Short-lived ephemeral code signing certificates

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Identifies files signed by certificates with a lifespan <= 14 days on non-developer endpoints. While legitimate software certs last 1+ years, ephemeral certs indicate Malware-Signing-as-a-Service (MSaaS) abuse to evade reputation-based controls.

Attribute Value
Type Hunting Query
Solution Standalone Content
ID e920899f-edf0-446c-bb13-effbaf61b27b
Tactics DefenseEvasion, ResourceDevelopment
Techniques T1553.002, T1588.003
Required Connectors MicrosoftThreatProtection
Source [View on GitHub](https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting Queries/Microsoft%20365%20Defender/Defense%20evasion/Short-livedEphemeralCodeSigningCertificates.yaml)

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