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Active Rule
Terminate Linux Process Via Kill
Target Profile
Splunk
Splunk SPL & tstats data model queries
Format Mode
Default
Plain SPL queries
Conversion Output
Terminate Linux Process Via Kill
Using Splunk · Default · sigma-cli 2.0.2
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Adjust the rule on the left, then regenerate when you want a fresh backend-native query.
BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion2.0.2
title: Terminate Linux Process Via Kill
id: 64c41342-6b27-523b-5d3f-c265f3efcdb3
status: test
description: Detects usage of command line tools such as "kill", "pkill" or "killall" to terminate or signal a running process.
references:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/c/iron-tiger-sysupdate-adds-linux-targeting.html
- https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-force-kill-process-linux/
- https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/how-to-kill-processes-on-the-linux-desktop-with-xkill/
author: Tuan Le (NCSGroup)
date: 2023-03-16
modified: 2024-12-12
tags:
- attack.defense-evasion
- attack.t1562
- detection.threat-hunting
logsource:
product: linux
category: process_creation
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith:
- '/kill'
- '/killall'
- '/pkill'
- '/xkill'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: medium
CLI command
Copy the exact command to reproduce this translation locally.
sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules-threat-hunting/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_susp_process_termination_via_kill.yml