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Case #570
general.NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB
๐ท๏ธ Analyst Verdict Classification
FP by analyst๐ค AI Analysis
๐ Detections (1)
New Code Atypical Path
low
Rule: general.NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB
Hostname: desktop-3nfb237 ยท Sensor: ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...
Event Type: NEW_DOCUMENT
Confidence: 94% ยท Verdict: false positive
Event Data:
FILE_PATH:
C:\Windows\Temp\3A22930E-7933-4932-A06B-DA4B7DB2FB1F\MpCopyAccelerator.exe
HASH:
ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5
PROCESS_ID:
17988
IOCs:
ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5
C:\Windows\Temp\3A22930E-7933-4932-A06B-DA4B7DB2FB1F\MpCopyAccelerator.exe
Analyst Declaration:
๐ Raw Detection JSON
{
"author": "ckeller@fusioncybersecurity.us",
"cat": "New Code Atypical Path",
"detect": {
"event": {
"FILE_PATH": "C:\\Windows\\Temp\\3A22930E-7933-4932-A06B-DA4B7DB2FB1F\\MpCopyAccelerator.exe",
"HASH": "ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5",
"PROCESS_ID": 17988
},
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "e2a6d023-28cc-4a52-86f4-ac868770b56e",
"event_time": 1774468112674,
"event_type": "NEW_DOCUMENT",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": 5394,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "9727bc761f07cc5e5c90b93a69c43c07",
"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",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"this": "03e1c38e2661b74d54726a2669c43c15"
}
},
"detect_id": "2b46c67c-18ad-41f9-8a8d-261369c43c16",
"gen_time": 1774468118068,
"link": "https://app.limacharlie.io/orgs/d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36/sensors/ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136/timeline?time=1774468112\u0026selected=03e1c38e2661b74d54726a2669c43c15",
"namespace": "general",
"routing": {
"arch": 2,
"did": "",
"event_id": "e2a6d023-28cc-4a52-86f4-ac868770b56e",
"event_time": 1774468112674,
"event_type": "NEW_DOCUMENT",
"ext_ip": "23.128.32.10",
"hostname": "desktop-3nfb237",
"iid": "b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175",
"int_ip": "192.168.50.40",
"latency": 5394,
"moduleid": 2,
"oid": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36",
"parent": "9727bc761f07cc5e5c90b93a69c43c07",
"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",
"yara_detection_memory"
],
"this": "03e1c38e2661b74d54726a2669c43c15"
},
"source": "d3541070-8b0e-4663-8a6a-aa0727aacd36.b2cd59fc-d09d-49e0-a9f2-1fd79ee9c175.ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136.10000000.2",
"source_rule": "general.NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB",
"ts": 1774468118000
}
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": 71
}
}
}
๐ค Triage JSON
{
"confidence": 0.943,
"false_positive_reason": "legitimate_system_process",
"investigation_questions": [
"Is this file part of a recent Windows Defender platform update?"
],
"ioc_analysis": "The hash ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5 is a known legitimate component of Microsoft Windows Defender (Microsoft Malware Protection Copy Accelerator Utility). The file location in C:\\Windows\\Temp is common for staged system updates or temporary execution by system services.",
"iocs_extracted": [
"ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5",
"C:\\Windows\\Temp\\3A22930E-7933-4932-A06B-DA4B7DB2FB1F\\MpCopyAccelerator.exe"
],
"mitre_techniques": [],
"recommended_actions": [
"Close case as false positive (unanimous AI verdict)",
"No action required.",
"Consider tuning the \u0027NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB\u0027 rule to exclude known-good Microsoft hashes in temporary directories."
