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Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription - T1546.003

(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition

Adversaries may establish persistence and elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) event subscription. WMI can be used to install event filters, providers, consumers, and bindings that execute code when a defined event occurs. Examples of events that may be subscribed to are the wall clock time, user login, or the computer's uptime.
D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] --> |modifies| EventLog["Event Log"]; class T1546003 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class EventLog ArtifactNode; click EventLog href "/dao/artifact/d3f:EventLog";
        click T1546003 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1546.003/"; click EventLog href "/dao/artifact/d3f:EventLog"; T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] --> |produces| IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"]; class T1546003 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode; click IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic";
        click T1546003 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1546.003/"; click IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic";                          ConnectionAttemptAnalysis["Connection Attempt Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          ConnectionAttemptAnalysis["Connection Attempt Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class ConnectionAttemptAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click ConnectionAttemptAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:ConnectionAttemptAnalysis"; RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class RemoteTerminalSessionDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click RemoteTerminalSessionDetection href "/technique/d3f:RemoteTerminalSessionDetection"; NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis";                Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class Client-serverPayloadProfiling DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click Client-serverPayloadProfiling href "/technique/d3f:Client-serverPayloadProfiling"; ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection";                                        NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation";               AdministrativeNetworkActivityAnalysis["Administrative Network Activity Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          AdministrativeNetworkActivityAnalysis["Administrative Network Activity Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class AdministrativeNetworkActivityAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click AdministrativeNetworkActivityAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:AdministrativeNetworkActivityAnalysis";        PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis";                              NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -->
          | filters | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficFiltering href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficFiltering";              UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic["Intranet Administrative Network Traffic"];

          UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1546003["Windows Management Instrumentation Event Subscription"] ;
          class UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class IntranetAdministrativeNetworkTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis";
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