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Jonhnathan 21f23f6d33 [Rule Tuning] Tighten up Indexes of Elastic Defend Windows Rules (#3549)
* [Rule Tuning] Tighten up Indexes of Elastic Defend Windows Rules

* Delete test.pkl

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Co-authored-by: Terrance DeJesus <99630311+terrancedejesus@users.noreply.github.com>

(cherry picked from commit b47b91b9ec)
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[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/11/18"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2024/03/28"
[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies processes modifying the services registry key directly, instead of through the expected Windows APIs. This
could be an indication of an adversary attempting to stealthily persist through abnormal service creation or
modification of an existing service.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.registry-*", "endgame-*", "logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Unusual Persistence via Services Registry"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "403ef0d3-8259-40c9-a5b6-d48354712e49"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Windows", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Persistence", "Tactic: Defense Evasion", "Data Source: Elastic Endgame", "Data Source: Elastic Defend", "Data Source: Sysmon"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and
registry.path : (
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\ServiceDLL",
"HKLM\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\ImagePath",
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\ServiceDLL",
"\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet*\\Services\\*\\ImagePath"
) and not registry.data.strings : (
"?:\\windows\\system32\\Drivers\\*.sys",
"\\SystemRoot\\System32\\drivers\\*.sys",
"\\??\\?:\\Windows\\system32\\Drivers\\*.SYS",
"system32\\DRIVERS\\USBSTOR") and
not (process.name : "procexp??.exe" and registry.data.strings : "?:\\*\\procexp*.sys") and
not process.executable : (
"?:\\Program Files\\*.exe",
"?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\svchost.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\winsxs\\*\\TiWorker.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\drvinst.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\services.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\msiexec.exe",
"?:\\Windows\\System32\\regsvr32.exe")
'''
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1543"
name = "Create or Modify System Process"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1543.003"
name = "Windows Service"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/003/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"
[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1112"
name = "Modify Registry"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1112/"
[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"