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Linux Recon Indicators

Detects events with patterns found in commands used for reconnaissance on linux systems

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Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)Created Mon Jun 200cf7a157-8879-41a2-8f55-388dd23746b7linux

Log Source

LinuxProcess Creation

ProductLinux← raw: linux

CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        CommandLine|contains:
            - ' -name .htpasswd'
            - ' -perm -4000 '
    condition: selection

False Positives

Legitimate administration activities

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Sub-techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

0cf7a157-8879-41a2-8f55-388dd23746b7

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Jun 20

Author

Path

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_susp_recon_indicators.yml

Raw Tags

attack.reconnaissanceattack.t1592.004attack.credential-accessattack.t1552.001