Install Root Certificate
Detects installation of new certificate on the system which attackers may use to avoid warnings when connecting to controlled web servers or C2s
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- LinuxmacOSWindows
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
- Legitimate administration activities
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 |
|---|---|
| capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/479.html | Only this detection cites it |
| www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2015/02/20/lenovo-superfish-adware-vulnerable-https-spoofing | Only this detection cites it |
| www.kaspersky.com/blog/lenovo-pc-with-adware-superfish-preinstalled/ | Only this detection cites it |
| www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/14/h/finding-holes-operation-emmental.html | Only this detection cites it |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- 78a80655-a51e-4669-bc6b-e9d206a462ee
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.defense-impairment
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Written by
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Version
- 2