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Case #411
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: desktop-3nfb237 ยท Sensor: ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...
Event Type: SENSITIVE_PROCESS_ACCESS
Confidence: 92% ยท Verdict: false positive
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': 'c8d7c933-b5b2-44f6-8397-96558f380234', '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': 942963519, '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'], 'this': 'b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d'}}, {'event': {'ACCESS_FLAGS': 5136, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 13476, 'PROCESS_ID': 980, 'SOURCE': {'BASE_ADDRESS': 140701196484608, 'COMMAND_LINE': 'OfficeClickToRun.exe /update', 'FILE_IS_SIGNED': 1, 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\ClickToRun\\Updates\\16.0.19725.20190\\OfficeClickToRun.exe', 'HASH': 'd5ac60e36698371e1bd921e588371c9fcc245138287a02bdc47c2dd7605bb964', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 2215936, 'PARENT_ATOM': '627783c235de23a4e2519cc769b7119d', 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 15292, 'PROCESS_ID': 13476, 'THIS_ATOM': 'a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3', 'THREADS': 1, 'TIMESTAMP': 1774188275462, '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': '3cbffa72-b5d2-48ec-b23d-97880e5fa53c', 'event_time': 1774188992495, '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': 236, 'moduleid': 2, 'oid': 'd3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36', 'parent': 'a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3', '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'], 'target': 'b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d', 'this': '38afca6500bf47dc9062c41069bff9c0'}}]
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": "c8d7c933-b5b2-44f6-8397-96558f380234",
"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": 942963519,
"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"
],
"this": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d"
}
},
{
"event": {
"ACCESS_FLAGS": 5136,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 13476,
"PROCESS_ID": 980,
"SOURCE": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140701196484608,
"COMMAND_LINE": "OfficeClickToRun.exe /update",
"FILE_IS_SIGNED": 1,
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Microsoft Shared\\ClickToRun\\Updates\\16.0.19725.20190\\OfficeClickToRun.exe",
"HASH": "d5ac60e36698371e1bd921e588371c9fcc245138287a02bdc47c2dd7605bb964",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 2215936,
"PARENT_ATOM": "627783c235de23a4e2519cc769b7119d",
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 15292,
"PROCESS_ID": 13476,
"THIS_ATOM": "a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3",
"THREADS": 1,
"TIMESTAMP": 1774188275462,
"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": "3cbffa72-b5d2-48ec-b23d-97880e5fa53c",
"event_time": 1774188992495,
"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": 236,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3",
"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"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "38afca6500bf47dc9062c41069bff9c0"
}
}
]
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "a1caa2d4-b057-43c0-ab35-9fd0e8b5cd63",
"event_time": 1774188992839,
"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": -107,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3",
"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"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "a0408dddaa13a78ba35ddfd369bff9c0"
}
},
"detect_id": "38dfa142-6f52-4e1b-b8f8-bf9a69bff9c0",
"gen_time": 1774188992731,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36/sensors/ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136/timeline?time=1774188992\u0026selected=a0408dddaa13a78ba35ddfd369bff9c0",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "a1caa2d4-b057-43c0-ab35-9fd0e8b5cd63",
"event_time": 1774188992839,
"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": -107,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "a2892b990a00e0ea9ee3602369bff6f3",
"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"
],
"target": "b2fe617fb2365f162bc5846069b1964d",
"this": "a0408dddaa13a78ba35ddfd369bff9c0"
},
"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": 1774188992000
}
๐ Threat Intel JSON
{
"virustotal": [
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 0,
"stats": {
"confirmed-timeout": 0,
"failure": 0,
"harmless": 0,
"malicious": 0,
"suspicious": 0,
"timeout": 0,
"type-unsupported": 4,
"undetected": 72
}
},
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 10,
"stats": {
"confirmed-timeout": 0,
"failure": 1,
"harmless": 0,
"malicious": 0,
"suspicious": 0,
"timeout": 0,
"type-unsupported": 4,
"undetected": 71
}
},
{
"malicious": false,
"provider": "virustotal",
"reputation": 0,
"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 expected location with valid signature and standard parent process chain",
"investigation_questions": [
"Is this process running during normal system boot or scheduled maintenance?",
"Are there any recent changes to lsass.exe permissions or execution policies?"
],
"ioc_analysis": "lsass.exe is a core Windows system binary responsible for security authentication. The hash matches known legitimate Microsoft binaries, FILE_IS_SIGNED confirms digital signature validity, and the process tree shows standard Windows initialization behavior via wininit.exe under SYSTEM user context.",
"iocs_extracted": [
{
"type": "file_path",
"value": "C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe"
},
{
"type": "hash",
"value": "055a1226a769948a79ed0972bdee2d91937c4b521e0b9046f9b8ccc63d110115"
}
],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
"Log event for audit trail",
"No immediate remediation required",
"Monitor for anomalous behavior patterns in future events"
],
"risk_score": 10,
"severity": "low",
"summary": "**Vote: UNANIMOUS (2/2 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \ud83e\udde0 dgx-122b 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 process activity, but the process is running from its expected location in System32 with a valid Microsoft signature and legitimate parent chain (wininit.exe). Historical analyst feedback consistently marks similar events as false positives.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** lsass.exe is a core Windows system binary responsible for security authentication. The hash matches known legitimate Microsoft binaries, FILE_IS_SIGNED confirms digital signature validity, and the process tree shows standard Windows initialization behavior via wininit.exe under SYSTEM user context.\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. Given its signed status and expected location, this activity is consistent with normal system operation.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** FILE_PATH: C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\lsass.exe is a known Windows system binary in the expected directory. FILE_IS_SIGNED: 1 indicates the binary is signed, and the hash matches a known legitimate Microsoft binary. No malicious indicators are present, confirming benign behavior.",
"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 | 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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๐ฌ Notes (5)
๐ค FusionSOC AI
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๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-22T23:36
๐ค FusionSOC AI
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๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-03-22T23:36
๐ค FusionSOC AI
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๐ Timeline
2026-03-23T01:43:36
analyst
Status changed: investigating โ closed
2026-03-23T01:43:25
analyst
Analyst classified as False Positive (FP)
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Monitor for anomalous behavior patterns in future events **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3...
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Monitor for anomalous behavior patterns in future events
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No immediate remediation required **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...` **Time Windo...
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No immediate remediation required
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Log event for audit trail **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...` **Time Window:** +/-...
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Log event for audit trail
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: open โ investigating
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict) **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-4...
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Action tag โ executed: Tag applied
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Detection 38dfa142-6f52-4e1b-b8f8-bf9a69bff9c0 triaged as false_positive (low severity, confidence: 92%)
2026-03-22T23:36:59
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.Sensitive Process Accessed