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Adobe Hijack Persistenceedit
Detects writing executable files that will be automatically launched by Adobe on launch.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Persistence
Version: 9 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.13.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
file where event.type == "creation" and file.path : ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe") and not process.name : "msiexec.exe"
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Hijack Execution Flow
- ID: T1574
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1574/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 9 (7.13.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:file and event.type:creation and file.path:("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" or "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe") and not process.name:msiexec.exe
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- Version 8 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 7 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 6 (7.11.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 5 (7.10.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.9.1 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
file.path:("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" or "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe") and event.action:"File created (rule: FileCreate)" and not process.name:msiexec.exe
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- Version 2 (7.6.2 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
file.path:("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" or "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe") and event.action:"File created (rule: FileCreate)" and not process.name:msiexeec.exe
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