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Process Discovery via Tasklistedit
Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system.
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Rule version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Potential false positivesedit
Administrators may use the tasklist command to display a list of currently running processes. By itself, it does not indicate malicious activity. After obtaining a foothold, it’s possible adversaries may use discovery commands like tasklist to get information about running processes.
Rule queryedit
event.code:1 and process.name:tasklist.exe
Threat mappingedit
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/