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LowSigmaHQ Tuan Le (NCSGroup) +1

Linux Package Uninstall

Detects linux package removal using builtin tools such as "yum", "apt", "apt-get" or "dpkg".

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform: Containers ESXi Linux macOS Network Devices Office Suite Windows
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 or administrator scripts might delete packages for several reasons (debugging, troubleshooting).

References

Links the source published beside this detection. Reference is the link the source wrote, unmodified. Class is decided by this catalogue from the host and path, not stated by the source. Cited by counts published detections citing the same resource, including this one, and the sources beneath it count the repositories this catalogue ingests, which is not the same as independent research.
Reference	Class	Cited by
linuxhint.com/uninstall-debian-packages/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
linuxhint.com/uninstall_yum_package/	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
sysdig.com/blog/mitre-defense-evasion-falco	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it
www.tutorialspoint.com/how-to-install-a-software-on-linux-using-yum-command	Unclassified	Only this detection cites it

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