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Microsoft Defender signatures not up to date

Status
experimental
Severity
medium
Log source
product windows, service windefend
Author
mdecrevoisier
Source
github.com/mdecrevoisier/SIGMA-detection-rules

Detects scenarios where Defender signatures are outdated.

Event coverage

Rule body yaml

title: Microsoft Defender signatures not up to date
description: Detects scenarios where Defender signatures are outdated.
references:
- https://github.com/mdecrevoisier/EVTX-to-MITRE-Attack/tree/master/Antivirus
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/microsoft-defender-antivirus/troubleshoot-microsoft-defender-antivirus
tags:
- malware
author: mdecrevoisier
status: experimental
logsource:
  product: windows
  service: windefend
detection:
  selection_event:
    EventID: 1151
  selection_age : # Signature age in days
    - Last AS signature age
    - Last AV signature age
    - Last AS security intelligence age
    - Last AV security intelligence age
  condition: selection_event and (selection_age > 7)
falsepositives:
- Unconnected systems to internet
- Missconfigured systems unable to reach their signature update server (SCCM/SCEP/WSUS)
- System offline during long duration
- Windows system with license hack (date set to +10 years)
level: medium

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

selection_event and (selection_age > 7)

Stage 1: selection_event

selection_event:
  EventID: 1151
Threshold
> 7

Stage 2: selection_age

selection_age :
  - Last AS signature age
  - Last AV signature age
  - Last AS security intelligence age
  - Last AV security intelligence age