],
"risk_score": 7,
"severity": "low",
"summary": "**Vote: UNANIMOUS (3/3 -\u003e FALSE POSITIVE)**\n\n### \u264a gemini-cli Analysis (Primary)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.98\nThe detection is a false positive. The file MpCopyAccelerator.exe is a legitimate Microsoft Windows Defender utility, and the specific hash (ab421a...) is recognized as a known-good binary with 0/71 detections on VirusTotal. Its execution or presence in a temporary directory is consistent with standard Windows Defender maintenance and update activities.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The hash ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5 is a known legitimate component of Microsoft Windows Defender (Microsoft Malware Protection Copy Accelerator Utility). The file location in C:\\Windows\\Temp is common for staged system updates or temporary execution by system services.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 qwen3.5:4b Analysis (Secondary + RAG)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.95\nThe detection is a false positive as MpCopyAccelerator.exe is a legitimate Microsoft Windows Defender utility with a known-good hash and no suspicious activity was detected during investigation.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** MpCopyAccelerator.exe is a standard Windows Defender process used for file copy acceleration. The specific hash matches a known-good binary, and the presence in C:\\Windows\\Temp is consistent with temporary maintenance activities. No malicious behavior or anomalous execution patterns were observed.\n\n---\n\n### \ud83e\udd16 deepseek-r1:8b Analysis (Secondary + RAG)\n**Verdict:** false_positive | **Confidence:** 0.9\nThe detection event is a false positive as MpCopyAccelerator.exe is a legitimate Microsoft Windows Defender utility, commonly found in temporary directories during system maintenance. The hash and file path align with known-good indicators, and no malicious activity was detected in the investigation window.\n\n**IOC Analysis:** The IOC FILE_PATH C:\\Windows\\Temp\\3A22930E-7933-4932-A06B-DA4B7DB2FB1F\\MpCopyAccelerator.exe and HASH ab421a57a0b73cec30ead3714dee50682a8be574313ad65f7e341f63aa88e6b5 are benign. MpCopyAccelerator.exe is a standard Windows Defender component, and the hash has a clean VirusTotal score with 0/71 detections, indicating no malicious associations. The file\u0027s presence in the Temp directory is consistent with legitimate system operations.",
"verdict": "false_positive",
"voting": {
"auto_action": "auto_close_fp",
"mode": "unanimous",
"total_models": 3,
"vote_summary": [
"gemini-cli: false_positive (low, 98% confidence)",
"qwen3.5:4b +RAG: false_positive (informational, 95% confidence)",
"deepseek-r1:8b +RAG: false_positive (low, 90% confidence)"
],
"votes": [
{
"confidence": 0.98,
"model": "gemini-cli",
"verdict": "false_positive"
},
{
"confidence": 0.95,
"had_rag": true,
"model": "qwen3.5:4b",
"verdict": "false_positive"
},
{
"confidence": 0.9,
"had_rag": true,
"model": "deepseek-r1:8b",
"verdict": "false_positive"
}
],
"winning_count": 3,
"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 | File Activity Investigation: 0 events found |
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๐ฌ Notes (4)
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๐ Timeline
2026-03-26T14:34:17
analyst
Status changed: investigating โ closed
2026-03-26T14:34:09
analyst
Analyst classified as False Positive (FP)
2026-03-25T22:25:47
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ณ๏ธ Secondary Vote (RAG-Enhanced) **Vote:** UNANIMOUS (3/3 โ FALSE POSITIVE) - gemini-cli: false_positive (low, 98% c...
2026-03-25T22:25:30
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: investigating โ investigating
2026-03-25T22:25:30
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: File Activity Investigation: 0 events found
2026-03-25T22:25:30
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ File Activity Investigation **Action:** Consider tuning the 'NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB' rule to exclude know...
2026-03-25T22:25:28
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on Consider tuning the 'NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB' rule to exclude known-good Microsoft hashes in temporary directories.
2026-03-25T22:25:28
FusionSOC AI
Status changed: open โ investigating
2026-03-25T22:25:28
FusionSOC
Action recommended โ executed: General Activity Sweep: 0 events found
2026-03-25T22:25:28
FusionSOC AI
Note by FusionSOC AI: ## ๐ General Activity Sweep **Action:** No action required. **Sensor:** `ed8f7c3f-3a1a-49...` **Time Window:** +/- 2 min...
2026-03-25T22:25:27
FusionSOC
Response action queued: recommended on No action required.
2026-03-25T22:25:27
FusionSOC
Action tag โ executed: Tag applied
2026-03-25T22:25:27
FusionSOC
Response action queued: tag on ed8f7c3f-3a1a-493e-8fa4-35eb8c30b136:fusionsoc-investigated
2026-03-25T22:25:27
FusionSOC AI
Detection 2b46c67c-18ad-41f9-8a8d-261369c43c16 triaged as false_positive (low severity, confidence: 98%)
2026-03-25T22:25:27
FusionSOC AI
Case created from detection: general.NEW FILE WRITE BYTES SAMPLE GRAB