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# WmiPrvSe.exe Rare Child Command Line
### 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 | Lateral Movement (TA0008), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote Services (T1021), Remote Services: Windows Remote Management (T1021.006), Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047) |
| Severity | Low |
### Description
A remote WMI command executed a binary proxy, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider Host wmiprvse.exe, which executed a rare child command line. Executing a rare child process can be an indication of remote code execution abuse by an attacker.
### Attacker's Goals
Gain code execution on a remote host.
### Investigative actions
* Investigate the processes being spawned from WmiPrvse.exe on the host for malicious indicators.
* Correlate the RPC call from the source host and understand what initiated it.
### Variations
WmiPrvSe.exe Rare Child Command Line
**Synopsis**
| Field | Value |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ATT\&CK Tactic | Lateral Movement (TA0008), Execution (TA0002) |
| ATT\&CK Technique | Remote Services (T1021), Remote Services: Windows Remote Management (T1021.006), Windows Management Instrumentation (T1047) |
| Severity | Medium |
**Description**
A remote WMI command executed a binary proxy, the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider Host wmiprvse.exe, which executed a rare child command line. Executing a rare child process can be an indication of remote code execution abuse by an attacker.
**Attacker's Goals**
Gain code execution on a remote host.
**Investigative actions**
* Investigate the processes being spawned from WmiPrvse.exe on the host for malicious indicators.
* Correlate the RPC call from the source host and understand what initiated it.
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