update: Uncommon Outbound Kerberos Connection - Security - Update filter to include device type paths and reduce the level to "medium"
update: Uncommon Outbound Kerberos Connection - Update filters to include tomcat and reduce the level to "medium"
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Co-authored-by: phantinuss <79651203+phantinuss@users.noreply.github.com>
update: File Enumeration Via Dir Command - Update logic to use a wildcard in addition, for better accuracy.
chore: update multiple rules to use the windash modifier
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update: Suspicious Service Installation Script - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: Console CodePage Lookup Via CHCP - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: Curl Download And Execute Combination - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: File Deletion Via Del - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: Files And Subdirectories Listing Using Dir - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: Suspicious Ping/Copy Command Combination - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
update: New Generic Credentials Added Via Cmdkey.EXE - Increase coverage by adding for the "/" option in commands flags
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update: External Disk Drive Or USB Storage Device Was Recognized By The System - Update selection to reflect the logic correctly
fix: Uncommon Service Installation Image Path - Update filter logic to use correct modifiers
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fix: Kerberos Manipulation - Update field to use Status instead of incorrect "FailureCode"
fix: Metasploit SMB Authentication - Remove unnecessary field
fix: Service Installation in Suspicious Folder - Update FP filter
update: Malicious PowerShell Commandlets - ProcessCreation - "Start-Dnscat2"
remove: Dnscat Execution - Deprecated in favour of an integration in the "Malicious PowerShell Cmdlet" type of rules
remove: SAM Dump to AppData
update: Critical Hive In Suspicious Location Access Bits Cleared - Enhance metadata and logic
update: Malicious PowerShell Commandlets - PoshModule - "Start-Dnscat2"
update: Malicious PowerShell Commandlets - ScriptBlock - "Start-Dnscat2"
update: Malicious PowerShell Scripts - FileCreation - Add "dnscat2.ps1"
update: Malicious PowerShell Scripts - PoshModule - Add "dnscat2.ps1"
update: Monitoring For Persistence Via BITS - Use "Image" and "OriginalFileName" fields instead of CLI only
update: New or Renamed User Account with '$' Character - Reduced level to "medium"
update: New Process Created Via Taskmgr.EXE - Added full paths to the filtered binaries to decrease false negatives
update: Potential Dropper Script Execution Via WScript/CScript - Re-wrote the logic by removing the paths "C:\Users" and "C:\ProgramData". As these are very common and will generate high FP rate. Instead switched the paths to a more robust list and extended the list of extension covered. Also reduced the level to "medium"
update: Potential Fake Instance Of Hxtsr.EXE Executed - Remove "C:" prefix from detection logic
update: Prefetch File Deleted - Update selection to remove 'C:' prefix
update: Sensitive File Access Via Volume Shadow Copy Backup - Made the rule more generic by updating the title and removing the IOC from conti. (will be added in a dedicated rule)
update: Shell Process Spawned by Java.EXE - Add "bash.exe"
update: Suspicious PowerShell Download - Powershell Script - Add "DownloadFileAsync" and "DownloadStringAsync" functions
update: Suspicious Processes Spawned by Java.EXE - Remove "bash.exe" as its doesn't fit the logic
update: Sysmon Application Crashed - Add 32bit version of sysmon binary
update: Tap Driver Installation - Security - Reduce level to "low"
update: Write Protect For Storage Disabled - Remove "storagedevicepolicies" as the string "storage" already covers it
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fix: Firewall Rule Modified In The Windows Firewall Exception List - new optional filter Brave browser
fix: Outbound RDP Connections Over Non-Standard Tools - new FP filter for RAS TSplus
fix: PowerShell Core DLL Loaded By Non PowerShell Process - new optional filter for chocolatey
fix: Remote Thread Creation In Mstsc.Exe From Suspicious Location - Fix a broken path string
fix: Remote Thread Creation In Uncommon Target Image - Reduce level to medium and remove explorer as target due to FP rates.
fix: Uncommon New Firewall Rule Added In Windows Firewall Exception List - Fix the filters to be more generic
new: Rare Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image - A split of 66d31e5f-52d6-40a4-9615-002d3789a119
update: All Rules Have Been Deleted From The Windows Firewall Configuration - Remove program files filter to increase coverage. As deleting rules shouldn't be a "normal" behavior.
