Excessive Software Update Attempts on Windows

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About the rule

Rule Type

Anomaly

Rule Description

Alerts on unusual or unauthorized Windows software update activity.

Severity

Attention

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "Software updated" | isanomalous(User at an unusual Time) | isanomalous(User with abnormal Count) | isanomalous(Log source at an unusual Time) | isanomalous(Log source with abnormal Count) | isanomalous(Log source with unusual Username) select Action1.HOSTNAME,Action1.MESSAGE,Action1.SERVICENAME,Action1.UPDATENAME,Action1.VENDORNAME

Detection

Execution Mode

Intelligent

Log Sources

Windows