Potential Evasion via Windows Filtering Platform

Last updated 10 days ago on 2025-02-21
Created a year ago on 2023-12-15

About

Identifies multiple Windows Filtering Platform block events and where the process name is related to an endpoint security software. Adversaries may add malicious WFP rules to prevent Endpoint security from sending telemetry.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: WindowsUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Defense EvasionData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Windows Security Event LogsLanguage: eql
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Defense Evasion (TA0005)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
logs-system.security*logs-windows.forwarded*winlogbeat-*
Related Integrations

system(opens in a new tab or window)

windows(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
sequence by winlog.computer_name with maxspan=1m
 [network where host.os.type == "windows" and
  event.action : ("windows-firewall-packet-block", "windows-firewall-packet-drop") and
  process.name : (
        "bdagent.exe", "bdreinit.exe", "pdscan.exe", "pdiface.exe", "BDSubWiz.exe", "ProductAgentService.exe",
        "ProductAgentUI.exe", "WatchDog.exe", "CarbonBlackClientSetup.exe", "TrGUI.exe", "TracCAPI.exe", "cpmsi_tool.exe",
        "trac.exe", "vna_install64.exe", "vna_utils.exe", "TracSrvWrapper.exe", "vsmon.exe", "p95tray.exe",
        "CybereasonRansomFreeServiceHost.exe", "CrAmTray.exe", "minionhost.exe", "CybereasonSensor.exe", "CylanceUI.exe",
        "CylanceProtectSetup.exe", "cylancesvc.exe", "cyupdate.exe", "elastic-agent.exe", "elastic-endpoint.exe",
        "egui.exe", "minodlogin.exe", "emu-rep.exe", "emu_install.exe", "emu-cci.exe", "emu-gui.exe", "emu-uninstall.exe",
        "ndep.exe", "spike.exe", "ecls.exe", "ecmd.exe", "ecomserver.exe", "eeclnt.exe", "eh64.exe", "EHttpSrv.exe",
        "xagt.exe", "collectoragent.exe", "FSAEConfig.exe", "uninstalldcagent.exe", "rmon.exe", "fccomint.exe",
        "fclanguageselector.exe", "fortifw.exe", "fcreg.exe", "fortitray.exe", "fcappdb.exe", "fcwizard.exe", "submitv.exe",
        "av_task.exe", "fortiwf.exe", "fortiwadbd.exe", "fcauth.exe", "fcdblog.exe", "fcmgr.exe", "fortiwad.exe",
        "fortiproxy.exe", "fortiscand.exe", "fortivpnst.exe", "ipsec.exe", "fcwscd7.exe", "fcasc.exe", "fchelper.exe",
        "forticlient.exe","fcwsc.exe", "FortiClient.exe", "fmon.exe", "FSSOMA.exe", "FCVbltScan.exe", "FortiESNAC.exe",
        "EPCUserAvatar.exe", "FortiAvatar.exe", "FortiClient_Diagnostic_Tool.exe", "FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe", "avp.exe",
        "FCConfig.exe", "avpsus.exe", "klnagent.exe", "klnsacwsrv.exe", "kl_platf.exe", "stpass.exe", "klnagwds.exe",
        "mbae.exe", "mbae64.exe", "mbae-svc.exe", "mbae-uninstaller.exe", "mbaeLoader32.exe", "mbaeloader64.exe",
        "mbam-dor.exe", "mbamgui.exe", "mbamservice.exe", "mbamtrayctrl.exe", "mbampt.exe", "mbamscheduler.exe",
        "Coreinst.exe", "mbae-setup.exe", "mcupdate.exe", "ProtectedModuleHost.exe", "ESConfigTool.exe", "FWInstCheck.exe",
        "FwWindowsFirewallHandler.exe", "mfeesp.exe", "mfefw.exe", "mfeProvisionModeUtility.exe", "mfetp.exe", "avpui.exe",
        "WscAVExe.exe", "mcshield.exe", "McChHost.exe", "mfewc.exe", "mfewch.exe", "mfewcui.exe", "fwinfo.exe",
        "mfecanary.exe", "mfefire.exe", "mfehidin.exe", "mfemms.exe", "mfevtps.exe", "mmsinfo.exe", "vtpinfo.exe",
        "MarSetup.exe", "mctray.exe", "masvc.exe", "macmnsvc.exe", "McAPExe.exe", "McPvTray.exe", "mcods.exe",
        "mcuicnt.exe", "mcuihost.exe", "xtray.exe", "McpService.exe", "epefprtrainer.exe", "mfeffcoreservice.exe",
        "MfeEpeSvc.exe", "qualysagent.exe", "QualysProxy.exe", "QualysAgentUI.exe", "SVRTgui.exe", "SVRTcli.exe",
        "SVRTcli.exe", "SVRTgui.exe", "SCTCleanupService.exe", "SVRTservice.exe", "native.exe", "SCTBootTasks.exe",
        "ALMon.exe", "SAA.exe", "SUMService.exe", "ssp.exe", "SCFService.exe", "SCFManager.exe", "spa.exe", "cabarc.exe",
        "sargui.exe", "sntpservice.exe", "McsClient.exe", "McsAgent.exe", "McsHeartbeat.exe", "SAVAdminService.exe",
        "sav32cli.exe", "ForceUpdateAlongSideSGN.exe", "SAVCleanupService.exe", "SavMain.exe", "SavProgress.exe",
        "SavProxy.exe", "SavService.exe", "swc_service.exe", "swi_di.exe", "swi_service.exe", "swi_filter.exe",
        "ALUpdate.exe", "SophosUpdate.exe", "ALsvc.exe", "SophosAlert.exe", "osCheck.exe", "N360Downloader.exe",
        "InstWrap.exe", "symbos.exe", "nss.exe", "symcorpui.exe", "isPwdSvc.exe", "ccsvchst.exe", "ntrmv.exe",
        "pccntmon.exe", "AosUImanager.exe", "NTRTScan.exe", "TMAS_OL.exe", "TMAS_OLImp.exe", "TMAS_OLSentry.exe",
        "ufnavi.exe", "Clnrbin.exe", "vizorhtmldialog.exe", "pwmConsole.exe", "PwmSvc.exe", "coreServiceShell.exe",
        "ds_agent.exe", "SfCtlCom.exe", "MBAMHelper.exe", "cb.exe", "smc.exe", "tda.exe", "xagtnotif.exe", "ekrn.exe",
        "dsa.exe", "Notifier.exe", "rphcp.exe", "lc_sensor.exe", "CSFalconService.exe", "CSFalconController.exe",
        "SenseSampleUploader.exe", "windefend.exe", "MSASCui.exe", "MSASCuiL.exe", "msmpeng.exe", "msmpsvc.exe",
        "MsSense.exe", "esensor.exe", "sentinelone.exe", "tmccsf.exe", "csfalconcontainer.exe", "sensecncproxy.exe",
        "splunk.exe", "sysmon.exe", "sysmon64.exe", "taniumclient.exe"
    )] with runs=5

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Detect Potential Evasion via Windows Filtering Platform in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

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