Detectionhightest

Triple Cross eBPF Rootkit Default LockFile

Detects the creation of the file "rootlog" which is used by the TripleCross rootkit as a way to check if the backdoor is already running.

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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Tue Jul 05Updated Sat Dec 31c0239255-822c-4630-b7f1-35362bcb8f44linux

Log Source

LinuxFile Event

ProductLinux← raw: linux

CategoryFile Event← raw: file_event

Events for file system activity including creation, modification, and deletion.

Detection Logic

detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename: '/tmp/rootlog'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Unlikely

False positives are unlikely for most environments. High confidence detection.

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

c0239255-822c-4630-b7f1-35362bcb8f44

Status

test

Level

high

Type

Detection

Created

Tue Jul 05

Modified

Sat Dec 31

Author

Path

rules/linux/file_event/file_event_lnx_triple_cross_rootkit_lock_file.yml

Raw Tags

attack.defense-evasion