IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
User Discovery via Whoami
editUser Discovery via Whoami
editThe whoami
application was executed on a Linux host. This is often used by
tools and persistence mechanisms to test for privileged access.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- Discovery
Version: 5 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Potential false positives
editSecurity testing tools and frameworks may run this command. Some normal use of this command may originate from automation tools and frameworks.
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:whoami
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
-
Technique:
- Name: System Owner/User Discovery
- ID: T1033
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1033/
Rule version history
edit- Version 5 (7.10.0 release)
-
- Formatting only
- Version 4 (7.9.1 release)
-
- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.0 release)
-
-
Updated query, changed from:
process.name:whoami and event.action:executed
-
- Version 2 (7.7.0 release)
-
-
Updated query, changed from:
process.name: whoami and event.action:executed
-