Remove Immutable File Attribute
Detects usage of the 'chattr' utility to remove immutable file attribute.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOS
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.
- Log source product
- linux
- Log source category
- process_creation
Known benign triggers
- Administrator interacting with immutable files (e.g. for instance backups).
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
References
| Reference | Cited by |
|---|---|
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/22/i/how-malicious-actors-abuse-native-linux-tools-in-their-attacks.html | 4 |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 34979410-e4b5-4e5d-8cfb-389fdff05c12
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1