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Case #369
general.Sensitive Process Accessed
๐ท๏ธ Analyst Verdict Classification
FP by analyst๐ค AI Analysis
๐ Detections (1)
Sensitive Process Accessed
high
Rule: general.Sensitive Process Accessed
Hostname: desktop-3nfb237 ยท Sensor: ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...
Event Type: SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS
Confidence: 95% ยท Verdict: suspicious
Event Data:
EVENTS:
[{'event': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140702525030400, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1773245868875, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': '055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 19705856, 'PARENT': {'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': '\\Device\\HarddiskVolume3\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe', 'HASH': 'ba26910be549b8700c08fbe2f160952288864470a30dd35c3c6b7782f7dbf857', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 7323648, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 720, 'PROCESS_ID': 840, 'THIS_ATOM': '58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c', 'THREADS': 1, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773246028618, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 840, 'PROCESS_ID': 980, 'THREADS': 16, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': 'a3433b63-7f8c-4039-b457-6be6b11a2cf8', 'event_time': 1773246029212, 'event_type': 'EXISTING_PROCESS', 'ext_ip': '23.128.32.10', 'hostname': 'desktop-3nfb237', 'iid': 'b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175', 'int_ip': '192.168.50.40', 'latency': 359283714, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'd3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36', 'parent': '58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136', 'tags': ['fusion-soc-alert', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage', 'fusionsoc-critical', 'fusionsoc-high', 'fusionsoc-investigated', 'qucikbooks', 'windows', 'yara_detection_memory'], 'this': 'b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d'}}, {'event': {'ACCESS_FLAGS': 5136, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 16804, 'PROCESS_ID': 980, 'SOURCE': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140700148563968, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'OfficeClickToRun.exe /update', 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\ClickToRun\\Updates\\16.0.19725.20172\\OfficeClickToRun.exe', 'HASH': '900d5869c90b3cce31fa911e737a35743c86e7393d82356229ced041a731c948', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 2220032, 'PARENT_ATOM': 'be02bec5374849cad08f8e2b69b1966c', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 3820, 'PROCESS_ID': 16804, 'THIS_ATOM': '24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50', 'THREADS': 1, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773604687680, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'TARGET': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140702525030400, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1773245868875, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': '055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 19705856, 'PARENT_ATOM': '58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 840, 'PROCESS_ID': 980, 'THIS_ATOM': 'b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d', 'THREADS': 16, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773246029212, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': '72be5a00-428e-4303-8eaf-a10a2cb9f3ed', 'event_time': 1773605312767, 'event_type': 'REMOTE_PROCESS_HANDLE', 'ext_ip': '23.128.32.10', 'hostname': 'desktop-3nfb237', 'iid': 'b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175', 'int_ip': '192.168.50.40', 'latency': 159, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'd3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36', 'parent': '24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136', 'tags': ['fusion-soc-alert', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage', 'fusionsoc-critical', 'fusionsoc-high', 'fusionsoc-investigated', 'qucikbooks', 'windows', 'yara_detection_memory'], 'target': 'b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d', 'this': 'baa8520ce8465d5d88662b6669b711c1'}}]
IOCs:
{'type': 'file_path', 'value': 'C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe'}
{'type': 'hash', 'value': '055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115'}
Analyst Declaration:
๐ Raw Detection JSON
{
"author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
"cat": "Sensitive Process Accessed",
"detect": {
"event": {
"EVENTS": [
{
"event": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140702525030400,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1773245868875,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 19705856,
"PARENT": {
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume3\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe",
"HASH": "ba26910be549b8700c08fbe2f160952288864470a30dd35c3c6b7782f7dbf857",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 7323648,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 720,
"PROCESS_ID": 840,
"THIS_ATOM": "58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c",
"THREADS": 1,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773246028618,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 840,
"PROCESS_ID": 980,
"THREADS": 16,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "a3433b63-7f8c-4039-b457-6be6b11a2cf8",
"event_time": 1773246029212,
"event_type": "EXISTING_PROCESS",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": 359283714,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"qucikbooks",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"this": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d"
}
},
{
"event": {
"ACCESS_FLAGS": 5136,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 16804,
"PROCESS_ID": 980,
"SOURCE": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140700148563968,
"COMMAND_LINE": "OfficeClickToRun.exe /update",
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\ClickToRun\\Updates\\16.0.19725.20172\\OfficeClickToRun.exe",
"HASH": "900d5869c90b3cce31fa911e737a35743c86e7393d82356229ced041a731c948",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 2220032,
"PARENT_ATOM": "be02bec5374849cad08f8e2b69b1966c",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 3820,
"PROCESS_ID": 16804,
"THIS_ATOM": "24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50",
