Detectionhightest
Suspicious Java Children Processes
Detects java process spawning suspicious children
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Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)Created Fri Jun 03d292e0af-9a18-420c-9525-ec0ac3936892linux
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 Logic1 selector
detection:
selection:
ParentImage|endswith: '/java'
CommandLine|contains:
- '/bin/sh'
- 'bash'
- 'dash'
- 'ksh'
- 'zsh'
- 'csh'
- 'fish'
- 'curl'
- 'wget'
- 'python'
condition: selectionFalse Positives
Unknown
False positive likelihood has not been assessed. Additional context may be needed during triage.
References
MITRE ATT&CK
Tactics
Rule Metadata
Rule ID
d292e0af-9a18-420c-9525-ec0ac3936892
Status
test
Level
high
Type
Detection
Created
Fri Jun 03
Path
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_susp_java_children.yml
Raw Tags
attack.executionattack.t1059