Defense Evasion (TA0005)(external, opens in a new tab or window)
endpoint(external, opens in a new tab or window)
windows(external, opens in a new tab or window)
m365_defender(external, opens in a new tab or window)
sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(external, opens in a new tab or window)
text code block:registry where host.os.type == "windows" and event.type == "change" and registry.value : "Blob" and registry.path : ( "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "HKLM\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "HKLM\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "\\REGISTRY\\MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\Root\\Certificates\\*\\Blob", "MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\SystemCertificates\\AuthRoot\\Certificates\\*\\Blob" ) and not process.executable : ( "?:\\Program Files (x86)\\*.exe", "?:\\Program Files\\*.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\bomgar-*\\*\\sra-pin.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\bomgar-*\\*\\bomgar-scc.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\CTES\\Ctes.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\CTES\\Components\\SNG\\AbtSngSvc.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\CTES\\Components\\SVC\\CtesHostSvc.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Lenovo\\Vantage\\Addins\\LenovoHardwareScanAddin\\*\\LdeApi.Server.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Logishrd\\LogiOptionsPlus\\Plugins\\64\\certmgr.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\*\\*.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Quest\\KACE\\modules\\clientidentifier\\clientidentifier.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\Sophos\\AutoUpdate\\Cache\\sophos_autoupdate1.dir\\*.exe", "?:\\ProgramData\\tychoncloud\\bin\\OVAL\\tvs.exe", "?:\\Windows\\CCM\\CcmEval.exe", "?:\\Windows\\CCM\\CcmExec.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ccmsetup\\autoupgrade\\ccmsetup*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ccmsetup\\cache\\ccmsetup.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ccmsetup\\ccmsetup.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Cluster\\clussvc.exe", "?:\\Windows\\ImmersiveControlPanel\\SystemSettings.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Lenovo\\ImController\\PluginHost86\\Lenovo.Modern.ImController.PluginHost.Device.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Lenovo\\ImController\\Service\\Lenovo.Modern.ImController.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Sysmon.exe", "?:\\Windows\\Sysmon64.exe", "?:\\Windows\\UUS\\amd64\\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe", "?:\\Windows\\UUS\\amd64\\WaaSMedicAgent.exe", "?:\\Windows\\UUS\\Packages\\Preview\\amd64\\MoUsoCoreWorker.exe", "?:\\Windows\\WinSxS\\*.exe" ) and not ( process.executable : ( "?:\\Windows\\System32\\*.exe", "?:\\Windows\\SysWOW64\\*.exe" ) and not process.name : ( "rundll32.exe", "mshta.exe", "powershell.exe", "pwsh.exe", "cmd.exe", "expand.exe", "regsvr32.exe", "cscript.exe", "wscript.exe", "wmiprvse.exe", "certutil.exe", "xcopy.exe" ) )
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Creation or Modification of Root Certificate in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.
To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(external, opens in a new tab or window).