IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Windows Subsystem for Linux Enabled via Dism Utilityedit
Detects attempts to enable the Windows Subsystem for Linux using Microsoft Dism utility. Adversaries may enable and use WSL for Linux to avoid detection.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
- endgame-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
- Elastic Endgame
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where event.type : "start" and (process.name : "Dism.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "DISM.EXE") and process.command_line : "*Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux*"
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Indirect Command Execution
- ID: T1202
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1202/