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Nping Process Activity

Nping ran on a Linux host. Nping is part of the Nmap tool suite and has the ability to construct raw packets for a wide variety of security testing applications, including denial of service testing.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Platform
ContainersIaaSLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 2 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.

Log source category
event_index

Known benign triggers

  • Some normal use of this command may originate from security engineers and network or server administrators, but this is usually not routine or unannounced. Use of `Nping` by non-engineers or ordinary users is uncommon.

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