update: CreateRemoteThread API and LoadLibrary - Reduce level to medium and convert to a TH rule
update: New Firewall Rule Added In Windows Firewall Exception List For Potential Suspicious Application - Add additional paths to increase coverage
update: Powershell Install a DLL in System Directory - enhance rule context in big script blocks
update: Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image - Reduced level to medium and move high indicators to 02d1d718-dd13-41af-989d-ea85c7fab93f
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fix: Access To Windows Credential History File By Uncommon Application - Enhance FP filters
fix: Access To Windows DPAPI Master Keys By Uncommon Application - Enhance FP filters
fix: Amsi.DLL Load By Uncommon Process - Moved to threat hunting folder and update false positive filters to remove hardcoded C:
fix: Bad Opsec Defaults Sacrificial Processes With Improper Arguments - Typo in condition
fix: Credential Manager Access By Uncommon Application - Enhance FP filters
fix: Elevated System Shell Spawned From Uncommon Parent Location - Enhance FP filters
fix: Execution of Suspicious File Type Extension - Add new extensions to reduce FP
fix: Important Windows Eventlog Cleared - Update selection to remove "Application" log as it was generating a lot of FP in some environments
fix: Malicious PowerShell Commandlets - ScriptBlock - Remove some part of the selection due to FP matches as they were generic cmdlet names
fix: Potential Direct Syscall of NtOpenProcess - Add "Adobe" filter
fix: Potential Shim Database Persistence via Sdbinst.EXE - Update FP filter for "iisexpressshim" sdb
fix: Potentially Suspicious AccessMask Requested From LSASS - Add new FP filter for "procmon" process
fix: PowerView PowerShell Cmdlets - ScriptBlock - Remove some part of the selection due to FP matches as they were generic cmdlet names
fix: PSScriptPolicyTest Creation By Uncommon Process - Add new filter for "sdiagnhost"
fix: Relevant Anti-Virus Signature Keywords In Application Log - Update false positive filters
fix: Remote Access Tool Services Have Been Installed - Security - Fix typo in field name
fix: Suspicious File Creation Activity From Fake Recycle.Bin Folder - Remove RECYCLE.BIN\ as it was added as a typo and is a legitimate location.
fix: Uncommon Child Process Of Conhost.EXE - Add new FP filters
fix: Uncommon File Created In Office Startup Folder - Add new extension to filter out FP generated with MS Access databases
fix: Uncommon PowerShell Hosts - Moved to threat hunting folder and updated false positive filter list
fix: Use Of Remove-Item to Delete File - ScriptBlock - Moved to threat hunting folder and Update logic to be more accurate
fix: User with Privileges Logon - Move to placeholder rules and update the FP filter to account for different workstations
fix: Windows Event Auditing Disabled - Enhance list of false positive filters with additional GUID
fix: WMI Module Loaded By Uncommon Process - Moved to threat hunting folder and update and restructure false positive filters
new: Communication To Uncommon Destination Ports
new: Potentially Suspicious Execution Of Regasm/Regsvcs With Uncommon Extension
remove: Credential Dumping Tools Service Execution
remove: New Service Uses Double Ampersand in Path
remove: Powershell File and Directory Discovery
remove: PowerShell Scripts Run by a Services
remove: Security Event Log Cleared
remove: Suspicious Get-WmiObject
remove: Windows Defender Threat Detection Disabled
update: Access To Browser Credential Files By Uncommon Application - Increase level to medium and enhance filters and selections
update: Add Potential Suspicious New Download Source To Winget - Reduce level to medium
update: ADFS Database Named Pipe Connection By Uncommon Tool - Enhance coverage by improving paths selection
update: CodeIntegrity - Unmet Signing Level Requirements By File Under Validation - Reduce level to low
update: Copy From Or To Admin Share Or Sysvol Folder - Enhance selection to be more accurate
update: Eventlog Cleared - Update FP filter to remove "Application" log and increase coverage
update: Failed Code Integrity Checks - Reduce level to informational
update: HH.EXE Execution - Reduce level to low
update: Locked Workstation - Reduce level to informational
