diff --git a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msbuild_beacon_sequence.toml b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msbuild_beacon_sequence.toml
index be7edea76..5619e1de6 100644
--- a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msbuild_beacon_sequence.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msbuild_beacon_sequence.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/27"
 
 [rule]
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ timeline_id = "76e52245-7519-4251-91ab-262fb1a1728c"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
+/* duplicate of MsBuild Making Network Connections - 0e79980b-4250-4a50-a509-69294c14e84b */
+
 sequence by process.entity_id
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "MSBuild.exe"]
   [network where process.name : "MSBuild.exe" and
diff --git a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msxsl_beacon.toml b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msxsl_beacon.toml
index bb9682b6d..bcb0ddedb 100644
--- a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msxsl_beacon.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_msxsl_beacon.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/28"
 
 [rule]
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ timeline_id = "76e52245-7519-4251-91ab-262fb1a1728c"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
+/* duplicate of Network Connection via MsXsl - b86afe07-0d98-4738-b15d-8d7465f95ff5 */
+
 sequence by process.entity_id
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "msxsl.exe"]
   [network where process.name : "msxsl.exe" and network.direction == "outgoing"]
diff --git a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_reg_beacon.toml b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_reg_beacon.toml
index 9954bb80b..94364f1d8 100644
--- a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_reg_beacon.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_reg_beacon.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/28"
 
 [rule]
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ timeline_id = "76e52245-7519-4251-91ab-262fb1a1728c"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
+/* duplicate of Network Connection via Registration Utility - fb02b8d3-71ee-4af1-bacd-215d23f17efa */
+
 sequence by process.entity_id
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
      (process.name : "RegAsm.exe" or process.name : "regsvcs.exe" or process.name : "regsvr32.exe")]
diff --git a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_rundll32_sequence.toml b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_rundll32_sequence.toml
index 0334dfda0..eb5688151 100644
--- a/rules/windows/defense_evasion_rundll32_sequence.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/defense_evasion_rundll32_sequence.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/28"
 
 [rule]
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ timeline_id = "76e52245-7519-4251-91ab-262fb1a1728c"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
+/* duplicate of Unusual Network Connection via RunDLL32 - 52aaab7b-b51c-441a-89ce-4387b3aea886 */
+
 sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=2h
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and
                                     /* uncomment once in winlogbeat */
diff --git a/rules/windows/execution_mshta_making_network_connections.toml b/rules/windows/execution_mshta_making_network_connections.toml
index da4a639d9..2aac830c5 100644
--- a/rules/windows/execution_mshta_making_network_connections.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/execution_mshta_making_network_connections.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/02/18"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/28"
 
 [rule]
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ timeline_id = "76e52245-7519-4251-91ab-262fb1a1728c"
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
+/* duplicate of Mshta Making Network Connections - c2d90150-0133-451c-a783-533e736c12d7 */
+
 sequence by process.entity_id
   [process where process.name : "mshta.exe" and event.type == "start"]
   [network where process.name : "mshta.exe"]
diff --git a/rules/windows/execution_wpad_exploitation.toml b/rules/windows/execution_wpad_exploitation.toml
index 81514045d..297078daf 100644
--- a/rules/windows/execution_wpad_exploitation.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/execution_wpad_exploitation.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/27"
 
 [rule]
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 /* preference would be to use user.sid rather than domain+name, once it is available in ECS + datasources */
+/* didn't trigger successfully during testing */
 
 sequence with maxspan=5s
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "svchost.exe" and
diff --git a/rules/windows/privilege_escalation_uac_sdclt.toml b/rules/windows/privilege_escalation_uac_sdclt.toml
index f454eab9c..fafad25f5 100644
--- a/rules/windows/privilege_escalation_uac_sdclt.toml
+++ b/rules/windows/privilege_escalation_uac_sdclt.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/09/02"
 ecs_version = ["1.6.0"]
-maturity = "production"
+maturity = "development"
 updated_date = "2020/10/27"
 
 [rule]
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 /* add winlogbeat-* when process.code_signature.* fields are populated */
+/* still needs testing, applicable binary was not available on test machine */
 
 sequence with maxspan=1m
   [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "sdclt.exe" and