// MITRE ATT&CK
T1047 · Windows Management Instrumentation
🎯 Execution Windows
Adversaries may abuse Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to execute malicious commands and payloads. WMI is designed for programmers and is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows systems.(Citation: WMI 1-3) WMI is an administration feature that provides a uniform envi...
How to detect & mitigate it
Detecting Windows Management Instrumentation starts with your SIEM/EDR telemetry. Write a detection rule with the Sigma generator, analyze suspicious logs in the log analyzer, and place the technique on your coverage with the ATT&CK matrix.
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Scheduled Task T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
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Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1053.003
Cron T1559.001
Component Object Model
Scheduled Task T1129
Shared Modules T1059.007
JavaScript T1053.007
Container Orchestration Job T1559.002
Dynamic Data Exchange T1204.002
Malicious File T1053.003
Cron T1559.001
Component Object Model
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