update: Malicious Driver Load By Name - Increase coverage based on LOLDrivers data
update: Meterpreter or Cobalt Strike Getsystem Service Installation - Security - Reduce level to high and restructure selections
update: Meterpreter or Cobalt Strike Getsystem Service Installation - System - Reduce level to high and restructure selections
update: Potential Credential Dumping Activity Via LSASS - Reduce level to medium and comment out noisy access masks
update: Potential PowerShell Execution Policy Tampering - Remove "RemoteSigned" as it doesn't fit with the current logic
update: Potentially Suspicious Execution Of Regasm/Regsvcs From Uncommon Location - Reduce level to medium and update logic
update: Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Communication - Increase coverage by adding new additional ports
update: PUA - Nmap/Zenmap Execution - Reduce level to medium
update: PUA - Process Hacker Execution - Reduce level to medium
update: PUA - Radmin Viewer Utility Execution - Reduce level to medium
update: Rundll32 Execution With Uncommon DLL Extension - Enhance DLL extension list
update: SASS Access From Non System Account - Reduce level to medium and enhance false positive filters
update: Suspicious Executable File Creation - Enhance coverage by removing hardocded "C:"
update: Suspicious Program Location with Network Connections - Increase accuracy by enhancing the selection to focus on the start of the folder and partition
update: Suspicious Schtasks From Env Var Folder - Reduce level to medium
update: Suspicious Shim Database Patching Activity - Add new processes to increase coverage
update: Uncommon Extension Shim Database Installation Via Sdbinst.EXE - Reduce level to medium
update: Whoami Utility Execution - Reduce level to low
update: Whoami.EXE Execution With Output Option - Reduce level to medium
update: Windows Defender Malware Detection History Deletion - Reduce level to informational
update: WMI Event Consumer Created Named Pipe - Reduce leve to medium
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Thanks: @Blackmore-Robert
Thanks: @swachchhanda000
Thanks: @celalettin-turgut
Thanks: @AaronS97
remove: Abusing Findstr for Defense Evasion - Deprecate in favour of 2 splitted rules. 587254ee-a24b-4335-b3cd-065c0f1f4baa and 04936b66-3915-43ad-a8e5-809eadfd1141
remove: Windows Update Client LOLBIN - Deprecate in favour of 52d097e2-063e-4c9c-8fbb-855c8948d135
fix: Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image - Enhance filters to avoid false positives
fix: Suspicious Shim Database Installation via Sdbinst.EXE - Add "null" and "empty" filters to account for cases where the CLI is null or empty
new: Insenstive Subfolder Search Via Findstr.EXE
new: Remote File Download Via Findstr.EXE
new: Windows Defender Exclusion Deleted
new: Windows Defender Exclusion List Modified
new: Windows Defender Exclusion Reigstry Key - Write Access Requested
update: Renamed Office Binary Execution - Add new binaries and filters to increase coverage and tune FPs
update: EVTX Created In Uncommon Location - Enhance filters to cover other drives other than "C:"
update: Findstr GPP Passwords - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Findstr Launching .lnk File - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: LSASS Process Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Non-DLL Extension File Renamed With DLL Extension - Update title and logic
update: Permission Misconfiguration Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Potentially Suspicious Wuauclt Network Connection - Change the logic to use the "CommandLine" field in order to avoid false positives
update: Proxy Execution Via Wuauclt.EXE - Update title and enhance filters
update: Recon Command Output Piped To Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Security Tools Keyword Lookup Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Suspicious Appended Extension - Enhance list of extension
update: Sysmon Discovery Via Default Driver Altitude Using Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
fix: Uncommon Userinit Child Process - Add the citrix process cmstart to the filtered processes and make it more strict to avoid abuse. Also enhances the other filters by removing the C: notation.
