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Case #4563
general.YARA Detection in Memory
๐ท๏ธ Analyst Verdict Classification
๐ค AI Analysis
๐ Detections (1)
YARA Detection in Memory - Linux_Rootkit_Perfctl_ce456896
high
Rule: general.YARA Detection in Memory
Hostname: desktop-atsepsk ยท Sensor: 8f3a47be-5629-4c...
Event Type: YARA_DETECTION
Confidence: 53% ยท Verdict: false positive
Event Data:
PROCESS:
{'BASE_ADDRESS': 140702707679232, 'COMMAND_LINE': '"C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe" --type=renderer --origin-trial-disabled-features=CanvasTextNg|WebAssemblyCustomDescriptors --no-pre-read-main-dll --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=14 --time-ticks-at-unix-epoch=-1778650562781137 --launch-time-ticks=662722407272 --metrics-shmem-handle=6440,i,3033380613779887171,9612953273376146249,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1840,i,14721997882082697237,17565953179752199364,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260520-010034.817000-production --pseudonymization-salt-handle=1852,i,1500347570457865890,14850521695523415177,4 --trace-process-track-uuid=3190708999430457380 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6420 /prefetch:1', 'FILE_PATH': 'C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe', 'MEMORY_USAGE': 1157664768, 'PARENT_PROCESS_ID': 65056, 'PROCESS_ID': 64136, 'THREADS': 27, 'USER_NAME': 'DESKTOP-ATSEPSK\\Joy Howell'}
PROCESS_ID:
64136
RULE_NAME:
Linux_Rootkit_Perfctl_ce456896
Analyst Declaration:
๐ Raw Detection JSON
{
"author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
"cat": "YARA Detection in Memory - Linux_Rootkit_Perfctl_ce456896",
"detect": {
"event": {
"PROCESS": {
"BASE_ADDRESS": 140702707679232,
"COMMAND_LINE": "\"C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe\" --type=renderer --origin-trial-disabled-features=CanvasTextNg|WebAssemblyCustomDescriptors --no-pre-read-main-dll --video-capture-use-gpu-memory-buffer --lang=en-US --device-scale-factor=1 --num-raster-threads=4 --enable-main-frame-before-activation --renderer-client-id=14 --time-ticks-at-unix-epoch=-1778650562781137 --launch-time-ticks=662722407272 --metrics-shmem-handle=6440,i,3033380613779887171,9612953273376146249,2097152 --field-trial-handle=1840,i,14721997882082697237,17565953179752199364,262144 --variations-seed-version=20260520-010034.817000-production --pseudonymization-salt-handle=1852,i,1500347570457865890,14850521695523415177,4 --trace-process-track-uuid=3190708999430457380 --mojo-platform-channel-handle=6420 /prefetch:1",
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe",
"MEMORY_USAGE": 1157664768,
"PARENT_PROCESS_ID": 65056,
"PROCESS_ID": 64136,
"THREADS": 27,
"USER_NAME": "DESKTOP-ATSEPSK\\Joy Howell"
},
"PROCESS_ID": 64136,
"RULE_NAME": "Linux_Rootkit_Perfctl_ce456896"
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "eee88dc4-8a27-40d2-814d-4acfd6055447",
"event_time": 1779451626855,
"event_type": "YARA_DETECTION",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-atsepsk",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.200",
"latency": 222,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "18f13f52bf980409168b3f1f6a0e2a86",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "8f3a47be-5629-4c66-921d-17c39ed07e87",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"joys",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"this": "78a6eee0c14aa7287a7de5426a1046ea"
}
},
"detect_id": "e7e20d51-ce25-43cb-8087-1ff06a1046eb",
"gen_time": 1779451627077,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36/sensors/8f3a47be-5629-4c66-921d-17c39ed07e87/timeline?time=1779451626\u0026selected=78a6eee0c14aa7287a7de5426a1046ea",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "eee88dc4-8a27-40d2-814d-4acfd6055447",
"event_time": 1779451626855,
"event_type": "YARA_DETECTION",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-atsepsk",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.200",
"latency": 222,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "18f13f52bf980409168b3f1f6a0e2a86",
"plat": 268435456,
"sid": "8f3a47be-5629-4c66-921d-17c39ed07e87",
"tags": [
"fusion-soc-alert",
"fusion-soc-case",
"fusion-soc-pulled",
"fusion-soc-triage",
"fusionsoc-critical",
"fusionsoc-high",
"fusionsoc-investigated",
"joys",
"windows",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"this": "78a6eee0c14aa7287a7de5426a1046ea"
},
"source": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36.b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175.8f3a47be-5629-4c66-921d-17c39ed07e87.10000000.2",
"source_rule": "general.YARA Detection in Memory",
"ts": 1779451627000
}
๐ค Triage JSON
{
"confidence": 0.533,
"false_positive_reason": null,
"investigation_questions": [],
"ioc_analysis": "",
"iocs_extracted": [],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Manual analyst review required \u2014 AI models (majority)",
"Manual review required"
],
"risk_score": 30,
"severity": "high",
"summary": "**Vote: MAJORITY (2/3 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 qwen3.5:4b Analysis (Secondary + RAG)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.8\nThe process detected is a legitimate Chrome renderer process. No suspicious activity was found in the recent process ancestry.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The FILE_PATH is a legitimate location for Google Chrome executables. The process is not spawning any child processes and no suspicious activity was detected in the recent process ancestry.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 deepseek-r1:16b Analysis (Secondary + RAG)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.8\nThe detection event is likely a false positive due to the process being a legitimate application running from a known-good location.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The process chrome.exe is a known legitimate binary running from C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application, which is a trusted location. The command line arguments do not indicate malicious activity.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 gemma3:4b Analysis (Secondary)\nFailed or timed out.",
"verdict": "false_positive",
"voting": {
"auto_action": "manual_review",
"mode": "majority",
"total_models": 3,
"vote_summary": [
"qwen3.5:35b: true_positive (medium, 0% confidence)",
"qwen3.5:4b +RAG: false_positive (low, 80% confidence)",
"deepseek-r1:16b +RAG: false_positive (low, 80% confidence)"
],
"votes": [
{
"confidence": 0.0,
"model": "qwen3.5:35b",
"verdict": "true_positive"
},
{
"confidence": 0.8,
"had_rag": true,
"model": "qwen3.5:4b",
"verdict": "false_positive"
},
{
"confidence": 0.8,
"had_rag": true,
"model": "deepseek-r1:16b",
"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 |
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๐ฌ Notes (3)
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-05-22T12:17
๐ค FusionSOC AI
2026-05-22T12:17
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2026-05-22T12:17
๐ Timeline
2026-05-22T12:17:57
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ณ๏ธ Secondary Vote (RAG-Enhanced) **Vote:** MAJORITY (2/3 โ FALSE POSITIVE) - qwen3.5:35b: true_positive (medium, 0% ...
2026-05-22T12:17:45
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: open โ investigating
2026-05-22T12:17:45
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-05-22T12:17:45
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** Manual review required **Sensor:** `8f3a47be-5629-4c...` **Time Window:** +/- 2 ...
2026-05-22T12:17:44
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Manual review required
2026-05-22T12:17:44
FusionSOC
Action tag โ executed: Tag applied
2026-05-22T12:17:44
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on 8f3a47be-5629-4c66-921d-17c39ed07e87:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-05-22T12:17:44
FusionSOC AI
Detection e7e20d51-ce25-43cb-8087-1ff06a1046eb triaged as true_positive (medium severity, confidence: 0%)
2026-05-22T12:17:44
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.YARA Detection in Memory