Machine Learning Detected a Suspicious Windows Event Predicted to be Malicious Activity

 1[metadata]
 2creation_date = "2023/10/16"
 3integration = ["problemchild","endpoint"]
 4maturity = "production"
 5min_stack_comments = "LotL package job ID and rule removal updates"
 6min_stack_version = "8.9.0"
 7updated_date = "2023/10/16"
 8
 9[rule]
10author = ["Elastic"]
11description = """
12A supervised machine learning model (ProblemChild) has identified a suspicious Windows process event with high
13probability of it being malicious activity. Alternatively, the model's blocklist identified the event as being
14malicious.
15"""
16from = "now-10m"
17index = ["endgame-*", "logs-endpoint.events.process-*", "winlogbeat-*"]
18language = "eql"
19license = "Elastic License v2"
20name = "Machine Learning Detected a Suspicious Windows Event Predicted to be Malicious Activity"
21note = """## Setup
22
23The Living-off-the-Land (LotL) Detection integration must be enabled and related ML jobs configured for this rule to be effective. Please refer to this rule's references for more information.
24"""
25references = [
26    "https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/prebuilt-ml-jobs.html",
27    "https://docs.elastic.co/en/integrations/problemchild",
28    "https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/detecting-living-off-the-land-attacks-with-new-elastic-integration"
29]
30risk_score = 21
31rule_id = "13e908b9-7bf0-4235-abc9-b5deb500d0ad"
32severity = "low"
33tags = [
34    "OS: Windows",
35    "Data Source: Elastic Endgame",
36    "Use Case: Living off the Land Attack Detection",
37    "Rule Type: ML",
38    "Rule Type: Machine Learning",
39    "Tactic: Defense Evasion",
40]
41timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
42type = "eql"
43
44query = '''
45process where (problemchild.prediction == 1 or blocklist_label == 1) and not process.args : ("*C:\\WINDOWS\\temp\\nessus_*.txt*", "*C:\\WINDOWS\\temp\\nessus_*.tmp*")
46'''
47
48
49[[rule.threat]]
50framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
51[[rule.threat.technique]]
52id = "T1036"
53name = "Masquerading"
54reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/"
55[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
56id = "T1036.004"
57name = "Masquerade Task or Service"
58reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/004/"
59
60
61
62[rule.threat.tactic]
63id = "TA0005"
64name = "Defense Evasion"
65reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"

References

• Prebuilt job reference | Elastic Security Solution [8.11] | Elastic

  

  Prebuilt job referenceedit These anomaly detection jobs automatically detect file system and network anomalies on your hosts. They appear in the Anomaly Detection interface of the Elastic Security ...

  
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• Living off the Land Attack Detection

  ML solution package to detect Living off the Land (LotL) attacks in your environment. Requires a Platinum subscription.

  
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• Detecting Living-off-the-land attacks with new Elastic Integration — Elastic Security Labs

  

  We added a Living off the land (LotL) detection package to the Integrations app in Kibana. In a single click, you can install and start using the ProblemChild model and associated assets including anomaly detection configurations and detection rules.

  
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