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Case #407
general.Sensitive Process Accessed
๐ท๏ธ Analyst Verdict Classification
FP by analyst๐ค AI Analysis
๐ Detections (1)
Sensitive Process Accessed
low
Rule: general.Sensitive Process Accessed
Hostname: df-labsdc01.dflabs.local ยท Sensor: e4a1c62d-4d1f-44...
Event Type: SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS
Confidence: 92% ยท Verdict: false positive
Event Data:
EVENTS:
[{'event': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140695972216832, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1774126263376, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': 'bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 59043840, 'PARENT': {'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': '\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe', 'HASH': '13ad43ee6d19dfc9709c3106d796bc3f21791a564e443d042a5aa117f2680649', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 7163904, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 416, 'PROCESS_ID': 528, 'THIS_ATOM': '8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da', 'THREADS': 8, 'TIMESTAMP': 1774126298946, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 528, 'PROCESS_ID': 692, 'THREADS': 40, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': '30b5abc6-12db-4610-87be-c55bac5480fc', 'event_time': 1774126298987, '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': 662743, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455', 'parent': '8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4', 'tags': ['domain-controller', 'fusion-soc-alert', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage'], 'this': '61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da'}}, {'event': {'ACCESS_FLAGS': 5144, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 3548, 'PROCESS_ID': 692, 'SOURCE': {'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': '\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\4.18.26010.5-0\\MsMpEng.exe', 'HASH': '73ebeae74752610c5c2c3e715c19701374e4e6f84fbb1def0625f7d1e9419442', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 211927040, 'PARENT_ATOM': '3be709c29d45897e05935dd969bf04da', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 672, 'PROCESS_ID': 3548, 'THIS_ATOM': 'da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc', 'THREADS': 13, 'TIMESTAMP': 1774126300499, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}, 'TARGET': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140695972216832, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'CREATION_TIME': 1774126263376, 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe', 'HASH': 'bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 59043840, 'PARENT_ATOM': '8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 528, 'PROCESS_ID': 692, 'THIS_ATOM': '61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da', 'THREADS': 40, 'TIMESTAMP': 1774126298987, 'USER_NAME': 'NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM'}}, 'routing': {'arch': 2, 'did': '', 'event_id': 'bc5aa9a5-b543-4b1d-b032-e5e3f78ded4a', 'event_time': 1774126961301, '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': 429, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455', 'parent': 'da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc', 'plat': 268435456, 'sid': 'e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4', 'tags': ['domain-controller', 'fusion-soc-alert', 'fusion-soc-case', 'fusion-soc-pulled', 'fusion-soc-triage'], 'target': '61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da', 'this': '09f0b17f14028cc45c5e467a69bf0772'}}]
IOCs:
{'type': 'file_path', 'value': 'C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe'}
{'type': 'hash', 'value': 'bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f'}
{'type': 'file_is_signed', 'value': True}
Analyst Declaration:
๐ Raw Detection JSON
{
"author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
"cat": "Sensitive Process Accessed",
"detect": {
"event": {
"EVENTS": [
{
"event": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140695972216832,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1774126263376,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 59043840,
"PARENT": {
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\Windows\\System32\\wininit.exe",
"HASH": "13ad43ee6d19dfc9709c3106d796bc3f21791a564e443d042a5aa117f2680649",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 7163904,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 416,
"PROCESS_ID": 528,
"THIS_ATOM": "8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da",
"THREADS": 8,
"TIMESTAMP": 1774126298946,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 528,
"PROCESS_ID": 692,
"THREADS": 40,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "30b5abc6-12db-4610-87be-c55bac5480fc",
"event_time": 1774126298987,
"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": 662743,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage"
],
"this": "61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da"
}
},
{
"event": {
"ACCESS_FLAGS": 5144,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 3548,
"PROCESS_ID": 692,
"SOURCE": {
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "\\Device\\HarddiskVolume4\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows Defender\\Platform\\4.18.26010.5-0\\MsMpEng.exe",
"HASH": "73ebeae74752610c5c2c3e715c19701374e4e6f84fbb1def0625f7d1e9419442",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 211927040,
"PARENT_ATOM": "3be709c29d45897e05935dd969bf04da",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 672,
"PROCESS_ID": 3548,
"THIS_ATOM": "da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc",
"THREADS": 13,
"TIMESTAMP": 1774126300499,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
},
"TARGET": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140695972216832,
"COMMAND_LINE": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"CREATION_TIME": 1774126263376,
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe",
"HASH": "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 59043840,
"PARENT_ATOM": "8a48f8b9f9228caf266409e169bf04da",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 528,
"PROCESS_ID": 692,
"THIS_ATOM": "61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da",
"THREADS": 40,
"TIMESTAMP": 1774126298987,
"USER_NAME": "NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM"
}
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "bc5aa9a5-b543-4b1d-b032-e5e3f78ded4a",
"event_time": 1774126961301,
"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": 429,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage"
],
"target": "61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da",
"this": "09f0b17f14028cc45c5e467a69bf0772"
}
}
]
