Possible Steganography Unzip Hidden Information From Picture File (via auditd)
This rule detects extracting of zip file from image file
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possible-steganography-unzip-hidden-information-from-picture-file-via-auditd
title: Possible Steganography Unzip Hidden Information From Picture File (via auditd)
id: 11395cea-5024-537d-9b60-140888ed1476
status: stable
description: This rule detects extracting of zip file from image file
references:
- https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1027/003/
- https://zerotoroot.me/steganography-hiding-a-zip-in-a-jpeg-file/
author: 'Huntrule Team'
date: 2026-05-05
tags:
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1027.003
logsource:
product: linux
service: auditd
detection:
commands:
type: EXECVE
a0: unzip
a1:
a1|endswith:
- '.jpg'
- '.png'
condition: commands and a1
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: low
Known false positives
- Unknown
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