PowerShell CIM-Based Virtual Machine Detection

Aaron Beardslee@abeardslee

•updated Jan 28, 2026•2•0•37

Detects PowerShell execution using Get-CimInstance to query Win32_ComputerSystem, Win32_BIOS, Win32_BaseBoard, or other WMI classes commonly checked by malware to detect virtual machine or sandbox environments. This technique is frequently used by malware families to evade analysis in virtualized security research environments.