CrowdStrike CCFR-201 - CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Responder

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon Devices Add-on for Splunk Installation and Configuration Guide v3.1.5+, the Event Search tool allows you to search for events based on various criteria, such as event type, timestamp, hostname, IP address, etc1. You can also select one or more events and perform various actions, such as show a process timeline, show a host timeline, show associated event data, show a +/- 10-minute window of events, etc1. However, there is no option to draw a process explorer, which is a graphical representation of the process hierarchy and activity1.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Replicator (FDR) Add-on for Splunk Guide, the Falcon platform will show a maximum of 1000 detections per day for a single AID1. This is a limitimposed by the Falcon API, which is used to retrieve the detections from the CrowdStrike Cloud1. If there are more than 1000 detections per day for a single AID, only the first 1000 will be shown1.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Replicator (FDR) Add-on for Splunk Guide, detection data is stored in the CrowdStrike Cloud for 90 days before purging begins2. This means that you can access and view detections from the past 90 days using the Falcon platform or API2. If you want to retain detection data for longer than 90 days, you can use FDR to replicate it to your own storage system2.

According to the [CrowdStrike website], the Investigate page is where you can search for and analyze various types of data collected by the Falcon platform, such as events, hosts, processes, hashes, domains, IPs, etc1. You can use various tools, such as Event Search, Host Search, Process Timeline, Hash Search, Bulk Domain Search, etc., to perform different types of searches and view the results in different ways1. If you want to search for any domain request information related to a notice from a third-party, you can use the Investigate page to do so1. For example, you can use the Bulk Domain Search tool to search for the malicious domain and see which hosts and processes communicated with it1. You can also use the Event Search tool to search for DNSRequest events that contain the malicious domain and see more details about the query and response1.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon Devices Add-on for Splunk Installation and Configuration Guide v3.1.5+, the Executive Summary dashboard provides an overview of your sensor health and activity1. It includes various items, such as Active Sensors, Inactive Sensors, Detections by Severity, etc1. The item that indicates sensors running with unsupported versions is Sensors in RFM (Reduced Functionality Mode)1. RFM is a state where a sensor has limited functionality due to various reasons, such as license expiration, network issues, tampering attempts, or unsupported versions1. You can see the number and percentage of sensors in RFM and the reasons why they are in RFM1.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon Devices Add-on for Splunk Installation and Configuration Guide v3.1.5+, the Process Timeline tool allows you to view all cloudable events associated with a given process, such as process creation, network connections, file writes, registry modifications, etc1. The tool requires two parameters: aid (agent ID) and TargetProcessId_decimal (the decimal value of the process ID)1. You can jump to a Process Timeline from many views, such as Hash Search, Host Timeline, Event Search, etc., by clicking on either the Process ID or Parent Process ID fields in those views1. This will automatically populate the aid and TargetProcessId_decimal parameters for the Process Timeline tool1.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Replicator (FDR) Add-on for Splunk Guide, quarantined files are never deleted from the host unless you manually delete them or release them from quarantine2. When you release a file from quarantine, you are restoring it to its original location and allowing it to execute on any host in your organization2. This action also removes the file from the quarantine list and deletes it from the CrowdStrike Cloud2.

According to the CrowdStrike Falcon® Data Replicator (FDR) Add-on for Splunk Guide, you can use the Hosts page in the Investigate tool to view information about your endpoints, such as hostname, IP address, OS, sensor version, etc2. You can also see a list of managed and unmanaged neighbors for each endpoint, which are other devices that have communicated with that endpoint over the network2. A managed neighbor is a device that has an installed and provisioned sensor that reports to the CrowdStrike Cloud2. An unmanaged neighbor is a device that does not have an installed or provisioned sensor2.

According to the [Microsoft website], taskeng.exe is a legitimate Windows process that is responsible for running scheduled tasks. However, some malware may use this process or create a fake one to execute malicious code. Therefore, if you notice taskeng.exe involved in a detection, you should investigate whether there are any scheduled tasks registered prior to the detection that may have triggered or injected into taskeng.exe. You can use tools such as schtasks.exe or Task Scheduler to view or manage scheduled tasks.