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How to create exception EventID 8004 - imputs.conf?
Hi everyone,
I'm trying to create an EventID 8004 exception from the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrCEF.exe directory. I need to receive in Splunk EventID 8004 but not from RdrCEF.exe . I'm trying to use these blacklists below, but I still get events from this directory. I'm suspicious about the regex, perhaps incorrectly. Some help?
directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\acrocef_1\RdrCEF.exe
regex usage:
blacklist = EventCode = "^8004$" FullFilePath = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
blacklist1 = EventCode = "^8004$" Message = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
in event viwer the trigger is:
%PROGRAMFILES%\ADOBE\ACROBAT READER DC\READER\ACROCEF_1\RDRCEF.EXE
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[WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/EXE and DLL]
checkpointInterval = 5
current_only = 0
disabled = 0
index = "our indexer"
start_from = oldest
renderXml = 1
whitelist = 8000, 8004, 8007, 8008, 8029, 8032, 8035, 8036, 8040
blacklist = EventCode = "^8004$" FullFilePath = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
blacklist1 = EventCode = "^8004$" Message = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
_TCP_ROUTING = "our destiny"
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I think that your white and black lists are not correct regular expressions. You should try to use something like
C:\\\\Program Files \(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe
as a FullFilePath. A good place to test those is regex101.com.
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Can you post your real inputs.conf inside </> block?
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follow the imputs.conf @isoutamo
[WinEventLog://Microsoft-Windows-AppLocker/EXE and DLL]
checkpointInterval = 5
current_only = 0
disabled = 0
index = "our indexer"
start_from = oldest
renderXml = 1
whitelist = 8000, 8004, 8007, 8008, 8029, 8032, 8035, 8036, 8040
blacklist = EventCode = "^8004$" FullFilePath = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
blacklist1 = EventCode = "^8004$" Message = "C:\\Program\sFiles\s\(x86\)\\Adobe\\Acrobat\sReader\sDC\\Reader\\acrocef\_1\\RdrCEF\.exe"
_TCP_ROUTING = "our destiny"
