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Case #387
general.Sensitive Process Accessed
๐ท๏ธ Analyst Verdict Classification
FP by analyst๐ค AI Analysis
๐ Detections (1)
Sensitive Process Accessed
informational
Rule: general.Sensitive Process Accessed
Hostname: df-labsdc01.dflabs.local ยท Sensor: e4a1c62d-4d1f-44...
Event Type: SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS
Confidence: 95% ยท Verdict: false positive
Event Data:
EVENTS:
[{'event': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140695720558592, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1773849971454, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': 'bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 75264000, 'PARENT': {'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': '\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe', 'HASH': '13ad43ee6d19dfc9709c3106d796bc3f21791a564e443d042a5aa117f2680649', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 6987776, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 420, 'PROCESS_ID': 536, 'THIS_ATOM': '5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5', 'THREADS': 5, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773853637283, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 536, 'PROCESS_ID': 632, 'THREADS': 46, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': '48b68bad-bbe7-4185-9428-8d599a20d06d', 'event_time': 1773853637298, 'event_type': 'EXISTING_PROCESS', 'ext_ip': '67.60.122.240', 'hostname': 'df-labsdc01.dflabs.local', 'iid': '47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf', 'int_ip': '192.168.45.129', 'latency': 1709644, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455', 'parent': '5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4', 'tags': ['domain-controller', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-alert'], 'this': '990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5'}}, {'event': {'ACCESS_FLAGS': 1052689, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 3324, 'PROCESS_ID': 632, 'SOURCE': {'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': '\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Program Files\\Elastic\\Endpoint\\elastic-endpoint.exe', 'HASH': '4d4f913d46f799582eac75707424f84ce7107e96cac55ddd454f4e554fdd24b1', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 65019904, 'PARENT_ATOM': '5121f09ae4602c114b78252569badbc5', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 608, 'PROCESS_ID': 3324, 'THIS_ATOM': 'fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5', 'THREADS': 101, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773853637475, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'TARGET': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140695720558592, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1773849971454, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': 'bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 75264000, 'PARENT_ATOM': '5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 536, 'PROCESS_ID': 632, 'THIS_ATOM': '990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5', 'THREADS': 46, 'TIMESTAMP': 1773853637298, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': 'e79de26e-5100-426e-a8e4-b466d773c112', 'event_time': 1773855341194, 'event_type': 'REMOTE_PROCESS_HANDLE', 'ext_ip': '67.60.122.240', 'hostname': 'df-labsdc01.dflabs.local', 'iid': '47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf', 'int_ip': '192.168.45.129', 'latency': 5748, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455', 'parent': 'fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4', 'tags': ['domain-controller', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-alert'], 'target': '990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5', 'this': '8aed3060f04cc7f963d101b869bae26e'}}]
IOCs:
bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f
C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe
Analyst Declaration:
๐ Raw Detection JSON
{
"author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
"cat": "Sensitive Process Accessed",
"detect": {
"event": {
"EVENTS": [
{
"event": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140695720558592,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1773849971454,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 75264000,
"PARENT": {
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe",
"HASH": "13ad43ee6d19dfc9709c3106d796bc3f21791a564e443d042a5aa117f2680649",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 6987776,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 420,
"PROCESS_ID": 536,
"THIS_ATOM": "5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5",
"THREADS": 5,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773853637283,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 536,
"PROCESS_ID": 632,
"THREADS": 46,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "48b68bad-bbe7-4185-9428-8d599a20d06d",
"event_time": 1773853637298,
"event_type": "EXISTING_PROCESS",
"ext_ip": "67.60.122.240",
"hostname": "df-labsdc01.dflabs.local",
"iid": "47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf",
"int_ip": "192.168.45.129",
"latency": 1709644,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-alert"
],
"this": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5"
}
},
{
"event": {
"ACCESS_FLAGS": 1052689,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 3324,
"PROCESS_ID": 632,
"SOURCE": {
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Program Files\\Elastic\\Endpoint\\elastic-endpoint.exe",
"HASH": "4d4f913d46f799582eac75707424f84ce7107e96cac55ddd454f4e554fdd24b1",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 65019904,
"PARENT_ATOM": "5121f09ae4602c114b78252569badbc5",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 608,
"PROCESS_ID": 3324,
"THIS_ATOM": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
"THREADS": 101,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773853637475,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"TARGET": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140695720558592,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1773849971454,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 75264000,
"PARENT_ATOM": "5aac4ac94a5899870505a72a69badbc5",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 536,
"PROCESS_ID": 632,
"THIS_ATOM": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
"THREADS": 46,
"TIMESTAMP": 1773853637298,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
}
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "e79de26e-5100-426e-a8e4-b466d773c112",
"event_time": 1773855341194,
"event_type": "REMOTE_PROCESS_HANDLE",
"ext_ip": "67.60.122.240",
"hostname": "df-labsdc01.dflabs.local",
"iid": "47501359-645e-4049-906e-e6195da7afcf",
"int_ip": "192.168.45.129",
"latency": 5748,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-alert"
],
"target": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
"this": "8aed3060f04cc7f963d101b869bae26e"
}
}
]
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "2f5121af-6b08-480c-9894-741bfb001eb9",
"event_time": 1773855342183,
"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": 4759,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-alert"
],
"target": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
"this": "e94f2a05e71ec8ee25db275f69bae26e"
}
},
"detect_id": "e1145c20-45ee-4cac-add5-734d69bae272",
"gen_time": 1773855346943,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455/sensors/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/timeline?time=1773855342\u0026selected=e94f2a05e71ec8ee25db275f69bae26e",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "2f5121af-6b08-480c-9894-741bfb001eb9",
"event_time": 1773855342183,
"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": 4759,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "fc5d0530662c070c4e8dbb9b69badbc5",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-alert"
],
"target": "990b174edf869fdf7e114b4269badbc5",
"this": "e94f2a05e71ec8ee25db275f69bae26e"
},
"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": 1773855348000
}
๐ค Triage JSON
{
"confidence": 0.95,
"false_positive_reason": "Known benign system process/behavior",
"investigation_questions": [
"Was there any other suspicious activity on this host, such as unusual network connections or file creations in temp directories?"
