[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/03/25"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2020/11/03"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
An instance of MSBuild, the Microsoft Build Engine, was started after being renamed. This is uncommon behavior and may
indicate an attempt to run unnoticed or undetected.
"""
false_positives = ["The Build Engine is commonly used by Windows developers but use by non-engineers is unusual."]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License"
name = "Microsoft Build Engine Using an Alternate Name"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "9d110cb3-5f4b-4c9a-b9f5-53f0a1707ae4"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion"]
type = "query"

query = '''
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
  process.pe.original_file_name:MSBuild.exe and
  not process.name: MSBuild.exe
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1036"
name = "Masquerading"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"