fix: Bad Opsec Defaults Sacrificial Processes With Improper Arguments - Add FP filter for chrome installer spawning rundll32 without arguments
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thanks: @vj-codes for #4554
thanks: @mezzofix for #4520
thanks: @rkmbaxed for #4566 and #4569
thanks: @celalettin-turgut for #4570
remove: Abusing Findstr for Defense Evasion - Deprecate in favour of 2 splitted rules. 587254ee-a24b-4335-b3cd-065c0f1f4baa and 04936b66-3915-43ad-a8e5-809eadfd1141
remove: Windows Update Client LOLBIN - Deprecate in favour of 52d097e2-063e-4c9c-8fbb-855c8948d135
fix: Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image - Enhance filters to avoid false positives
fix: Suspicious Shim Database Installation via Sdbinst.EXE - Add "null" and "empty" filters to account for cases where the CLI is null or empty
new: Insenstive Subfolder Search Via Findstr.EXE
new: Remote File Download Via Findstr.EXE
new: Windows Defender Exclusion Deleted
new: Windows Defender Exclusion List Modified
new: Windows Defender Exclusion Reigstry Key - Write Access Requested
update: Renamed Office Binary Execution - Add new binaries and filters to increase coverage and tune FPs
update: EVTX Created In Uncommon Location - Enhance filters to cover other drives other than "C:"
update: Findstr GPP Passwords - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Findstr Launching .lnk File - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: LSASS Process Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Non-DLL Extension File Renamed With DLL Extension - Update title and logic
update: Permission Misconfiguration Reconnaissance Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Potentially Suspicious Wuauclt Network Connection - Change the logic to use the "CommandLine" field in order to avoid false positives
update: Proxy Execution Via Wuauclt.EXE - Update title and enhance filters
update: Recon Command Output Piped To Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Security Tools Keyword Lookup Via Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
update: Suspicious Appended Extension - Enhance list of extension
update: Sysmon Discovery Via Default Driver Altitude Using Findstr.EXE - Add "find.exe" binary to increase coverage
fix: Uncommon Userinit Child Process - Add the citrix process cmstart to the filtered processes and make it more strict to avoid abuse. Also enhances the other filters by removing the C: notation.
fix: Bad Opsec Defaults Sacrificial Processes With Improper Arguments - Add FP filter for chrome installer spawning rundll32 without arguments
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thanks: @vj-codes for #4554
thanks: @mezzofix for #4520
thanks: @rkmbaxed for #4566 and #4569
thanks: @celalettin-turgut for #4570
fix: Bad Opsec Defaults Sacrificial Processes With Improper Arguments - Enhance filter to account for an FP found with MS edge
fix: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations - Enhance filter to cover other folder variation for windows recovery
fix: Portable Gpg.EXE Execution - Add new legitimate location for GNuGpg
fix: Suspicious WmiPrvSE Child Process - Add a filter for msiexec image used to install new MSI packages via WMI process
update: ISO Image Mounted - Update title and add new filter
update: Potential NT API Stub Patching - Enhance the selection coverage by removing the "C:" prefix to cover other installation possibilities
update: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell - Update selection to use endswith modifier for better coverage
update: Remote Thread Creation Via PowerShell In Potentially Suspicious Target - Update title and add a "regsvr32" as a new additional process to increase coverage
update: Suspicious Whoami.EXE Execution - Enhance the selection by using a * wildcard to account for the order and avoid FPs
update: WMI Module Loaded By Non Uncommon Process - Enhance selection by making the System folders filter use a "contains" instead of an exact match
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update: Potential AD User Enumeration From Non-Machine Account - Apply additional filters to only look for Access Masks with "READ PROPERTY" values
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update: Registry Persistence via Service in Safe Mode - Fix typo in title
chore: Fix multiple typo in metadata fields and comments
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fix: Potentially Suspicious AccessMask Requested From LSASS - FP with Avira from Windows temp folder
fix: Direct Syscall of NtOpenProcess - FP with another Firefox process and removing drive letters
fix: Control Panel Items - FP with command line observed from taskhost.exe
fix: Rundll32 Execution Without DLL File - remove non-essential ParentCommandLine dependency in filter
fix: Schtasks Creation Or Modification With SYSTEM Privileges - remove non-essential ParentImage dependency in filter
fix: Suspicious Elevated System Shell - remove non-essential ParentImage dependency in filter
