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* [Rule Tuning] Remove "process_started" from Windows Rules * Additional, pending ones * Update defense_evasion_code_injection_conhost.toml Co-authored-by: Colson Wilhoit <48036388+DefSecSentinel@users.noreply.github.com>
80 lines
2.5 KiB
TOML
80 lines
2.5 KiB
TOML
[metadata]
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creation_date = "2020/02/18"
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maturity = "production"
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min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
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min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
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updated_date = "2022/09/15"
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[rule]
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author = ["Elastic"]
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description = """
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Compiled HTML files (.chm) are commonly distributed as part of the Microsoft HTML Help system. Adversaries may conceal
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malicious code in a CHM file and deliver it to a victim for execution. CHM content is loaded by the HTML Help executable
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program (hh.exe).
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"""
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false_positives = [
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"""
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The HTML Help executable program (hh.exe) runs whenever a user clicks a compiled help (.chm) file or menu item that
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opens the help file inside the Help Viewer. This is not always malicious, but adversaries may abuse this technology
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to conceal malicious code.
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""",
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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 = "Process Activity via Compiled HTML File"
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note = """## Setup
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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 8.2, so you will need to add a custom pipeline to populate `event.ingested` to @timestamp for this rule to work.
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"""
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risk_score = 47
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rule_id = "e3343ab9-4245-4715-b344-e11c56b0a47f"
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severity = "medium"
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tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Execution"]
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timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
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type = "eql"
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query = '''
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process where event.type == "start" and
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process.parent.name : "hh.exe" and
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process.name : ("mshta.exe", "cmd.exe", "powershell.exe", "pwsh.exe", "powershell_ise.exe", "cscript.exe", "wscript.exe")
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'''
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[[rule.threat]]
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framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
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[[rule.threat.technique]]
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id = "T1204"
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name = "User Execution"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/"
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[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
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id = "T1204.002"
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name = "Malicious File"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/002/"
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[rule.threat.tactic]
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id = "TA0002"
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name = "Execution"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
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[[rule.threat]]
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framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
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[[rule.threat.technique]]
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id = "T1218"
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name = "System Binary Proxy Execution"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
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[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
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id = "T1218.001"
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name = "Compiled HTML File"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/001/"
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[rule.threat.tactic]
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id = "TA0005"
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name = "Defense Evasion"
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reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
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