Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Crash — Sigma Rule

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Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems). Source status: test; severity: high. Source dates: 2017-05-09 / 2023-04-14.

{
  "product": "windows",
  "service": "application"
}

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Source SHA-256: e4416c99d570bb744da572186a2a31aa69b4abb360657651969bfdc8a0e2e744

Detection logic

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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

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False positives

• MsMpEng might crash if the "C:\" partition is full

Source references

• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1252&desc=5
• https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/4022344