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# Scrcons.exe Rare Child Process
### Synopsis
| Field | Value |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Activation Period | 14 Days |
| Training Period | 30 Days |
| Test Period | N/A (single event) |
| Deduplication Period | 1 Day |
| Required Data | XDR Agent |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Persistence (TA0003) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047), Event Triggered Execution: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription (T1546.003) |
| Severity | Informational |
### Description
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) standard event consumer scrcons.exe executed a rare VBScript or PowerShell script. Executing a rare script can be an indication of local or remote code execution abuse by an attacker.
### Attacker's Goals
The attacker is trying to gain Persistence via WMI script registration.
### Investigative actions
* Search for any executions of the Managed Object Format (MOF) compiler mofcomp.exe and review the process that ran it.
* Review registered WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumer by running "WMIC /namespace:\root\default path ActiveScriptEventConsumer get \*".
### Variations
Scrcons.exe Rare Child Process
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Execution (TA0002), Persistence (TA0003) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047), Event Triggered Execution: Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription (T1546.003) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) standard event consumer scrcons.exe executed a rare VBScript or PowerShell script. Executing a rare script can be an indication of local or remote code execution abuse by an attacker.
**Attacker's Goals**
The attacker is trying to gain Persistence via WMI script registration.
**Investigative actions**
* Search for any executions of the Managed Object Format (MOF) compiler mofcomp.exe and review the process that ran it.
* Review registered WMI ActiveScriptEventConsumer by running "WMIC /namespace:\root\default path ActiveScriptEventConsumer get \*".
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