Potential Defense Evasion via Filter Manager Control Program

[rule]
description = "Identifies attempt to unload a security driver via the Filter Manager Control Program."
id = "5b39f347-077c-4a1e-8d3c-6f7789ca09e8"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Defense Evasion via Filter Manager Control Program"
os_list = ["windows"]
reference = ["https://lolbas-project.github.io/lolbas/Binaries/FltMC/"]
version = "1.0.28"

query = '''
process where event.action == "start" and
 process.pe.original_file_name == "fltMC.exe" and
 process.args : "unload" and process.command_line : ("*security*", "*sysmon*", "*esensor*", "*Elastic*")
'''

min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0

[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1562"
name = "Impair Defenses"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1562.001"
name = "Disable or Modify Tools"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1562/001/"



[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"

[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "7.15.0"