diff --git a/rules/cross-platform/defense_evasion_timestomp_touch.toml b/rules/cross-platform/defense_evasion_timestomp_touch.toml
index b4dd010d2..a489d20cb 100644
--- a/rules/cross-platform/defense_evasion_timestomp_touch.toml
+++ b/rules/cross-platform/defense_evasion_timestomp_touch.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
 min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
 min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
-updated_date = "2023/10/19"
+updated_date = "2023/12/18"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -29,7 +29,14 @@ Hence for this rule to work effectively, users will need to add a custom ingest
 For more details on adding a custom ingest pipeline refer - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/data-streams-pipeline-tutorial.html
 """
 severity = "medium"
-tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "OS: macOS", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Defense Evasion", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"]
+tags = [
+        "Domain: Endpoint",
+        "OS: Linux",
+        "OS: macOS",
+        "Use Case: Threat Detection",
+        "Tactic: Defense Evasion",
+        "Data Source: Elastic Defend"
+        ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
 type = "eql"
 
@@ -37,7 +44,9 @@ query = '''
 process where event.type == "start" and
  process.name : "touch" and user.id != "0" and
  process.args : ("-r", "-t", "-a*","-m*") and
- not process.args : ("/usr/lib/go-*/bin/go", "/usr/lib/dracut/dracut-functions.sh", "/tmp/KSInstallAction.*/m/.patch/*")
+ not process.args : (
+   "/usr/lib/go-*/bin/go", "/usr/lib/dracut/dracut-functions.sh", "/tmp/KSInstallAction.*/m/.patch/*"
+) and not process.parent.name in ("pmlogger_daily", "pmlogger_janitor", "systemd")
 '''
 
 
diff --git a/rules/cross-platform/discovery_security_software_grep.toml b/rules/cross-platform/discovery_security_software_grep.toml
index 4e9d9c1c8..3567e7242 100644
--- a/rules/cross-platform/discovery_security_software_grep.toml
+++ b/rules/cross-platform/discovery_security_software_grep.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
 min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
 min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
-updated_date = "2023/10/19"
+updated_date = "2023/12/18"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ type = "eql"
 query = '''
 process where event.type == "start" and
 process.name : "grep" and user.id != "0" and
- not process.parent.executable : "/Library/Application Support/*" and
+ not process.parent.executable : ("/Library/Application Support/*", "/opt/McAfee/agent/scripts/ma") and
    process.args :
          ("Little Snitch*",
           "Avast*",
@@ -115,7 +115,12 @@ process.name : "grep" and user.id != "0" and
        "grep -i McAfee Web Gateway Core version:",
        "grep --color=auto ESET Command-line scanner, version %s -A2"
        )
-      )
+     ) or
+     (process.parent.command_line : (
+       """sh -c printf "command_start_%s"*; perl -pe 's/[^ -~]/\n/g' < /opt/eset/esets/sbin/esets_scan | grep 'ESET Command-line scanner, version %s' -A2 | tail -1; printf "command_done_%s*""",
+       """bash -c perl -pe 's/[^ -~]/\n/g' < /opt/eset/esets/sbin/esets_scan | grep 'ESET Command-line scanner, version %s' -A2 | tail -1"""
+       )
+     )
     )
 '''
 
diff --git a/rules/cross-platform/execution_suspicious_jar_child_process.toml b/rules/cross-platform/execution_suspicious_jar_child_process.toml
index 7afbcbd6c..086c47d83 100644
--- a/rules/cross-platform/execution_suspicious_jar_child_process.toml
+++ b/rules/cross-platform/execution_suspicious_jar_child_process.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
 min_stack_comments = "Multiple field support in the New Terms rule type was added in Elastic 8.6"
 min_stack_version = "8.6.0"
-updated_date = "2023/10/19"
+updated_date = "2023/12/18"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
 
 [rule.new_terms]
 field = "new_terms_fields"
-value = ["host.id", "process.command_line"]
+value = ["host.id", "process.command_line", "process.parent.command_line"]
 
 [[rule.new_terms.history_window_start]]
 field = "history_window_start"
-value = "now-7d"
+value = "now-14d"
diff --git a/rules/cross-platform/privilege_escalation_sudoers_file_mod.toml b/rules/cross-platform/privilege_escalation_sudoers_file_mod.toml
index 7320c3562..f7b7b826d 100644
--- a/rules/cross-platform/privilege_escalation_sudoers_file_mod.toml
+++ b/rules/cross-platform/privilege_escalation_sudoers_file_mod.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
 min_stack_comments = "Multiple field support in the New Terms rule type was added in Elastic 8.6"
 min_stack_version = "8.6.0"
-updated_date = "2023/09/22"
+updated_date = "2023/12/18"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -20,12 +20,21 @@ name = "Sudoers File Modification"
 risk_score = 47
 rule_id = "931e25a5-0f5e-4ae0-ba0d-9e94eff7e3a4"
 severity = "medium"
-tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "OS: macOS", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Privilege Escalation", "Data Source: Elastic Defend"]
+tags = [
+        "Domain: Endpoint",
+        "OS: Linux",
+        "OS: macOS",
+        "Use Case: Threat Detection",
+        "Tactic: Privilege Escalation",
+        "Data Source: Elastic Defend"
+        ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
 type = "new_terms"
 
 query = '''
-event.category:file and event.type:change and file.path:(/etc/sudoers* or /private/etc/sudoers*)
+event.category:file and event.type:change and file.path:(/etc/sudoers* or /private/etc/sudoers*) and
+not process.name:(dpkg or platform-python or puppet or yum or dnf) and 
+not process.executable:(/opt/chef/embedded/bin/ruby or /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/ruby or /usr/bin/dockerd)
 '''
 
 [[rule.threat]]