],
"ioc_analysis": "lsass.exe and wininit.exe are critical Windows system components. The file path and parent-child relationship are exactly as expected for a healthy Windows environment. The binary is reported as signed.",
"iocs_extracted": [
"bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
"C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe"
],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
"No action required.",
"Monitor for any subsequent unauthorized access to lsass.exe from non-system processes (e.g., procdump.exe, mimikatz.exe)."
],
"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 sensitive process access involving lsass.exe. However, the event data shows lsass.exe running from its legitimate system path (C:\\Windows\\system32\\), properly signed, and spawned by its standard parent process, wininit.exe.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe and wininit.exe are critical Windows system components. The file path and parent-child relationship are exactly as expected for a healthy Windows environment. The binary is reported as signed.\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 a known Windows system binary running from its expected location in System32 with valid Microsoft signatures. The parent process chain (wininit.exe -\u003e lsass.exe) follows normal Windows initialization patterns.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe at C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe is a legitimate Windows subsystem for authentication and security services. The file hash matches the known good signature, FILE_IS_SIGNED indicates valid Microsoft signing, and the process runs under NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM with wininit.exe as parent.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 deepseek-r1:8b Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.9\nThe detection event involves a legitimate LSASS.exe process, a core Windows system binary, running from C:\\Windows\\system32. It is signed and spawned by a legitimate parent process, indicating normal system operation and no malicious intent.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The FILE_PATH C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe is a known legitimate system binary located in the expected directory. The FILE_IS_SIGNED field confirms it is signed, and the parent process is also legitimate, aligning with IOC validation rules for benign processes.",
"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"
}
}
โ๏ธ Response Actions
| Action | Target | Status | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tag | failed | 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: https://api.limacharlie.io/v1/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/tags?tags=fusionsoc-investigated | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | Process Tree Investigation: 5 events found | ||
| tag | failed | 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: https://api.limacharlie.io/v1/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/tags?tags=fusionsoc-investigated | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found | ||
| recommended | executed | Process Tree Investigation: 5 events found |
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๐ฌ Notes (7)
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๐ Timeline
2026-03-18T18:26:06
analyst
Status changed: triaging โ closed
2026-03-18T18:26:00
analyst
Analyst classified as False Positive (FP)
2026-03-18T18:19:34
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: Process Tree Investigation: 5 events found
2026-03-18T18:19:34
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ Process Tree Investigation **Action:** Monitor for any subsequent unauthorized access to lsass.exe from non-system ...
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Monitor for any subsequent unauthorized access to lsass.exe from non-system processes (e.g., procdump.exe, mimikatz.exe).
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No action required. **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-44...` **Time Window:** +/- 2 min...
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No action required.
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict) **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-4...
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Action tag โ failed: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: https://api.limacharlie.io/v1/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/tags?tags=fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-18T18:19:33
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-18T18:07:21
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: Process Tree Investigation: 5 events found
2026-03-18T18:07:21
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ Process Tree Investigation **Action:** Recommend tuning the 'Sensitive Process Accessed' rule to exclude wininit.ex...
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Recommend tuning the 'Sensitive Process Accessed' rule to exclude wininit.exe as a legitimate parent for lsass.exe.
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No action required; this is normal system behavior. **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-4...
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No action required; this is normal system behavior.
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-18T18:07:20
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict) **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-4...
2026-03-18T18:07:19
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)
2026-03-18T18:07:19
FusionSOC
Action tag โ failed: 401 Client Error: Unauthorized for url: https://api.limacharlie.io/v1/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/tags?tags=fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-18T18:07:19
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-18T18:07:19
FusionSOC AI
Detection e1145c20-45ee-4cac-add5-734d69bae272 triaged as false_positive (informational severity, confidence: 97%)
2026-03-18T18:07:19
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.Sensitive Process Accessed