execution_suspicious_mining_process_creation_events.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2023/02/08"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/03/20"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Identifies service creation events of common mining services, possibly indicating the infection 
of a system with a cryptominer.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "endgame-*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Suspicious Mining Process Creation Event"
risk_score = 47
rule_id = "e2258f48-ba75-4248-951b-7c885edf18c2"
severity = "medium"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Execution", "Elastic Endgame"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "eql"
query = '''
file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "creation" and
event.action : ("creation", "file_create_event") and 
file.name : ("aliyun.service", "moneroocean_miner.service", "c3pool_miner.service", "pnsd.service", "apache4.service", "pastebin.service", "xvf.service")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
  
[rule.threat.tactic]
name = "Execution"
id = "TA0002"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"

[[rule.threat.technique]]
name = "Command and Scripting Interpreter"
id = "T1059"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/"

[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
name = "Unix Shell"
id = "T1059.004"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/004/"