Suspicious Curl Change User Agents - Linux
Detects a suspicious curl process start on linux with set useragent options
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ESXiLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows
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
- Administrative activity
- Scripts created by developers and admins
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 |
|---|---|
| curl.se/docs/manpage.html | 12from 2 sources |
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- b86d356d-6093-443d-971c-9b07db583c68
- Tagged by the source as
- attack.command-and-control
Licence
- Published under
- Detection Rule License 1.1Read the licence
- Attribution
- Required
Authorship
- Published
- Aug 26, 2026
- Version
- 1