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Chkconfig Service Add
editChkconfig Service Add
editDetects the use of the chkconfig binary to manually add a service for management by chkconfig. Threat actors may utilize this technique to maintain persistence on a system. When a new service is added, chkconfig ensures that the service has either a start or a kill entry in every runlevel and when the system is rebooted the service file added will run providing long-term persistence.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- endgame-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: Linux
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Threat: Lightning Framework
- Data Source: Elastic Endgame
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 108
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editprocess where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action in ("exec", "exec_event") and ( (process.executable : "/usr/sbin/chkconfig" and process.args : "--add") or (process.args : "*chkconfig" and process.args : "--add") )
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
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Technique:
- Name: Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts
- ID: T1037
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037/
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Sub-technique:
- Name: RC Scripts
- ID: T1037.004
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037/004/