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Security Software Discovery via Grep
editSecurity Software Discovery via Grep
editIdentifies the use of the grep command to discover known third-party macOS and Linux security tools, such as Antivirus or Host Firewall details.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- auditbeat-*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- macOS
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- Discovery
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editevent.category : process and event.type : (start or process_started)
and process.name : grep and process.args : ("Little Snitch" or Avast*
or Avira* or ESET* or esets_* or BlockBlock or 360* or LuLu or
KnockKnock* or kav or KIS or RTProtectionDaemon or Malware* or
VShieldScanner or WebProtection or webinspectord or McAfee* or
isecespd* or macmnsvc* or masvc or kesl or avscan or guard or rtvscand
or symcfgd or scmdaemon or symantec or elastic-endpoint )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Discovery
- ID: TA0007
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007/
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Technique:
- Name: Software Discovery
- ID: T1518
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1518/