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HighSigmaHQMax Altgelt (Nextron Systems) +3

Syslog Clearing or Removal Via System Utilities

Detects specific commands commonly used to remove or empty the syslog. Which is a technique often used by attacker as a method to hide their tracks

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

  • Log rotation.
  • Maintenance.

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