defense_evasion_network_connection_from_windows_binary.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/09/02"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2021/03/03"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies network activity from unexpected system applications. This may indicate adversarial activity as these
applications are often leveraged by adversaries to execute code and evade detection.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "winlogbeat-*", "logs-windows.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Unusual Network Activity from a Windows System Binary"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "1fe3b299-fbb5-4657-a937-1d746f2c711a"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Windows", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion"]
type = "eql"

query = '''
sequence by process.entity_id with maxspan=5m
  [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and

     /* known applocker bypasses */
     (process.name : "bginfo.exe" or
      process.name : "cdb.exe" or
      process.name : "control.exe" or
      process.name : "cmstp.exe" or
      process.name : "csi.exe" or
      process.name : "dnx.exe" or
      process.name : "fsi.exe" or
      process.name : "ieexec.exe" or
      process.name : "iexpress.exe" or
      process.name : "installutil.exe" or
      process.name : "Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe" or
      process.name : "MSBuild.exe" or
      process.name : "msdt.exe" or
      process.name : "mshta.exe" or
      process.name : "msiexec.exe" or
      process.name : "msxsl.exe" or
      process.name : "odbcconf.exe" or
      process.name : "rcsi.exe" or
      process.name : "regsvr32.exe" or
      process.name : "xwizard.exe")]
  [network where
     (process.name : "bginfo.exe" or
      process.name : "cdb.exe" or
      process.name : "control.exe" or
      process.name : "cmstp.exe" or
      process.name : "csi.exe" or
      process.name : "dnx.exe" or
      process.name : "fsi.exe" or
      process.name : "ieexec.exe" or
      process.name : "iexpress.exe" or
      process.name : "installutil.exe" or
      process.name : "Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe" or
      process.name : "MSBuild.exe" or
      process.name : "msdt.exe" or
      process.name : "mshta.exe" or
      process.name : "msiexec.exe" or
      process.name : "msxsl.exe" or
      process.name : "odbcconf.exe" or
      process.name : "rcsi.exe" or
      process.name : "regsvr32.exe" or
      process.name : "xwizard.exe")]
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1127"
name = "Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1127/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"