Every published rule
Every rule shows the reporting behind it, the telemetry it needs and where it falls short — before it costs you anything.
210 rules
Possible Password Policy Enumeration - Linux (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects password policy discovery commands
sigmaLinux2026-06-22Possible Service Reload or Start - Linux (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects the start, reload or restart of a service.
sigmaLinux2026-06-22Possible System Information Enumeration (via process_creation)
informationalThis rule detects system information discovery commands
sigmaLinux2026-06-18Potentially Suspicious Malware Callback Traffic - Linux (via network_connection)
highThis rule detects programs that connect to known malware callback ports based on threat intelligence reports.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-06-18Possible Container Enumeration Through Inodes Listing (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects listing of the inodes of the "/" directory to determine if the we are running inside of a container.
sigmaLinux2026-06-15Suspicious Kaspersky Endpoint Security Stopped Through CommandLine - Linux (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects execution of the Kaspersky init.d stop script on Linux systems either directly or via systemctl. This behavior may indicate a manual interruption of the antivirus service by an administrator, or it could be a sign of potential tampering or evasion attempts by hostile actors.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-06-14Suspicious Curl Change User Agents - Linux (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects an anomalous curl process start on linux with set useragent options
sigmaLinux2026-06-13Possible ESXi Storage Information Enumeration Through ESXCLI (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects execution of the "esxcli" command with the "storage" flag to retrieve information about the storage status and other related information. Seen used by malware such as DarkSide and LockBit.
sigmaLinux2026-06-10Suspicious Code Injection by ld.so Preload (via linux)
highThis rule detects the ld.so preload persistence file. See `man ld.so` for more information.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-06-09Possible File or Folder Permissions Change (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects file and folder permission changes.
sigmaLinux2026-06-09Possible Security Software Enumeration - Linux (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects use of system utilities (only grep and egrep for now) to discover security software discovery
sigmaLinux2026-06-07Suspicious Package Installed - Linux (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects installation of anomalous packages using system installation utilities
sigmaLinux2026-06-06Possible Hidden Files and Directories (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects adversary creating hidden file or directory, by detecting directories or files with . as the first character
sigmaLinux2026-06-05Suspicious Log Entries (via linux)
mediumThis rule detects anomalous log entries in Linux log files
sigmaLinux2026-06-03Suspicious Print History File Contents (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects events in which someone prints the contents of history files to the commandline or redirects it to a file for reconnaissance
sigmaLinux2026-06-01Possible Remote Access Utility - Team Viewer Session Started On Linux Host (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects the command line executed when TeamViewer starts a session started by a remote host. Once a connection has been started, an investigator can verify the connection details by viewing the "incoming_connections.txt" log file in the TeamViewer folder.
sigmaLinux2026-06-01Suspicious Execution of Nohup (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects use of nohup which could be leveraged by an adversary to keep a process running or break out from restricted environments
sigmaLinux2026-05-31Suspicious Shell Execution GCC - Linux (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects the use of the "gcc" utility to execute a shell. Such behavior may be linked with privilege escalation, unauthorized command execution, or to break out from restricted environments.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-05-30Possible File and Directory Enumeration - Linux (via process_creation)
informationalThis rule detects use of system utilities such as "find", "tree", "findmnt", etc, to discover files, directories and network shares.
sigmaLinux2026-05-30Suspicious Linux Crypto Mining Indicators (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects command line parameters or strings frequently used by crypto miners
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-05-29