fix: Suspicious Elevated System Shell - FP with Avira update utility
fix: Execution of Suspicious File Type Extension - FP with OpenOffice
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fix: Generic Password Dumper Activity on LSASS - FP with GoogleUpdate.exe
fix: Rundll32 Execution Without DLL File - FP with another zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc MSI installer
fix: Suspicious Shim Database Installation via Sdbinst.EXE - FP with being started as a background service
fix: Potential CVE-2023-36874 Exploitation - Fake Wermgr.Exe Creation - FP with $WinREAgent folder
fix: Files With System Process Name In Unsuspected Locations - FP with wuaucltcore
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new: Application Terminated Via Wmic.EXE
new: Browser Execution In Headless Mode
new: Chromium Browser Headless Execution To Mockbin Like Site
new: DarkGate User Created Via Net.EXE
new: DMP/HDMP File Creation
new: Malicious Driver Load
new: Malicious Driver Load By Name
new: Potentially Suspicious DMP/HDMP File Creation
new: Remote DLL Load Via Rundll32.EXE
new: Renamed CURL.EXE Execution
new: Vulnerable Driver Load
new: Vulnerable Driver Load By Name
update: 7Zip Compressing Dump Files - Increase coverage
update: Amsi.DLL Loaded Via LOLBIN Process - Reduce level to `medium`
update: COM Hijack via Sdclt - Fix Logic
update: Copy .DMP/.DUMP Files From Remote Share Via Cmd.EXE - Increase coverage
update: Creation of an Executable by an Executable - Fix FP
update: DLL Load By System Process From Suspicious Locations - Reduce level to `medium`
update: DNS Query Request By Regsvr32.EXE - Reduce level to `medium`
update: DNS Query To MEGA Hosting Website - DNS Client - Update title and reduce level to `medium`
update: DNS Query To MEGA Hosting Website - Reduce level to `low` and update metadata
update: DNS Query To Remote Access Software Domain From Non-Browser App - Increase coverage with new domains
update: DNS Query To Ufile.io - DNS Client - Update title and reduce level to `low`
update: DNS Query To Ufile.io - Update title and reduce level to `low`
update: DNS Query Tor .Onion Address - Sysmon - Update title
update: DNS Server Discovery Via LDAP Query - Reduce level to `low` and update FP filters
update: DriverQuery.EXE Execution - Increase coverage
update: File Download From Browser Process Via Inline Link
update: Greedy File Deletion Using Del - Increase coverage
update: Leviathan Registry Key Activity - Fix logic
update: Network Connection Initiated By Regsvr32.EXE - Reduce level to `medium` and metadata update
update: Non Interactive PowerShell Process Spawned - Increase coverage
update: OceanLotus Registry Activity - Fix Logic
update: Office Application Startup - Office Test - Fix Logic
update: OneNote Attachment File Dropped In Suspicious Location - Fix FP
update: Potential Dead Drop Resolvers - Increase coverage with new domains
update: Potential Persistence Via COM Hijacking From Suspicious Locations - Increase coverage and fix logic
update: Potential Persistence Via COM Search Order Hijacking - Fix Logic
update: Potential Process Hollowing Activity - Update FP filters
update: Potential Recon Activity Using DriverQuery.EXE - Increase coverage
update: Potential Unquoted Service Path Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE - Reduce level to `medium`
update: Potentially Suspicious Event Viewer Child Process - Update metadata
update: PowerShell Initiated Network Connection - Update description
update: PowerShell Module File Created By Non-PowerShell Process - Fix FP
update: PsExec Tool Execution From Suspicious Locations - PipeName - Reduce level to `medium`
update: Python Image Load By Non-Python Process - Update description and title
update: Python Initiated Connection - Update FP filter
update: Remote Thread Creation By Uncommon Source Image - Update FP filter
update: Renamed AutoIt Execution - Increase coverage
update: Suspicious Chromium Browser Instance Executed With Custom Extensions - Increase coverage
update: Suspicious WebDav Client Execution Via Rundll32.EXE - New Title
update: Sysinternals Tools AppX Versions Execution - Reduce level to `low`
update: Sysmon Blocked Executable - Update logsource
update: UAC Bypass via Event Viewer - Fix Logic
update: UNC2452 Process Creation Patterns - Fix logic
update: Usage Of Malicious POORTRY Signed Driver - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable AVAST Anti Rootkit Driver Load - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable Dell BIOS Update Driver Load - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable Driver Load By Name - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable GIGABYTE Driver Load - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable HW Driver Load - Deprecated
update: Vulnerable Lenovo Driver Load - Deprecated
update: WebDav Client Execution Via Rundll32.EXE
update: Windows Update Error - Reduce level to `informational` and status to `stable`
update: Winrar Compressing Dump Files - Increase Coverage
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