The following analytic identifies the use of wmic.exe using delete to remove a executable path. This is typically ran via a batch file during beginning stages of an adversary setting up for mining on an endpoint.
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To successfully implement this search you need to be ingesting information on process that include the name of the process responsible for the changes from your endpoints into the Endpoint datamodel in the Processes node. In addition, confirm the latest CIM App 4.20 or higher is installed and the latest TA for the endpoint product.
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| tstats`security_content_summariesonly`values(Processes.process) as process values(Processes.process_id) as process_id countmin(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime fromdatamodel=Endpoint.Processes where`process_wmic`AND Processes.process="*process*"AND Processes.process="*executablepath*"AND Processes.process="*delete*"by Processes.parent_process_name Processes.process_name Processes.original_file_name Processes.dest Processes.user | `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` | `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` | `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` | `process_kill_base_on_file_path_filter`