diff --git a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_executable_tool_transfer_smb.toml b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_executable_tool_transfer_smb.toml
index 30457f6d720..d245bb01ec6 100644
--- a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_executable_tool_transfer_smb.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_executable_tool_transfer_smb.toml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/10"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
 min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
 min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
-updated_date = "2023/06/22"
+updated_date = "2023/10/09"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Identifies the creation or change of a Windows executable file over network shar
 other files between systems in a compromised environment.
 """
 from = "now-9m"
-index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*"]
+index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
 name = "Potential Lateral Tool Transfer via SMB Share"
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ sequence by host.id with maxspan=30s
    network.transport == "tcp" and source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"
   ] by process.entity_id
   /* add more executable extensions here if they are not noisy in your environment */
-  [file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type in ("creation", "change") and process.pid == 4 and file.extension : ("exe", "dll", "bat", "cmd")] by process.entity_id
+  [file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type in ("creation", "change") and process.pid == 4 and 
+   (file.Ext.header_bytes : "4d5a*" or file.extension : ("exe", "scr", "pif", "com", "dll"))] by process.entity_id
 '''
 
 
diff --git a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_execution_via_file_shares_sequence.toml b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_execution_via_file_shares_sequence.toml
index d5b91b1fdc5..d610946c8ca 100644
--- a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_execution_via_file_shares_sequence.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_execution_via_file_shares_sequence.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/03"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2023/06/22"
+updated_date = "2023/10/09"
 min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
 min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Identifies the execution of a file that was created by the virtual system proces
 via network file shares.
 """
 from = "now-9m"
-index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*", "endgame-*"]
+index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
 name = "Remote Execution via File Shares"
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 sequence with maxspan=1m
-  [file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type in ("creation", "change") and process.pid == 4 and file.extension : "exe"] by host.id, file.path
+  [file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type in ("creation", "change") and 
+   process.pid == 4 and (file.extension : "exe" or file.Ext.header_bytes : "4d5a*")] by host.id, file.path
   [process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start"] by host.id, process.executable
 '''
 
diff --git a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_incoming_wmi.toml b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_incoming_wmi.toml
index 51261d09fdc..4be4ea1b6d4 100644
--- a/rules/windows/lateral_movement_incoming_wmi.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/lateral_movement_incoming_wmi.toml
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ sequence by host.id with maxspan = 2s
 
   /* Excluding Common FPs Nessus and SCCM */
 
-  [process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : "WmiPrvSE.exe" and
-   not process.args : ("C:\\windows\\temp\\nessus_*.txt",
-                       "*C:\\windows\\TEMP\\nessus_*.TMP*",
-                       "*C:\\Windows\\CCM\\SystemTemp\\*",
-                       "C:\\Windows\\CCM\\ccmrepair.exe",
-                       "C:\\Windows\\CCMCache\\*",
-                       "C:\\CCM\\Cache\\*")
+  [process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and process.parent.name : "WmiPrvSE.exe" and 
+   not process.Ext.token.integrity_level_name : "system" and not user.id : ("S-1-5-18", "S-1-5-19", "S-1-5-20") and 
+   not process.executable : 
+               ("?:\\Program Files\\HPWBEM\\Tools\\hpsum_swdiscovery.exe", 
+                "?:\\Windows\\CCM\\Ccm32BitLauncher.exe", 
+                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\wbem\\mofcomp.exe", 
+                "?:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework*\\csc.exe", 
+                "?:\\Windows\\System32\\powercfg.exe") and 
+   not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe" and process.args : "REBOOT=ReallySuppress") and 
+   not (process.executable : "?:\\Windows\\System32\\inetsrv\\appcmd.exe" and process.args : "uninstall")
    ]
 '''