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Match Legitimate Name or Location - 2

Attackers often match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files to avoid detection rules that are based trust of on certain operating system processes. This query detects mismatches in the parent-child…

Description

Attackers often match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files to avoid detection rules that are based trust of on certain operating system processes. This query detects mismatches in the parent-child relationship of core operating system processes to uncover different masquerading attempts.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersESXiLinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
microsoftthreatprotection
Log source service
deviceprocessevents

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