[Rule Tuning] Windows 3rd Party EDR Compatibility - Part 16 (#5038)

rules/windows/defense_evasion_disable_posh_scriptblocklogging.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2022/01/31"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "m365_defender", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "crowdstrike"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/08/27"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [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"
@@ -79,22 +80,26 @@ 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\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\PowerShell\\ScriptBlockLogging\\EnableScriptBlockLogging",
-        "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\PowerShell\\ScriptBlockLogging\\EnableScriptBlockLogging",
-        "MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\PowerShell\\ScriptBlockLogging\\EnableScriptBlockLogging"
-    ) and registry.data.strings : ("0", "0x00000000") and
+    registry.value : "EnableScriptBlockLogging" and
+    registry.data.strings : ("0", "0x00000000") and
     not process.executable : (
           "?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
           "?:\\Windows\\System32\\DeviceEnroller.exe",
           "?:\\Windows\\system32\\omadmclient.exe",
-          "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\N-able Technologies\\AutomationManagerAgent\\AutomationManager.AgentService.exe"
+          "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\N-able Technologies\\AutomationManagerAgent\\AutomationManager.AgentService.exe",
+          
+          /* Crowdstrike specific exclusion as it uses NT Object paths */
+          "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
+          "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\DeviceEnroller.exe",
+          "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\system32\\omadmclient.exe",
+          "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files (x86)\\N-able Technologies\\AutomationManagerAgent\\AutomationManager.AgentService.exe"
     )
 '''
 

rules/windows/defense_evasion_unusual_network_connection_via_dllhost.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2021/05/28"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ index = [
     "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
     "logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
     "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
 ]
 type = "eql"
 

rules/windows/defense_evasion_unusual_network_connection_via_rundll32.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/02/18"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/08/12"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ index = [
     "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
     "logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
     "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ tags = [
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
 ]
 type = "eql"
 

rules/windows/lateral_movement_scheduled_task_target.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/20"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ index = [
     "logs-endpoint.events.network-*",
     "winlogbeat-*",
     "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ tags = [
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
 ]
 type = "eql"
 
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan = 1m
    source.ip != "127.0.0.1" and source.ip != "::1"
    ]
    [registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and registry.value : "Actions" and
-    registry.path : "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\*\\Actions"]
+    registry.path : "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Schedule\\TaskCache\\Tasks\\*\\Actions"]
 '''
 
 

rules/windows/persistence_appinitdlls_registry.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/18"
-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 = "2025/08/28"
 
 [transform]
 [[transform.osquery]]
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ index = [
     "endgame-*",
     "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
     "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
+    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
 ]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
@@ -127,20 +128,14 @@ 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\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls",
-     "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls",
-     "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls",
-     "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls",
-     "MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls",
-     "MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls"
-  ) and
+  registry.value : "AppInit_Dlls" and
   not process.executable : (
      "?:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\*\\Display.NvContainer\\NVDisplay.Container.exe",
      "?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe",
@@ -149,8 +144,23 @@ registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and
      "?:\\Program Files\\Commvault\\ContentStore*\\Base\\cvd.exe",
      "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Commvault\\Base\\cvd.exe",
      "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\Commvault\\ContentStore*\\Base\\cvd.exe",
-     "?:\\Program Files\\NVIDIA Corporation\\Display.NvContainer\\NVDisplay.Container.exe"
+     "?:\\Program Files\\NVIDIA Corporation\\Display.NvContainer\\NVDisplay.Container.exe",
+
+     /* Crowdstrike specific condition as it uses NT Object paths */
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\\*\\Display.NvContainer\\NVDisplay.Container.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\msiexec.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files\\Commvault\\Base\\cvd.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files\\Commvault\\ContentStore*\\Base\\cvd.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files (x86)\\Commvault\\Base\\cvd.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files (x86)\\Commvault\\ContentStore*\\Base\\cvd.exe",
+     "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files\\NVIDIA Corporation\\Display.NvContainer\\NVDisplay.Container.exe"
   )
+  /*
+    Full registry key path omitted due to data source variations:
+    "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls"
+    "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\AppInit_Dlls"
+  */
 '''
 
 

rules/windows/privilege_escalation_printspooler_registry_copyfiles.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2020/11/26"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -12,7 +12,14 @@ Exploitation involves chaining multiple primitives to load an arbitrary DLL into
 SYSTEM.
 """
 from = "now-9m"
-index = ["logs-endpoint.events.registry-*", "endgame-*", "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*", "winlogbeat-*"]
+index = [
+    "logs-endpoint.events.registry-*",
+    "endgame-*",
+    "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+    "winlogbeat-*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
+    "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
+]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
 name = "Suspicious Print Spooler Point and Print DLL"
@@ -68,23 +75,21 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Sysmon",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
+    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
 ]
 type = "eql"
 
 query = '''
 sequence by host.id with maxspan=30s
 [registry where host.os.type == "windows" and
- registry.path : (
-    "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\SpoolDirectory",
-    "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\SpoolDirectory"
-    ) and
- registry.data.strings : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\x64\\4"]
+   registry.value : "SpoolDirectory" and
+   registry.path : "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\SpoolDirectory" and
+   registry.data.strings : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\x64\\4"]
 [registry where host.os.type == "windows" and
- registry.path : (
-    "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\CopyFiles\\Payload\\Module",
-    "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\CopyFiles\\Payload\\Module"
-    ) and
- registry.data.strings : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\x64\\4\\*"]
+   registry.value : "Module" and
+   registry.path : "*\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Print\\Printers\\*\\CopyFiles\\Payload\\Module" and
+   registry.data.strings : "C:\\Windows\\System32\\spool\\drivers\\x64\\4\\*"]
 '''
 
 

rules/windows/privilege_escalation_unusual_printspooler_childprocess.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [metadata]
 creation_date = "2021/07/06"
-integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "system"]
+integration = ["endpoint", "windows", "system", "crowdstrike", "sentinel_one_cloud_funnel", "m365_defender"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2025/03/20"
+updated_date = "2025/08/28"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@ false_positives = [
     """,
 ]
 from = "now-9m"
-index = ["logs-endpoint.events.process-*", "logs-system.security*", "logs-windows.forwarded*", "winlogbeat-*"]
+index = [
+    "logs-endpoint.events.process-*",
+    "logs-system.security*",
+    "logs-windows.forwarded*",
+    "winlogbeat-*",
+    "logs-crowdstrike.fdr*",
+    "logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*",
+    "logs-m365_defender.event-*",
+    "endgame-*",
+    "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*",
+]
 language = "eql"
 license = "Elastic License v2"
 name = "Unusual Print Spooler Child Process"
@@ -71,6 +81,11 @@ tags = [
     "Data Source: Elastic Defend",
     "Data Source: Windows Security Event Logs",
     "Resources: Investigation Guide",
+    "Data Source: Crowdstrike",
+    "Data Source: SentinelOne",
+    "Data Source: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint",
+    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
+    "Data Source: Sysmon",
 ]
 timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
 type = "eql"
@@ -89,7 +104,11 @@ process where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "start" and
  not (process.name : "regsvr32.exe" and process.command_line : "*PrintConfig.dll*") and
  not process.executable : (
     "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\CutePDF Writer\\CPWriter2.exe",
-    "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\GPLGS\\gswin32c.exe"
+    "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\GPLGS\\gswin32c.exe",
+
+    /* Crowdstrike specific condition as it uses NT Object paths */
+    "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files (x86)\\CutePDF Writer\\CPWriter2.exe",
+    "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume*\\Program Files (x86)\\GPLGS\\gswin32c.exe"
  )
 '''