title: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crash
id: 545a5da6-f103-4919-a519-e9aec1026ee4
related:
    - id: 6c82cf5c-090d-4d57-9188-533577631108
      type: similar
status: test
description: This rule detects a suspicious crash of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
references:
    - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252&desc=5
    - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4022344
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2017-05-09
modified: 2023-04-14
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1211
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: application
    # warning: The 'data' field used in the detection section is the container for the event data as a whole. You may have to adapt the rule for your backend accordingly
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'Application Error'
        EventID: 1000
        Data|contains|all:
            - 'MsMpEng.exe'
            - 'mpengine.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - MsMpEng might crash if the "C:\" partition is full
level: high

title: Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crash - WER
id: 6c82cf5c-090d-4d57-9188-533577631108
status: test
description: This rule detects a suspicious crash of the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
references:
    - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252&desc=5
    - https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4022344
author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2017-05-09
modified: 2023-04-14
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1211
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    product: windows
    service: application
    # warning: The 'data' field used in the detection section is the container for the event data as a whole. You may have to adapt the rule for your backend accordingly
detection:
    selection:
        Provider_Name: 'Windows Error Reporting'
        EventID: 1001
        Data|contains|all:
            - 'MsMpEng.exe'
            - 'mpengine.dll'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - MsMpEng might crash if the "C:\" partition is full
level: high

title: Taskkill Symantec Endpoint Protection
id: 4a6713f6-3331-11ed-a261-0242ac120002
status: test
description: |
    Detects one of the possible scenarios for disabling Symantec Endpoint Protection.
    Symantec Endpoint Protection antivirus software services incorrectly implement the protected service mechanism.
    As a result, the NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM user can execute the taskkill /im command several times ccSvcHst.exe /f, thereby killing the process belonging to the service, and thus shutting down the service.
references:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37525
    - https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/2195015-batch-script-to-uninstall-symantec-endpoint-protection
    - https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/digestviewer/viewthread?MessageKey=6ce94b67-74e1-4333-b16f-000b7fd874f0&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=digestviewer
author: Ilya Krestinichev, Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
date: 2022-09-13
tags:
    - attack.defense-impairment
    - attack.t1685
logsource:
    category: process_creation
    product: windows
detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'taskkill'
            - ' /F '
            - ' /IM '
            - 'ccSvcHst.exe'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Unknown
level: high