Suspicious File Changes Activity Detected
editSuspicious File Changes Activity Detected
editThis rule identifies a sequence of 100 file extension rename events within a set of common file paths by the same process in a timespan of 1 second. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim’s files or systems and demands payment (usually in cryptocurrency) in exchange for the decryption key. One important indicator of a ransomware attack is the mass encryption of the file system, after which a new file extension is added to the file.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
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Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Impact
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 5
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editsequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=1s [file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "change" and event.action == "rename" and file.extension : "?*" and ((process.name in ("bash", "dash", "sh", "tcsh", "csh", "zsh", "ksh", "fish", "ash", "openssl")) or (process.executable : ("./*", "/tmp/*", "/var/tmp/*", "/dev/shm/*", "/var/run/*", "/boot/*", "/srv/*", "/run/*"))) and file.path : ( "/home/*/Downloads/*", "/home/*/Documents/*", "/root/*", "/bin/*", "/usr/bin/*", "/opt/*", "/etc/*", "/var/log/*", "/var/lib/log/*", "/var/backup/*", "/var/www/*") and not (( process.name : ( "dpkg", "yum", "dnf", "rpm", "dockerd", "go", "java", "pip*", "python*", "node", "containerd", "php", "p4d", "conda", "chrome", "imap", "cmake", "firefox", "semanage", "semodule", "ansible-galaxy", "fc-cache", "jammy", "git", "systemsettings", "vmis-launcher")) or file.path : "/etc/selinux/*" or (file.extension in ("qmlc", "txt") ))] with runs=25
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Impact
- ID: TA0040
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/
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Technique:
- Name: Data Encrypted for Impact
- ID: T1486
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1486/