/providers/alertRules"
    }
  ]
}