ASUS AI EDR Windows telemetry

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🖥️ EDR Telemetry Pull Request

📝 Contribution Details

This PR adds Windows telemetry coverage based on validation and testing using the official EDR Telemetry Windows testing methodology.

Telemetry validation used the provided telemetry-generator.ps1 workflow, Atomic Red Team simulations, and manual verification via the EDR dashboard, telemetry events, and sanitized logs.

For telemetry categories not covered or reproducible through telemetry-generator.ps1 or Atomic Red Team, manual behavioral testing validated telemetry collection. This included controlled execution of Windows-native commands, PowerShell simulations, registry modifications, WMI event subscription testing, service activity, named pipe activity, and other relevant system behaviors.

For telemetry categories without directly observable native OS-level events, behavioral validation used available telemetry sources (e.g., PowerShell Script Block Logging, WMI events, service activity, and command execution evidence).

✅ Validation Details

EDR Product Information

• EDR Product Name: ASUS AI EDR
• EDR Version: 0.1.2.5
• Operating System(s) Tested: Windows

📊 Telemetry Validation

We validated telemetry by:

• Running the official Windows telemetry generation workflow (telemetry-generator.ps1)
• Executing Atomic Red Team techniques defined in the EDR Telemetry configuration
• Performing manual behavioral tests for telemetry categories not reproducible through existing tools
• Verifying telemetry visibility in the EDR dashboard
• Reviewing sanitized raw telemetry logs

🪟 Windows Telemetry Coverage Validation

Activity Category	Status	Notes
Process Creation	Success	Telemetry observed
Process Access	Success	Process injection activity observed
Process Tampering Activity	Success	Process hollowing telemetry observed
File Creation	Success	OSTap payload download observed
File Opened / Access	Fail	Validation limited by test environment. Alternative file access telemetry confirmed via Windows apps.
File Renaming	Partial	Fake lsass.exe created successfully but execution timed out
Local Account Creation	Success	User creation and admin assignment observed
Local Account Modification	Success	Account modification telemetry observed
TCP Connection	Fail	Telemetry verified using existing network telemetry methods.
URL Activity	Success	URL telemetry observed
DNS Query	Success	DNS telemetry observed
File Downloaded	Success	PowerShell download telemetry observed
Registry Key/Value Creation	Success	Registry Run Key observed
Registry Key/Value Modification	Fail	No Windows Atomic test available
Scheduled Task Creation	Success	Hidden task creation observed
Scheduled Task Modification	Success	Task modification observed after cleanup
Service Creation	Success	W64Time service creation observed
Service Modification	Fail	Fax service unavailable on tested Windows build
Driver Loaded	Fail	Partial validation performed through kernel driver service activity.
Virtual Disk Mount	Fail	Manual ISO mount/unmount testing performed; telemetry not directly observed.
Group Policy Modification	Success	Policy modification observed
Pipe Creation	Fail	Validated through manual Named Pipe simulation using PowerShell.
WMI Event Consumer to Filter	Success	WMI persistence telemetry observed
BITS Jobs Activity	Success	BITS telemetry observed
Script-Block Activity	Partial	Mimikatz execution observed, sekurlsa::logonpasswords blocked by LSASS access protection (0x00000005)

