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@Aegrah Aegrah commented Jul 24, 2025

Summary

This rule detects the execution of multiple base64 decoding commands to decode data. multi-decoded data is suspicious, and may be used by attackers to obfuscate malicious payloads or commands.

This rule was ported from Endpoint to SIEM, due to its FP rate.

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tradebot-elastic commented Jul 24, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Multi-Base64 Decoding Attempt from Suspicious Location (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

@Mikaayenson Mikaayenson added the Rule: New Proposal for new rule label Aug 15, 2025
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Rule: New - Guidelines

These guidelines serve as a reminder set of considerations when proposing a new rule.

Documentation and Context

  • Detailed description of the rule.
  • List any new fields required in ECS/data sources.
  • Link related issues or PRs.
  • Include references.

Rule Metadata Checks

  • creation_date matches the date of creation PR initially merged.
  • min_stack_version should support the widest stack versions.
  • name and description should be descriptive and not include typos.
  • query should be inclusive, not overly exclusive, considering performance for diverse environments. Non ecs fields should be added to non-ecs-schema.json if not available in an integration.
  • min_stack_comments and min_stack_version should be included if the rule is only compatible starting from a specific stack version.
  • index pattern should be neither too specific nor too vague, ensuring it accurately matches the relevant data stream (e.g., use logs-endpoint.process-* for process data).
  • integration should align with the index. If the integration is newly introduced, ensure the manifest, schemas, and new_rule.yaml template are updated.
  • setup should include the necessary steps to configure the integration.
  • note should include any additional information (e.g. Triage and analysis investigation guides, timeline templates).
  • tags should be relevant to the threat and align/added to the EXPECTED_RULE_TAGS in the definitions.py file.
  • threat, techniques, and subtechniques should map to ATT&CK always if possible.

New BBR Rules

  • building_block_type should be included if the rule is a building block and the rule should be located in the rules_building_block folder.
  • bypass_bbr_timing should be included if adding custom lookback timing to the rule.

Testing and Validation

  • Provide evidence of testing and detecting the expected threat.
  • Check for existence of coverage to prevent duplication.

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tradebot-elastic commented Aug 15, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Multi-Base64 Decoding Attempt from Suspicious Location (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

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tradebot-elastic commented Aug 25, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Multi-Base64 Decoding Attempt from Suspicious Location (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

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tradebot-elastic commented Aug 25, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Multi-Base64 Decoding Attempt from Suspicious Location (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

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tradebot-elastic commented Aug 25, 2025

⛔️ Test failed

Results
  • ❌ Multi-Base64 Decoding Attempt from Suspicious Location (eql)
    • coverage_issue: no_rta
    • stack_validation_failed: no_rta

@Aegrah Aegrah merged commit a4a5b17 into main Aug 25, 2025
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@Aegrah Aegrah deleted the new-rule-multi-base64-decodes branch August 25, 2025 08:31
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