Detectionmediumtest

Nohup Execution

Detects usage of nohup which could be leveraged by an attacker to keep a process running or break out from restricted environments

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Christopher Peacock, SCYTHECreated Mon Jun 06e4ffe466-6ff8-48d4-94bd-e32d1a6061e2linux

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:
        Image|endswith: '/nohup'
    condition: selection

False Positives

Administrators or installed processes that leverage nohup

References

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactics

Sub-techniques

Rule Metadata

Rule ID

e4ffe466-6ff8-48d4-94bd-e32d1a6061e2

Status

test

Level

medium

Type

Detection

Created

Mon Jun 06

Author

Path

rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_nohup.yml

Raw Tags

attack.executionattack.t1059.004