text code block:from logs-endpoint.events.network-* metadata _id, _index, _version | mv_expand event.action | where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "connection_attempted" and not ( process.executable in ("/usr/local/bin/prometheus", "/app/extra/chrome", "/usr/lib/virtualbox/VBoxHeadless", "/usr/bin/prometheus") or process.executable like "/usr/local/prometheus/*/prometheus" or process.executable like "/usr/share/elastic-agent/*" or process.executable like "/var/lib/docker/overlay*connectord" or process.executable like "/opt/rumble/bin/rumble-agent*" or process.executable like "/opt/gitlab/*" or process.executable like "/opt/google/chrome/chrome*" or process.executable like "/snap/firefox/*/firefox" or process.executable like "/var/lib/docker/overlay2/*/qbittorrent-nox" ) | keep @timestamp, _id, _index, _version, host.os.type, event.type, event.action, process.executable, destination.ip, agent.id, host.name, event.dataset, data_stream.namespace | stats Esql.event_count = count(), Esql.destination_ip_count_distinct = count_distinct(destination.ip), Esql.agent_id_count_distinct = count_distinct(agent.id), Esql.host_name_values = values(host.name), Esql.agent_id_values = values(agent.id), Esql.event_dataset_values = values(event.dataset), Esql.data_stream_namespace_values = values(data_stream.namespace) by process.executable | where Esql.agent_id_count_distinct == 1 and Esql.destination_ip_count_distinct > 250 | sort Esql.event_count asc // Extract unique values to ECS fields for alerts exclusion | eval agent.id = mv_min(Esql.agent_id_values), host.name = mv_min(Esql.host_name_values) | keep agent.id, host.name, process.executable, Esql.*
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Potential Subnet Scanning Activity from Compromised Host 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(external, opens in a new tab or window).