Potential Widespread Malware Infection Across Multiple Hostsedit
This rule uses alert data to determine when a malware signature is triggered in multiple hosts. Analysts can use this to prioritize triage and response, as this can potentially indicate a widespread malware infection.
Rule type: esql
Rule indices: None
Severity: high
Risk score: 73
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Execution
- Rule Type: Higher-Order Rule
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule queryedit
from logs-endpoint.alerts-*
| where event.code in ("malicious_file", "memory_signature", "shellcode_thread") and rule.name is not null
| stats hosts = count_distinct(host.id) by rule.name, event.code
| where hosts >= 3
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Execution
- ID: TA0002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/
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Technique:
- Name: User Execution
- ID: T1204
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: Malicious File
- ID: T1204.002
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/002/