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  "author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
  "cat": "Sensitive Process Accessed",
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  "gen_time": 1773854285877,
  "link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455/sensors/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/timeline?time=1773854262\u0026selected=60729ab71b8ab429d502cd3869bade36",
  "namespace": "general",
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    "sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
    "tags": [
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      "fusion-soc-pulled",
      "fusion-soc-triage",
      "fusion-soc-case"
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    "this": "60729ab71b8ab429d502cd3869bade36"
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  "source_rule": "general.Sensitive Process Accessed",
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{
  "confidence": 0.943,
  "false_positive_reason": "Legitimate Windows system binary running from its expected directory with a standard parent-child relationship.",
  "investigation_questions": [
    "Which process initiated the access to LSASS?",
    "Are there any other suspicious events on this host within the same timeframe?"
  ],
  "ioc_analysis": "The file paths (C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe and C:\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe) are the standard locations for these critical Windows components. The digital signature status (FILE_IS_SIGNED: 1) and the parent-child relationship are characteristic of a healthy, benign system state.",
  "iocs_extracted": [
    "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
    "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
    "13ad43ee6d19dfc9709c3106d796bc3f21791a564e443d042a5aa117f2680649"
  ],
  "mitre_techniques": [
    "T1003.001"
  ],
  "recommended_actions": [
    "Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
    "Wholesale suppression of this rule for legitimate lsass.exe activity in System32",
    "No further investigation required for this specific event"
  ],
  "risk_score": 8,
  "severity": "informational",
  "summary": "**Vote: UNANIMOUS (3/3 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \u264a gemini-cli Analysis (Primary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.98\nThe detection triggered on access to the LSASS process, but the telemetry describes a legitimate lsass.exe instance. It is running from the expected System32 directory, was spawned by its standard parent (wininit.exe), is digitally signed by Microsoft, and is running as NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The file paths (C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe and C:\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe) are the standard locations for these critical Windows components. The digital signature status (FILE_IS_SIGNED: 1) and the parent-child relationship are characteristic of a healthy, benign system state.\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 and is Microsoft-signed. The parent process wininit.exe is also legitimate, indicating standard Windows initialization behavior.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe at C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe with hash bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f is a legitimate Windows system binary. The file is signed (FILE_IS_SIGNED: 1) and running under NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM, which matches expected behavior for this process.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 deepseek-r1:8b Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.9\nThe detection event involves access to lsass.exe, a legitimate Windows system process located in C:\\Windows\\System32. The process is signed and spawned from wininit.exe, another system binary, indicating benign activity consistent with normal system operations.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** FILE_PATH is C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe, which is a known legitimate system binary. HASH is signed, and FILE_IS_SIGNED is true, confirming it\u0027s a Microsoft-signed binary. The parent process wininit.exe is also a legitimate system binary, reducing the likelihood of malicious intent.",
  "verdict": "false_positive",
  "voting": {
    "auto_action": "auto_close_fp",
    "mode": "unanimous",
    "total_models": 3,
    "vote_summary": [
      "gemini-cli: false_positive (informational, 98% confidence)",
      "qwen3.5:4b: false_positive (informational, 95% confidence)",
      "deepseek-r1:8b: false_positive (medium, 90% confidence)"
    ],
    "votes": [
      {
        "confidence": 0.98,
        "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"
  }
}