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Potentially Suspicious Shell Script Creation in Profile Folder

Detects the creation of shell scripts under the "profile.d" path.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Log source product
linux
Log source category
file_event

Known benign triggers

  • Legitimate shell scripts in the "profile.d" directory could be common in your environment. Apply additional filter accordingly via "image", by adding specific filenames you "trust" or by correlating it with other events.
  • Regular file creation during system update or software installation by the package manager

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