Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

Purpose: To look for suspicious behavior based on unusual parent-child process relationships.

Description: Reports or prevents behavior by common applications that is suspicious based on parent-child relationships.


Enabled by Default:	No
Platform:	Windows
Minimum Agent Version Required:	8.0.0

The Edit Rapid Config page for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

Rapid Config Settings

As with most rapid configs, you can:

Enable or disable the rapid config.
Specify what policies the rapid config applies to.

In addition, you can choose to Do Nothing, Report, or Block the specific items or behaviors.

Note: RECOMMENDATION: We recommend setting each section to Report prior to setting to Block. Use the resulting events to ensure that legitimate behavior will not be impacted.

For each of the following sections, specify what action you require.

Appvlp.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Appvlp.exe.

The Appvlp.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution Of Script Processors By Appvlp.Exe:

Should execution of script processors by Appvlp.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Script Processors And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Appvlp.exe will not be reported or blocked.

*Report Or Block Execution Of Specified Files By Appvlp.Exe:

Should execution of the specified files by Appvlp.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Files To Report:

Carbon Black App Control will report or block execution of the specified files by Appvlp.exe. You can add or remove items from this list. By default, the following is listed:

*\wmic.exe

Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Appvlp.exe will not be reported or blocked.

Bginfo.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Bginfo.exe.

The Bginfo.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution Of Script Processors By Bginfo.Exe:

Should execution of script processors by Bginfo.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Script Processors And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Bginfo.exe will not be reported or blocked.

*Report Or Block Execution Of Specified Files By Bginfo.Exe:

Should execution of the specified files by Bginfo.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Files To Report:

Carbon Black App Control will report or block execution of the specified files by Bginfo.exe. You can add or remove items from this list. By default, the following is listed:

*\wmic.exe

Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Bginfo.exe will not be reported or blocked.

Dfsvc.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Dfsvc.exe.

The Dfsvc.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution Of Unsigned Applications By Dfsvc.Exe:: Should execution of unsigned applications by dfsvc.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.
Unsigned Applications That Should Not Be Reported:: Execution of applications specified here will not be reported or blocked.

Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe.

The Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution Of Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.Exe:

Should execution of the Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Files To Report:

Carbon Black App Control will report or block execution of the specified files. You can add or remove items from this list. By default, the following is listed:

*\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe

Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of Microsoft.Workflow.compiler.exe command lines specified here will not be reported or blocked.

*Report Or Block Execution Of Script Processors By Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.Exe:

Should execution of script processors by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Script Processors And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe will not be reported or blocked.

*Report Or Block Execution Of Specified Files By Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.Exe:

Should execution of the specified files by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Files To Report:

Should execution of the specified files by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking. You can add or remove items from this list. By default, the following is listed:

*\csc.exe*\vbc.exe

Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe will not be reported or blocked.

Msconfig.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Msconfig.exe. Note that if msconfig.exe is started by Task Manager subsequent executions by msconfig.exe will not be reported/blocked.

The Msconfig.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution By Msconfig.Exe:: Should execution of applications by msconfig.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking. Note that if msconfig.exe is started by Task Manager subsequent executions by msconfig.exe will not be reported/blocked.
Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:: Execution of applications or command lines specified here will not be reported or blocked.

Openwith.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Openwith.exe.

The Openwith.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution Of Script Processors By Openwith.Exe:

Should execution of script processors by Openwith.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Script Processors And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Openwith.exe will not be reported or blocked.

*Report Or Block Execution Of Specified Files By Openwith.Exe:

Should execution of the specified files by Openwith.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.

Files To Report:

Carbon Black App Control will report or block execution of the specified files by Openwith.exe. You can add or remove items from this list. By default, the following is listed:

*\wmic.exe

Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:

Execution of these files by Openwith.exe will not be reported or blocked.

Pcwrun.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Pcwrun.exe.

The Pcwrun.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution By Pcwrun.Exe:: Should execution of applications by Pcwrun.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.
Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:: Execution of applications or command lines specified here will not be reported or blocked.

Scriptrunner.exe

Use this group to specify how to handle suspicious behavior by Scriptrunner.exe.

The Scriptrunner.exe. settings for the Suspicious Parent-Child Protection Rapid Config

*Report Or Block Execution By Scriptrunner.Exe:: Should execution of applications by Scriptrunner.exe be reported or blocked? You should validate that legitimate execution is not blocked before enabling blocking.
Applications And Command Lines That Should Not Be Reported:: Execution of applications or command lines specified here will not be reported or blocked.