Potential Linux Hack Tool Launched

Last updated 5 months ago on 2025-03-20
Created 2 years ago on 2023-09-22

About

Monitors for the execution of different processes that might be used by attackers for malicious intent. An alert from this rule should be investigated further, as hack tools are commonly used by blue teamers and system administrators as well.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: ExecutionData Source: Elastic EndgameData Source: Elastic DefendData Source: Auditd ManagerData Source: CrowdstrikeData Source: SentinelOneLanguage: eql
Severity
medium
Risk Score
47
MITRE ATT&CK™

Execution (TA0002)(opens in a new tab or window)

License
Elastic License v2(opens in a new tab or window)

Definition

Rule Type
Event Correlation Rule
Integration Pack
Prebuilt Security Detection Rules
Index Patterns
auditbeat-*endgame-*logs-auditd_manager.auditd-*logs-crowdstrike.fdr*logs-endpoint.events.process*logs-sentinel_one_cloud_funnel.*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

auditd_manager(opens in a new tab or window)

crowdstrike(opens in a new tab or window)

sentinel_one_cloud_funnel(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and
event.action in ("exec", "exec_event", "start", "ProcessRollup2", "executed", "process_started") and
process.name in~ (
  // exploitation frameworks
  "crackmapexec", "msfconsole", "msfvenom", "sliver-client", "sliver-server", "havoc",
  // network scanners (nmap left out to reduce noise)
  "zenmap", "nuclei", "netdiscover", "legion",
  // web enumeration
  "gobuster", "dirbuster", "dirb", "wfuzz", "ffuf", "whatweb", "eyewitness",
  // web vulnerability scanning
  "wpscan", "joomscan", "droopescan", "nikto",
  // exploitation tools
  "sqlmap", "commix", "yersinia",
  // cracking and brute forcing
  "john", "hashcat", "hydra", "ncrack", "cewl", "fcrackzip", "rainbowcrack",
  // host and network
  "linenum.sh", "linpeas.sh", "pspy32", "pspy32s", "pspy64", "pspy64s", "binwalk", "evil-winrm",
  "linux-exploit-suggester-2.pl", "linux-exploit-suggester.sh", "panix.sh"
)

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Potential Linux Hack Tool Launched in the Elastic Security detection engine by installing this rule into your Elastic Stack.

To setup this rule, check out the installation guide for Prebuilt Security Detection Rules(opens in a new tab or window).