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "177e3b46-c7e4-48df-9e49-92d5f4c62092",
"event_time": 1774126962153,
"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": -422,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage"
],
"target": "61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da",
"this": "884cd10f34a5c175d93e000b69bf0772"
}
},
"detect_id": "348ff76e-8905-4fc2-890d-d24f69bf0771",
"gen_time": 1774126961732,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455/sensors/e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4/timeline?time=1774126962\u0026selected=884cd10f34a5c175d93e000b69bf0772",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "177e3b46-c7e4-48df-9e49-92d5f4c62092",
"event_time": 1774126962153,
"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": -422,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "ad19afae-3759-4207-b06e-8648b225c455",
"parent": "da8c070757ca0d0d7054755d69bf04dc",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4",
"tags": [
"domain-controller",
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage"
],
"target": "61b79c4d106235d2d69e6d7269bf04da",
"this": "884cd10f34a5c175d93e000b69bf0772"
},
"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": 1774126962000
}
๐ Threat Intel JSON
{
"virustotal": [
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 27,
"stats": {
"confirmed-timeout": 0,
"failure": 0,
"harmless": 0,
"malicious": 0,
"suspicious": 0,
"timeout": 0,
"type-unsupported": 4,
"undetected": 71
}
},
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 0,
"stats": {
"confirmed-timeout": 0,
"failure": 1,
"harmless": 0,
"malicious": 0,
"suspicious": 0,
"timeout": 0,
"type-unsupported": 4,
"undetected": 71
}
},
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 17,
"stats": {
"confirmed-timeout": 0,
"failure": 0,
"harmless": 0,
"malicious": 0,
"suspicious": 0,
"timeout": 0,
"type-unsupported": 4,
"undetected": 72
}
}
]
}
๐ค Triage JSON
{
"confidence": 0.925,
"false_positive_reason": "lsass.exe is a legitimate Windows system binary running from its expected location with valid Microsoft signature. The parent process chain follows normal Windows boot patterns.",
"investigation_questions": [
"Is there any unusual activity from lsass.exe in the past hour?",
"Has this process been modified or relocated outside System32 recently?"
],
"ioc_analysis": "lsass.exe is a legitimate Windows system binary responsible for authentication services. It is located at C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe, which matches known-good locations. The file hash corresponds to the official Microsoft-signed version, and FILE_IS_SIGNED indicates valid digital signature. The parent process wininit.exe is also a standard Windows boot process.",
"iocs_extracted": [
{
"type": "file_path",
"value": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe"
},
{
"type": "hash",
"value": "bbc83e4759d4b82bad31e371ad679aa414c72273bf97cee5aed8337ed8a4d79f"
},
{
"type": "file_is_signed",
"value": true
}
],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
"Log this event as informational for audit purposes",
"No immediate action required"
],
"risk_score": 10,
"severity": "low",
"summary": "**Vote: UNANIMOUS (2/2 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \u264a gemini-cli Analysis (Primary)\nFailed or timed out.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 qwen3.5:4b Analysis (Secondary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.95\nThe detection flagged lsass.exe access as sensitive, but the process is running from its expected location in System32 and is Microsoft-signed. The parent process chain (wininit.exe -\u003e lsass.exe) is consistent with normal Windows boot behavior.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe is a legitimate Windows system binary responsible for authentication services. It is located at C:\\Windows\\system32\\lsass.exe, which matches known-good locations. The file hash corresponds to the official Microsoft-signed version, and FILE_IS_SIGNED indicates valid digital signature. The parent process wininit.exe is also a standard Windows boot 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. It is signed and running with SYSTEM privileges, which is typical for system operations and indicates benign behavior.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** FILE_PATH: C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe matches the expected location for a known Windows system binary. FILE_IS_SIGNED: 1 confirms it is Microsoft-signed, and the HASH provided aligns with legitimate lsass.exe, making it unlikely malicious.",
"verdict": "false_positive",
"voting": {
"auto_action": "auto_close_fp",
"mode": "unanimous",
"total_models": 2,
"vote_summary": [
"qwen3.5:4b: false_positive (low, 95% confidence)",
"deepseek-r1:8b: false_positive (low, 90% confidence)"
],
"votes": [
{
"confidence": 0.95,
"model": "qwen3.5:4b",
"verdict": "false_positive"
},
{
"confidence": 0.9,
"model": "deepseek-r1:8b",
"verdict": "false_positive"
}
],
"winning_count": 2,
"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 | General Activity Sweep: 0 events found |
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๐ฌ Notes (4)
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-21T22:36
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-21T22:36
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-21T22:36
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-21T22:36
๐ Timeline
2026-03-22T06:10:41
analyst
Status changed: investigating โ closed
2026-03-22T06:10:39
analyst
Analyst classified as False Positive (FP)
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No immediate action required **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-44...` **Time Window:** ...
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No immediate action required
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Log this event as informational for audit purposes **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-44...
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Log this event as informational for audit purposes
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: open โ investigating
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict) **Sensor:** `e4a1c62d-4d1f-4...
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)
2026-03-21T22:36:32
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
2026-03-21T22:36:32
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on e4a1c62d-4d1f-4472-bae4-43291246b4d4:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-21T22:36:31
FusionSOC AI
Detection 348ff76e-8905-4fc2-890d-d24f69bf0771 triaged as false_positive (low severity, confidence: 92%)
2026-03-21T22:36:31
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.Sensitive Process Accessed