Attempt to Install Root Certificate
editAttempt to Install Root Certificate
editAdversaries may install a root certificate on a compromised system to avoid warnings when connecting to their command and control servers. Root certificates are used in public key cryptography to identify a root certificate authority (CA). When a root certificate is installed, the system or application will trust certificates in the root’s chain of trust that have been signed by the root certificate.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- macOS
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 3 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 8.4.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Potential false positives
editCertain applications may install root certificates for the purpose of inspecting SSL traffic.
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and
process.name:security and process.args:"add-trusted-cert" and not pr
ocess.parent.executable:("/Library/Bitdefender/AVP/product/bin/BDCoreI
ssues" or "/Applications/Bitdefender/SecurityNetworkInstallerApp.app/C
ontents/MacOS/SecurityNetworkInstallerApp" )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Subvert Trust Controls
- ID: T1553
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/
Rule version history
edit- Version 3 (8.4.0 release)
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Updated query, changed from:
event.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:security and process.args:"add-trusted-cert"
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