diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
index e3e2f0d52..35c45c773 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/smbexec.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class SmbExploiter(HostExploiter):
             logger.info("Can't find suitable monkey executable for host %r", self.host)
             return False
 
-        # TODO extract the method in wmiexec.py
+        # TODO use infectionmonkey.utils.brute_force
         creds = self._config.get_exploit_user_password_or_hash_product()
 
         exploited = False
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
index ee92d29ed..43d3058b6 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/wmiexec.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import logging
 import ntpath
 import socket
 import traceback
-from itertools import product
-from typing import List, Mapping
 
 from impacket.dcerpc.v5.rpcrt import DCERPCException
 
@@ -14,6 +12,10 @@ from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.smb_tools import SmbTools
 from infection_monkey.exploit.tools.wmi_tools import AccessDeniedException, WmiTools
 from infection_monkey.i_puppet import ExploiterResultData
 from infection_monkey.model import DROPPER_CMDLINE_WINDOWS, MONKEY_CMDLINE_WINDOWS
+from infection_monkey.utils.brute_force import (
+    generate_username_password_or_ntlm_hash_combinations,
+    get_credential_string,
+)
 from infection_monkey.utils.commands import build_monkey_commandline
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -27,10 +29,10 @@ class WmiExploiter(HostExploiter):
     @WmiTools.dcom_wrap
     def _exploit_host(self) -> ExploiterResultData:
 
-        creds = _get_exploit_user_password_or_hash_product(self.options["credentials"])
+        creds = generate_username_password_or_ntlm_hash_combinations(self.options["credentials"])
 
         for user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash in creds:
-            creds_for_log = _get_credential_string([user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash])
+            creds_for_log = get_credential_string([user, password, lm_hash, ntlm_hash])
             logger.debug(f"Attempting to connect to {self.host} using WMI with {creds_for_log}")
 
             wmi_connection = WmiTools.WmiConnection()
@@ -136,36 +138,3 @@ class WmiExploiter(HostExploiter):
             return self.exploit_result
 
         return self.exploit_result
-
-
-def _get_exploit_user_password_or_hash_product(credentials: Mapping) -> List:
-    """
-    Returns all combinations of the configurations users and passwords or lm/ntlm hashes
-    :return:
-    """
-    cred_list = []
-    for cred in product(
-        credentials["exploit_user_list"], credentials["exploit_password_list"], [""], [""]
-    ):
-        cred_list.append(cred)
-    for cred in product(
-        credentials["exploit_user_list"], [""], [""], credentials["exploit_ntlm_hash_list"]
-    ):
-        cred_list.append(cred)
-    for cred in product(
-        credentials["exploit_user_list"], [""], credentials["exploit_lm_hash_list"], [""]
-    ):
-        cred_list.append(cred)
-    return cred_list
-
-
-def _get_credential_string(creds: List) -> str:
-    cred_strs = [
-        (creds[0], "username"),
-        (creds[1], "password"),
-        (creds[2], "lm hash"),
-        (creds[3], "nt hash"),
-    ]
-
-    present_creds = [cred[1] for cred in cred_strs if cred[0]]
-    return ", ".join(present_creds)
diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/brute_force.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/brute_force.py
index 192905aa8..ce5a895c1 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/brute_force.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/utils/brute_force.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from itertools import chain, product
-from typing import Any, Iterable, Tuple
+from typing import Any, Iterable, List, Tuple
 
 
 def generate_identity_secret_pairs(
@@ -38,3 +38,16 @@ def generate_username_password_or_ntlm_hash_combinations(
         product(usernames, [""], lm_hashes, [""]),
         product(usernames, [""], [""], nt_hashes),
     )
+
+
+# Expects a list of username, password, lm hash and nt hash in that order
+def get_credential_string(creds: List) -> str:
+    cred_strs = [
+        (creds[0], "username"),
+        (creds[1], "password"),
+        (creds[2], "lm hash"),
+        (creds[3], "nt hash"),
+    ]
+
+    present_creds = [cred[1] for cred in cred_strs if cred[0]]
+    return ", ".join(present_creds)