Process Discovery via Built-In Applications
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Process Discovery via Built-In Applications
editIdentifies the use of built-in tools attackers can use to discover running processes on an endpoint.
Rule type: new_terms
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- endgame-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 60m
Searches indices from: now-119m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- OS: macOS
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Discovery
- Rule Type: BBR
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
Version: 6
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category:process and host.os.type:(linux or macos) and event.type:start and event.action:(exec or exec_event) and
process.name:("ps" or "pstree" or "htop" or "pgrep") and not (
process.parent.name:("amazon-ssm-agent" or "snap") or
process.parent.args:("/usr/local/ASR/Vx/bin/status" or "/usr/sbin/ksmtuned") or
process.parent.executable:(
"/usr/bin/check_mk_agent" or /opt/gitlab/* or "/usr/bin/pmlogctl" or "/usr/libexec/pcp/bin/pmlogger_daily" or
"/usr/libexec/pcp/bin/pmlogger_check"
)
)
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Discovery
- ID: T1057
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1057/
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Technique:
- Name: Software Discovery
- ID: T1518
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Security Software Discovery
- ID: T1518.001
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/001/