Rule Document 1:65500

Rule Category

OS-WINDOWS -- Snort has detected traffic targeting vulnerabilities in a Windows-based operating system. This does not include browser traffic or other software on the OS, but attacks against the OS itself. (such as?)

Alert Message

OS-WINDOWS Microsoft Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program privilege escalation attempt

Rule Explanation

This rule looks for specific strings in the executable that are required to exploit the vulnerability.

What To Look For

This rule fires on attempts to download files intended to exploit an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group