from logs-endpoint.events.process-*
| where
@timestamp > now() - 1h and
host.os.type == "linux" and
event.type == "start" and
event.action == "exec" and (
(
process.name in ("base64", "base64plain", "base64url", "base64mime", "base64pem", "base32", "base16") and
process.command_line like "*-*d*"
) or
(
process.name == "openssl" and
process.args == "enc" and
process.args in ("-d", "-base64", "-a")
) or
(
process.name like "python*" and (
(
process.args == "base64" and
process.args in ("-d", "-u", "-t")
) or
(
process.args == "-c" and
process.command_line like "*base64*" and
process.command_line like "*b64decode*"
)
)
) or
(
process.name like "perl*" and
process.command_line like "*decode_base64*"
) or
(
process.name like "ruby*" and
process.args == "-e" and
process.command_line like "*Base64.decode64*"
)
)
| keep
@timestamp,
host.os.type,
event.type,
event.action,
process.name,
process.args,
process.command_line,
agent.id,
host.name
| stats
Esql.event_count = count(),
Esql.agent_id_count_distinct = count_distinct(agent.id),
Esql.host_name_values = values(host.name),
Esql.agent_id_values = values(agent.id)
by process.name, process.command_line
| where
Esql.agent_id_count_distinct == 1 and
Esql.event_count < 15
| sort Esql.event_count asc
| limit 100
Install detection rules in Elastic Security
Detect Unusual Base64 Encoding/Decoding Activity 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).