title: Whoami Execution
id: e28a5a99-da44-436d-b7a0-2afc20a5f413
status: test
description: Detects the execution of whoami, which is often used by attackers after exloitation / privilege escalation but rarely used by administrators
author: Florian Roth
references:
  - https://brica.de/alerts/alert/public/1247926/agent-tesla-keylogger-delivered-inside-a-power-iso-daa-archive/
  - https://app.any.run/tasks/7eaba74e-c1ea-400f-9c17-5e30eee89906/
date: 2018/08/13
modified: 2021/11/27
logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows
detection:
  selection:
    Image|endswith: '\whoami.exe'
  condition: selection
falsepositives:
  - Admin activity
  - Scripts and administrative tools used in the monitored environment
  - Monitoring activity
level: medium
tags:
  - attack.discovery
  - attack.t1033
  - car.2016-03-001