[Rule Tuning] Windows 3rd Party EDR Compatibility - Part 11 (#5026)

* [Rule Tuning] Windows 3rd Party EDR Compatibility - Part 11

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Samirbous <64742097+Samirbous@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Samirbous <64742097+Samirbous@users.noreply.github.com>

rules/windows/lateral_movement_defense_evasion_lanman_nullsessionpipe_modification.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2021/03/22"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "crowdstrike"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/26"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ index = [
     "winlogbeat-*",
     "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
     "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
+    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
     "Data Source: SentinelOne",
+    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
 ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
@@ -81,12 +83,9 @@ type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and
-registry.path : (
-    "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\services\\LanmanServer\\Parameters\\NullSessionPipes",
-    "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\services\\LanmanServer\\Parameters\\NullSessionPipes",
-    "MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\services\\LanmanServer\\Parameters\\NullSessionPipes"
-) and length(registry.data.strings) > 0 and
-not registry.data.strings : "(empty)"
+  registry.value : "NullSessionPipes" and
+  length(registry.data.strings) > 0 and
+  not registry.data.strings : "(empty)"
 '''
 
 

rules/windows/lateral_movement_incoming_winrm_shell_execution.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/24"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/05/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/26"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ index = [
     "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
     "logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
     "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
 ]
 type = "eql"
 

rules/windows/lateral_movement_powershell_remoting_target.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/24"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/05/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/26"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ index = [
     "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
     "logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
     "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ tags = [
     "Tactic: Execution",
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
 ]
 type = "eql"

rules/windows/lateral_movement_rdp_enabled_registry.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/25"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "crowdstrike"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/26"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ index = [
     "endgame-*",
     "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
     "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
+    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -73,24 +74,29 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
     "Data Source: SentinelOne",
+    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
 ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and
-  registry.path : (
-    "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Terminal Server\\fDenyTSConnections",
-    "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Terminal Server\\fDenyTSConnections",
-    "MACHINE\\*ControlSet*\\Control\\Terminal Server\\fDenyTSConnections"
-  ) and
+  registry.value : "fDenyTSConnections" and
   registry.data.strings : ("0", "0x00000000") and
-  not process.executable : ("?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesRemote.exe", 
-                            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe", 
-                            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe", 
-                            "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe", 
-                            "?:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*\\TiWorker.exe", 
-                            "?:\\Windows\\system32\\svchost.exe")
+  not process.executable : (
+        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesRemote.exe",
+        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe",
+        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe",
+        "?:\\Windows\\System32\\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe",
+        "?:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*\\TiWorker.exe",
+        "?:\\Windows\\system32\\svchost.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesRemote.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesComputerName.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\SystemPropertiesAdvanced.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\SystemSettingsAdminFlows.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*\\TiWorker.exe",
+        "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\system32\\svchost.exe"
+  )
 '''
 
 

rules/windows/persistence_adobe_hijack_persistence.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/02/18"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender", "crowdstrike"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/26"
 
 [transform]
 [[transform.osquery]]
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ index = [
     "endgame-*",
     "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
     "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
+    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -97,14 +98,6 @@ Attackers can replace the `RdrCEF.exe` executable with their own to maintain the
 references = ["https://twitter.com/pabraeken/status/997997818362155008"]
 risk_score = 21
 rule_id = "2bf78aa2-9c56-48de-b139-f169bf99cf86"
-setup = """## Setup
-
-If enabling an EQL rule on a non-elastic-agent index (such as beats) for versions <8.2,
-events will not define `event.ingested` and default fallback for EQL rules was not added until version 8.2.
-Hence for this rule to work effectively, users will need to add a custom ingest pipeline to populate
-`event.ingested` to @timestamp.
-For more details on adding a custom ingest pipeline refer - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/data-streams-pipeline-tutorial.html
-"""
 severity = "low"
 tags = [
     "Domain: Endpoint",
@@ -117,15 +110,22 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Data Source: SentinelOne",
     "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
+    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
 ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 file where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "creation" and
-  file.path : ("?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe",
-               "?:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe") and
-  not process.name : "msiexec.exe"
+  file.path : (
+    "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe",
+    "?:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe",
+
+    /* Crowdstrike specific condition as it uses NT Object paths */
+    "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe",
+    "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume?\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\AcroCEF\\RdrCEF.exe"
+  ) and
+  not process.name : ("msiexec.exe", "AdobeARM.exe")
 '''