---
title: Windows System Information Discovery
description: Detects the execution of commands used to discover information about the system, which attackers may use after compromising a system to gain situational...
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/security/prebuilt-rules/rules_building_block/discovery_windows_system_information_discovery
products:
  - Elastic Security
---

# Windows System Information Discovery
Detects the execution of commands used to discover information about the system, which attackers may use after
compromising a system to gain situational awareness.
**Rule type**: eql
**Rule indices**:
- endgame-*
- logs-endpoint.events.process-*
- logs-system.security*
- logs-windows.*
- winlogbeat-*

**Rule Severity**: low
**Risk Score**: 21
**Runs every**: 
**Searches indices from**: `now-9m`
**Maximum alerts per execution**: 100
**References**:
**Tags**:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Discovery
- Rule Type: BBR
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs
- Rule Type: Event Correlation (EQL)
- Platform: Windows

**Version**: 113
**Rule authors**:
- Elastic

**Rule license**: Elastic License v2

## Rule Query

```eql
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
(
  (
    process.name : "cmd.exe" and process.args : "ver*" and not
    process.parent.executable : (
        "?:\\Users\\*\\AppData\\Local\\Keybase\\upd.exe",
        "?:\\Users\\*\\python*.exe"
    )
  ) or 
  process.name : ("systeminfo.exe", "hostname.exe") or 
  (process.name : "wmic.exe" and process.args : "os" and process.args : "get")
) and not
process.parent.executable : (
    "?:\\Program Files\\*",
    "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*",
    "?:\\ProgramData\\*"
) and not user.id : "S-1-5-18"
```

**Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK
- Tactic:
  - Name: Discovery
  - Id: TA0007
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/)](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/)
- Technique:
  - Name: System Information Discovery
  - Id: T1082
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1082/)

**Framework:** MITRE ATT&CK
- Tactic:
  - Name: Execution
  - Id: TA0002
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/)](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/)
- Technique:
  - Name: Windows Management Instrumentation
  - Id: T1047
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1047/)
- Technique:
  - Name: Command and Scripting Interpreter
  - Id: T1059
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/)
- Sub Technique:
  - Name: Windows Command Shell
  - Id: T1059.003
  - Reference URL: [[https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/)](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/003/)