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<!--
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sysmon-config | A Sysmon configuration focused on default high-quality event tracing and easy customization by the community
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Master version: 70 | Date: 2019-04-05
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Master version: 70alpha | Date: 2019-05-10
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Master author: @SwiftOnSecurity, other contributors also credited in-line or on Git
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Master project: https://github.com/SwiftOnSecurity/sysmon-config
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Master license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | You may privatize, fork, edit, teach, publish, or deploy for commercial use - with attribution in the text.
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Fork project: <N/A>
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Fork license: <N/A>
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REQUIRED: Sysmon version 9.01 or higher (due to changes in registry syntax and bug-fixes)
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REQUIRED: Sysmon version 9.02 or higher (due to changes in syntax and bug-fixes)
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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/sysmon
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Note that 6.03 and 7.01 have critical fixes for filtering, it's recommended you stay updated.
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client. This is to make analysis of intrusions possible by hand, and to try to surface anomalous activity as quickly
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as possible to any technician armed only with Event Viewer. Its purpose is to democratize system monitoring for all organizations.
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NOTE: Sysmon is NOT a whitelist solution or HIDS correlation engine, it is a computer change and event logging tool.
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NOTE: Sysmon is NOT a whitelist solution or HIDS correlation engine, it is a computer change event logging tool.
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Do NOT ignore everything possible. Sysmon's purpose is providing context during a threat or problem investigation. Legitimate
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processes are routinely used by threats - do not blindly exclude them. Additionally, be mindful of process-hollowing / imitation.
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<!--EVENT 22: "Dns query"-->
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<!--NOTE: Due to the volume of events that DNS queries generate, some orgs may want to remove this section from their configuration to reduce Sysmon log turnover.
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If you do not collect events centrally yet, definately remove this section to preserve other events that are much more important. It's okay to come back later. -->
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If you do not collect events centrally yet, definitely remove this section to preserve other events that are much more important. It's okay to come back later. -->
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<!--COMMENT: DNS logging is a very nuanced challenge in monitoring due to event volume. Legitimate domains can be used to host malware/C2, but lookup itself is not very informative.
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It's fine to exclude monitoring these bulk low-value lookups, but at same time, you would not have a full log of how malware communicated, potentially missing C2.

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