Suspicious Endpoint Security Parent Processedit
A suspicious Endpoint Security parent process was detected. This may indicate a process hollowing or other form of code injection.
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: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Windows
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Defense Evasion
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 108
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
process.name : ("esensor.exe", "elastic-endpoint.exe") and
process.parent.executable != null and
/* add FPs here */
not process.parent.executable : ("C:\\Program Files\\Elastic\\*",
"C:\\Windows\\System32\\services.exe",
"C:\\Windows\\System32\\WerFault*.exe",
"C:\\Windows\\System32\\wermgr.exe")
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: Masquerading
- ID: T1036
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Match Legitimate Name or Location
- ID: T1036.005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/005/