Elastic Security Detection Rules

Git Repository or File Download to Suspicious Directory

Last updated 19 days ago on 2025-04-25
Created 19 days ago on 2025-04-25

About

This rule detects the use of git to clone a repository or download files from GitHub using wget or curl, followed by the creation of files in suspicious directories such as /tmp, /var/tmp, or /dev/shm. This behavior may indicate an attempt to download a payload, exploit or tool.
Tags
Domain: EndpointOS: LinuxUse Case: Threat DetectionTactic: Command and ControlData Source: Elastic DefendLanguage: eql
Severity
low
Risk Score
21
MITRE ATT&CK™

Command and Control (TA0011)(opens in a new tab or window)

↳ Application Layer Protocol (T1071)(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
logs-endpoint.events.*
Related Integrations

endpoint(opens in a new tab or window)

Query
sequence by process.entity_id, host.id with maxspan=10s
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and (
     (process.name == "git" and process.args == "clone") or
     (process.name in ("wget", "curl") and process.command_line like~ "*github*")
  )]
  [file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "creation" and file.path like ("/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/dev/shm/*")]

Install detection rules in Elastic Security

Detect Git Repository or File Download to Suspicious Directory 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).