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Unusual Parent-Child Relationshipedit
Identifies Windows programs run by unexpected parent processes. This could indicate masquerading or other strange activity on a system.
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
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
Rule queryedit
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.parent.executable:* and ( (process.name:"smss.exe" and not process.parent.name:("System" or "smss.exe")) or (process.name:"csrss.exe" and not process.parent.name:("smss.exe" or "svchost.exe")) or (process.name:"wininit.exe" and not process.parent.name:"smss.exe") or (process.name:"winlogon.exe" and not process.parent.name:"smss.exe") or (process.name:"lsass.exe" and not process.parent.name:"wininit.exe") or (process.name:"LogonUI.exe" and not process.parent.name:("winlogon.exe" or "wininit.exe")) or (process.name:"services.exe" and not process.parent.name:"wininit.exe") or (process.name:"svchost.exe" and not process.parent.name:("services.exe" or "MsMpEng.exe")) or (process.name:"spoolsv.exe" and not process.parent.name:"services.exe") or (process.name:"taskhost.exe" and not process.parent.name:("services.exe" or "svchost.exe")) or (process.name:"taskhostw.exe" and not process.parent.name:("services.exe" or "svchost.exe")) or (process.name:"userinit.exe" and not process.parent.name:("dwm.exe" or "winlogon.exe")) )
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Privilege Escalation
- ID: TA0004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0004/
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Technique:
- Name: Process Hollowing
- ID: T1093
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1093/