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  "author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
  "cat": "Sensitive Process Accessed",
  "detect": {
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        },
        {
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            "PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 3324,
            "PROCESS_ID": 632,
            "SOURCE": {
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              "THREADS": 101,
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              "USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
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              "CREATION_TIME": 1773849971454,
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            "event_time": 1773853662776,
            "event_type": "REMOTE_PROCESS_HANDLE",
            "ext_ip": "67.60.122.240",
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            "iid": "47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf",
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      "event_id": "4509543b-95ff-45c1-8573-33a1e3697415",
      "event_time": 1773853663266,
      "event_type": "SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS",
      "ext_ip": "67.60.122.240",
      "hostname": "df-labsdc01.dflabs.local",
      "iid": "47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf",
      "int_ip": "192.168.45.129",
      "latency": 81,
      "moduleid": 2,
      "oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
      "parent": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
      "plat": 268435456,
      "sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "target": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
      "this": "112dc2b913ebbca697ff130b69badbdf"
    }
  },
  "detect_id": "92d5a8df-c253-4334-ac68-e56269badbdf",
  "gen_time": 1773853663348,
  "link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455/sensors/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/timeline?time=1773853663\u0026selected=112dc2b913ebbca697ff130b69badbdf",
  "namespace": "general",
  "routing": {
    "arch": 2,
    "did": "",
    "event_id": "4509543b-95ff-45c1-8573-33a1e3697415",
    "event_time": 1773853663266,
    "event_type": "SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS",
    "ext_ip": "67.60.122.240",
    "hostname": "df-labsdc01.dflabs.local",
    "iid": "47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf",
    "int_ip": "192.168.45.129",
    "latency": 81,
    "moduleid": 2,
    "oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
    "parent": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
    "plat": 268435456,
    "sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
    "tags": [
      "domain-controller"
    ],
    "target": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
    "this": "112dc2b913ebbca697ff130b69badbdf"
  },
  "source": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455.47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf.e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4.10000000.2",
  "source_rule": "general.Sensitive Process Accessed",
  "ts": 1773853663000
}

{
  "confidence": 0.95,
  "false_positive_reason": "Legitimate system binary (lsass.exe) spawned by its expected parent (wininit.exe) from the correct directory.",
  "investigation_questions": [
    "Are there any other processes accessing lsass.exe memory that are not signed by Microsoft?"
  ],
  "ioc_analysis": "lsass.exe (SHA256: bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f) is a legitimate Microsoft-signed binary. Its location and parent process (wininit.exe) are consistent with standard Windows initialization behavior.",
  "iocs_extracted": [
    "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
    "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
    "C:\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe"
  ],
  "mitre_techniques": [
    "T1003.001"
  ],
  "recommended_actions": [
    "Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
    "Whitelists the legitimate process tree wininit.exe -\u003e lsass.exe for this rule.",
    "No further investigation is required as this is standard OS behavior."
  ],
  "risk_score": 7,
  "severity": "informational",
  "summary": "**Vote: UNANIMOUS (3/3 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \u264a gemini-cli Analysis (Primary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 1.0\nThe detection triggered on the execution or access of lsass.exe, which is a core Windows security process. The event data shows lsass.exe running from its expected path (C:\\Windows\\System32\\), signed by Microsoft, and spawned by its legitimate parent process wininit.exe.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe (SHA256: bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f) is a legitimate Microsoft-signed binary. Its location and parent process (wininit.exe) are consistent with standard Windows initialization behavior.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 qwen3.5:4b Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.95\nThe detection flagged lsass.exe access, but the process is running from its expected location in System32 and is Microsoft-signed. The parent process chain (wininit.exe -\u003e lsass.exe) follows normal Windows initialization patterns.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe is a legitimate Windows system binary responsible for handling authentication and security protocols. It is located at C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe, which matches the expected path for this executable. The file hash corresponds to a known Microsoft-signed binary, and FILE_IS_SIGNED indicates 1 (true). The parent process wininit.exe is also a legitimate system process responsible for initializing Windows services.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 deepseek-r1:8b Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.9\nThe detection event involves a legitimate Windows system process, lsass.exe, accessing its own binary in the System32 directory. It is signed and matches expected system behavior, indicating a false positive based on IOC validation rules and historical analyst feedback.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** FILE_PATH is C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe, which is a known legitimate system binary located in the expected directory. HASH matches a known Microsoft-signed binary, and FILE_IS_SIGNED is 1, confirming it is signed by Microsoft. This aligns with rule 2 and 3, making it benign.",
  "verdict": "false_positive",
  "voting": {
    "auto_action": "auto_close_fp",
    "mode": "unanimous",
    "total_models": 3,
    "vote_summary": [
      "gemini-cli: false_positive (informational, 100% confidence)",
      "qwen3.5:4b: false_positive (informational, 95% confidence)",
      "deepseek-r1:8b: false_positive (low, 90% confidence)"
    ],
    "votes": [
      {
        "confidence": 1.0,
        "model": "gemini-cli",
        "verdict": "false_positive"
      },
      {
        "confidence": 0.95,
        "model": "qwen3.5:4b",
        "verdict": "false_positive"
      },
      {
        "confidence": 0.9,
        "model": "deepseek-r1:8b",
        "verdict": "false_positive"
      }
    ],
    "winning_count": 3,
    "winning_verdict": "false_positive"
  }
}