📊 Telemetry Evidence

Telemetry	Evidence	Notes
Process Creation	event.action=process-created, event.type=creation, event.code=1	Native process telemetry observed
Process Termination	event.action=process-exited, event.type=end, event.code=2	Native process telemetry observed
Process Access	event.action=process-accessed, provider=Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Audit-API-Calls, event.code=6	Process access / injection behavior observed
Win32 API Telemetry	DllImport("kernel32.dll"), GetCurrentProcess() observed in Script Block Logging (4104)	Observed through PowerShell Script Block Logging rather than native Win32 API ETW telemetry
Image/Library Loaded	event.action=image-loaded, event.code=5	Library/module loading observed
Remote Thread Creation	event.action=thread-created, event.code=3	Strong behavioral evidence of remote thread creation
Process Tampering Activity	Process hollowing / tampering behavior observed	Behavioral evidence validated
Process Call Stacks	process.stack_trace observed	Call stack telemetry available
File Creation	event.action=file-created, event.code=30	Native file telemetry observed
File Opened	event.action=file-opened, event.code=14	Native file telemetry observed
File Modification	event.action=file-modified, event.code=16	Native file telemetry observed
File Deletion	Remove-Item "$env:TEMP\EDRTestFile.txt" observed in Script Block Logging (4104)	Behavioral evidence through PowerShell telemetry
File Renaming	File rename behavior observed (lsass.exe rename simulation)	Partial evidence due to execution limitation
Local Account Creation	User creation and admin assignment observed	Native account telemetry observed
Local Account Modification	Account modification activity observed	Native account telemetry observed
Account Login	Login-related account telemetry observed	Authentication event telemetry validated
Account Logoff	Logoff-related account telemetry observed	Authentication event telemetry validated
Local Account Deletion	Account deletion behavior observed	Partial behavioral evidence
TCP Connection	event.category=network, event.action=connection	Network telemetry observed
UDP Connection	UDP traffic telemetry observed	Network telemetry observed
DNS Query	DNS telemetry observed	Native DNS telemetry validated
URL Activity	URL telemetry observed	Network activity validated
File Downloaded	PowerShell download activity observed	Behavioral evidence validated
Script-Block Activity	event.code=4104, PowerShell Script Block Logging observed	PowerShell behavioral visibility available
Registry Key/Value Creation	Registry Run Key observed	Registry telemetry validated
Registry Key/Value Modification	Registry modification behavior observed	Registry telemetry validated
Registry Key/Value Deletion	Remove-ItemProperty, Remove-Item HKCU:\Software\EDRTest	Observed through PowerShell Script Block Logging (4104)
Scheduled Task Creation	Hidden scheduled task observed	Scheduler telemetry validated
Scheduled Task Modification	Task modification after cleanup observed	Scheduler telemetry validated
Service Creation	Service installation / creation observed (W64Time, test service)	Native service telemetry observed
Service Modification	service_status_change observed	Service telemetry validated
Driver Loaded	Kernel driver service (SERVICE_KERNEL_DRIVER) observed	Partial validation through driver service activity
USB Device Mount	USB device mount telemetry observed	Device telemetry validated
Group Policy Modification	HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System registry modification observed	Observed through PowerShell script block telemetry rather than native Group Policy file monitoring
Volume Shadow Copy Deletion	Get-CimInstance Win32_ShadowCopy | Remove-CimInstance	Behavioral evidence validated through PowerShell telemetry
Pipe Creation / Connection	NamedPipeServerStream, NamedPipeClientStream observed	Manual named pipe simulation performed
WmiEventConsumerToFilter	WMI binding activity observed	WMI persistence telemetry validated
WmiEventConsumer	WMI consumer activity observed	WMI persistence telemetry validated
WmiEventFilter	WMI filter activity observed	WMI persistence telemetry validated
BITS Jobs Activity	BITS job activity observed	Background transfer telemetry validated
Agent Start / Stop / Errors	Agent lifecycle events observed	Agent telemetry validated
Agent Keep-Alive	Heartbeat / keep-alive telemetry observed	Limited telemetry visibility

📃 Documentation or Evidence

📋 Proof Document

• Screenshots attached
• Sanitized logs provided
• Official documentation
• Private documentation

Evidence includes EDR dashboard screenshots and sanitized telemetry logs collected during validation.

Process Telemetry

• Process Creation, Process Termination, Process Access

• Win32 API Telemetry

Observed through PowerShell Script Block Logging rather than native Win32 API ETW telemetry.

• Image/Library Loaded, Remote Thread Creation

• Process Tampering Activity

• Process Call Stacks

File Telemetry

• File Creation, File Opened, File Modification

• File Deletion

File deletion behavior observed through PowerShell Script Block Logging (4104).

• File Renaming

Account Telemetry

• Local Account Creation, Local Account Modification

• Account Login, Account Logoff

• Local Account Deletion

Network Telemetry

• TCP Connection, DNS Query

• UDP Connection

• File Downloaded, URL, Script-Block Activity

Registry Telemetry

• Key/Value Creation, Key/Value Modification

• Key/Value Deletion

Scheduled Task Telemetry

• Scheduled Task Creation, Scheduled Task Modification

Service Telemetry

• Service Creation, Service Modification

Driver Telemetry

• Driver Loaded

Device Telemetry

• USB Device Mount

Group Policy Telemetry

• Group Policy Modification

Observed through PowerShell script block telemetry rather than native Group Policy file monitoring

• Volume Shadow Copy Deletion

Pipe Telemetry

• Pipe Creation

WMI Telemetry

• WmiEventConsumerToFilter, WmiEventConsumer, WmiEventFilter

BITS Telemetry

• BITS Jobs Activity

Agent Telemetry

• Agent Start, Agent Stop, Agent Errors

• Agent Keep-Alive

💡 Type of Contribution

• Adding a new EDR product that meets eligibility criteria

Additional Notes

All testing was performed in a controlled environment.

Sensitive information present in screenshots and logs has been sanitized where applicable.

Some telemetry categories were validated through behavioral evidence (e.g., PowerShell Script Block Logging, WMI activity, service telemetry, and command execution traces) where native OS-level events were not directly observable within the current telemetry pipeline.