Do you know what's more insidious than malware? Malware that won't quit. When a hacker gets inside your computer, they learn to hide and run over and over again. You see they are persistent. Just like that friend who won't leave your house.
Wazuh is there to help. I have used it my self and it feels like you always have someone watching your system.
• It messes with the registry so it will start with Windows every time.
• It makes scheduled tasks, so it will run every day.
• It hides in startup folders so it will start up every time.
Here's the neat part. Wazuh does not just look at logs; it looks at literally everything that happens on our system. It is like a (well-trained) guard dog, who knows your daily routines, and barks when something does not look right.
This is what it does:
• Monitors registry changes and provides alerts if malware adds anything.
• Monitors critical files (File Integrity Monitoring) and alerts if new files are added in startup folders.
• Monitors scheduled tasks and services so no hidden job runs without detection.
• Integrates with threat intelligence to help analyze suspicious activity faster.
Ever thought about how difficult it is to find malware buried deep in the settings? That's why Wazuh is beneficial—it monitors what we usually don't.
1. I read the alert to see what it is (file, process, or registry key).
2. I see if the alert is normal for my environment.
3. If it is not normal, I delete, kill, or purge.
Doing this as soon as possible will save you pain later.
So, if you are fed up with recreating systems multiple times, Wazuh is a good option, and who wouldn’t want a watchdog monitoring and safeguarding their environment?
Wazuh is there to help. I have used it my self and it feels like you always have someone watching your system.
What is malware persistence?
Have you ever uninstalled a program, and when you restarted your PC, that program was back again installed? Malware can do this too but in ways that are much more clever:• It messes with the registry so it will start with Windows every time.
• It makes scheduled tasks, so it will run every day.
• It hides in startup folders so it will start up every time.
Annoying, right?
How Wazuh guards against persistenceHere's the neat part. Wazuh does not just look at logs; it looks at literally everything that happens on our system. It is like a (well-trained) guard dog, who knows your daily routines, and barks when something does not look right.
This is what it does:
• Monitors registry changes and provides alerts if malware adds anything.
• Monitors critical files (File Integrity Monitoring) and alerts if new files are added in startup folders.
• Monitors scheduled tasks and services so no hidden job runs without detection.
• Integrates with threat intelligence to help analyze suspicious activity faster.
Ever thought about how difficult it is to find malware buried deep in the settings? That's why Wazuh is beneficial—it monitors what we usually don't.
My Quick Tip
Alerts are important, but you need to act fast. Usually I do the following with Wazuh when it alerts me:1. I read the alert to see what it is (file, process, or registry key).
2. I see if the alert is normal for my environment.
3. If it is not normal, I delete, kill, or purge.
Doing this as soon as possible will save you pain later.
Why Wazuh is important to me
I have experimented with other products. Some generate so many alerts in a short time that it forces me to figure out what is just noise. Others do not even detect an enormously obvious event. Wazuh seems to be in the middle of those two quandaries. It doesn't cost anything, It's flexible, and works with a ton of different tools. It also doesn't lock you into expensive plans.Conclusion
The continuous presence of malware can be compared to a bad partner that keeps resurfacing. Wazuh empowers the user to monitor, hunt, and destroy malware before it destroys their environment.So, if you are fed up with recreating systems multiple times, Wazuh is a good option, and who wouldn’t want a watchdog monitoring and safeguarding their environment?