"THREADS": 1,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773604687680,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"TARGET": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140702525030400,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1773245868875,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 19705856,
"PARENT_ATOM": "58b1f2a11a942a48999a6fbd69b1964c",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 840,
"PROCESS_ID": 980,
"THIS_ATOM": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"THREADS": 16,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773246029212,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
}
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "72be5a00-428e-4303-8eaf-a10a2cb9f3ed",
"event_time": 1773605312767,
"event_type": "REMOTE_PROCESS_HANDLE",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": 159,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"qucikbooks",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "baa8520ce8465d5d88662b6669b711c1"
}
}
]
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "fa6f03c3-a647-481e-8165-cee570701b9f",
"event_time": 1773605313142,
"event_type": "SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": -215,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"qucikbooks",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "2f21c6709e58ede9d31c12d469b711c1"
}
},
"detect_id": "0089588e-3190-4c8b-b320-541569b711c0",
"gen_time": 1773605312926,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36/sensors/ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136/timeline?time=1773605313\u0026selected=2f21c6709e58ede9d31c12d469b711c1",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "fa6f03c3-a647-481e-8165-cee570701b9f",
"event_time": 1773605313142,
"event_type": "SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": -215,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "24adb12ff6701003373a926c69b70f50",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"qucikbooks",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "2f21c6709e58ede9d31c12d469b711c1"
},
"source": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36.b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175.ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136.10000000.2",
"source_rule": "general.Sensitive Process Accessed",
"ts": 1773605312000
}
๐ค Triage JSON
{
"confidence": 0.95,
"false_positive_reason": "Legitimate Windows system binary (lsass.exe) running from expected location with valid Microsoft signature, consistent with historical analyst feedback marking this rule as false positive for normal system activity.",
"investigation_questions": [
"Is this process running as expected during normal system operations?",
"Are there any recent changes to lsass.exe permissions or behavior?"
],
"ioc_analysis": "lsass.exe is a critical Windows system process responsible for authentication and security. The hash matches the known good signature, it is signed by Microsoft, and it is running from C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\ with parent process wininit.exe under SYSTEM user. This pattern indicates normal OS operation.",
"iocs_extracted": [
{
"type": "file_path",
"value": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe"
},
{
"type": "hash",
"value": "055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115"
}
],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Manual analyst review required \u2014 AI models disagree or one model failed",
"Log the event for audit purposes",
"No immediate action required",
"Continue monitoring for anomalous behavior patterns"
],
"risk_score": 10,
"severity": "high",
"summary": "**Vote: SPLIT (1/2 -\u003e SUSPICIOUS)**\n\n### \u264a Gemini Analysis (Primary)\nFailed or timed out.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 Qwen Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.95\nThe detection flagged lsass.exe access, but the process is a known Windows system binary running from its expected location in System32 and is Microsoft-signed. Historical analyst feedback consistently marks this rule as false positive for legitimate system activity.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe is a critical Windows system process responsible for authentication and security. The hash matches the known good signature, it is signed by Microsoft, and it is running from C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\ with parent process wininit.exe under SYSTEM user. This pattern indicates normal OS operation.",
"verdict": "suspicious",
"voting": {
"auto_action": "manual_review",
"mode": "split",
"total_models": 2,
"vote_summary": [
"qwen3.5:4b: false_positive (informational, 95% confidence)"
],
"votes": [],
"winning_count": 1,
"winning_verdict": "suspicious"
}
}
โ๏ธ Response Actions
| Action | Target | Status | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tag | executed | Tag applied | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found |
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๐ Timeline
2026-03-18T01:33:23
analyst
Status changed: open โ closed
2026-03-18T01:33:21
analyst
Status changed: resolved โ open
2026-03-18T01:33:20
analyst
Status changed: triaging โ resolved
2026-03-18T01:33:17
analyst
Analyst classified as False Positive (FP)
2026-03-15T20:16:46
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-15T20:16:46
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Continue monitoring for anomalous behavior patterns **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-4...
2026-03-15T20:16:46
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Continue monitoring for anomalous behavior patterns
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No immediate action required **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...` **Time Window:** ...
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No immediate action required
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Log the event for audit purposes **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...` **Time Window...
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Log the event for audit purposes
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Manual analyst review required โ AI models disagree or one model failed **Sensor...
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Manual analyst review required โ AI models disagree or one model failed
2026-03-15T20:16:45
FusionSOC
Action tag โ executed: Tag applied
2026-03-15T20:16:44
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-15T20:16:44
FusionSOC AI
Detection 0089588e-3190-4c8b-b320-541569b711c0 triaged as suspicious (high severity, confidence: 95%)
2026-03-15T20:16:44
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.Sensitive Process Accessed