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Adobe Hijack Persistenceedit
Detects the creation of an executable file or files that will be automatically run by Acrobat Reader when it starts.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 2 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.2
Rule queryedit
file.path:("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" or "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe") and event.action:"File created (rule: FileCreate)" and not process.name:msiexec.exe
Threat mappingedit
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
-
Technique:
- Name: File System Permissions Weakness
- ID: T1044
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1044/
Rule version historyedit
- Version 2 (7.6.2 release)
-
Updated query, changed from:
file.path:("C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe" or "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe") and event.action:"File created (rule: FileCreate)" and not process.name:msiexeec.exe