[Rule Tuning] Suspicious CertUtil Commands (#1180)
* update name to Suspicious CertUtil Commands * update description, query, and filename
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[metadata]
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creation_date = "2020/02/18"
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maturity = "production"
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updated_date = "2021/04/14"
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updated_date = "2021/05/06"
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[rule]
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author = ["Elastic"]
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description = """
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Identifies the use of certutil.exe to encode or decode data. CertUtil is a native Windows component which is part of
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Certificate Services. CertUtil is often abused by attackers to encode or decode base64 data for stealthier command and
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control or exfiltration.
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Identifies suspicious commands being used with certutil.exe. CertUtil is a native Windows component which is part of
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Certificate Services. CertUtil is often abused by attackers to live off the land for stealthier command and control or
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data exfiltration.
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"""
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from = "now-9m"
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index = ["winlogbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "logs-windows.*"]
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language = "eql"
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license = "Elastic License v2"
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name = "Encoding or Decoding Files via CertUtil"
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name = "Suspicious CertUtil Commands"
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references = [
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"https://twitter.com/Moriarty_Meng/status/984380793383370752",
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"https://twitter.com/egre55/status/1087685529016193025",
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"https://www.sysadmins.lv/blog-en/certutil-tips-and-tricks-working-with-x509-file-format.aspx",
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"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/pki/basic-crl-checking-with-certutil",
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]
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risk_score = 47
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rule_id = "fd70c98a-c410-42dc-a2e3-761c71848acf"
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severity = "medium"
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query = '''
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process where event.type == "start" and
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(process.name : "certutil.exe" or process.pe.original_file_name == "CertUtil.exe") and
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process.args : ("?decode", "?encode")
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process.args : ("?decode", "?encode", "?urlcache", "?verifyctl", "?encodehex", "?decodehex")
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'''
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