Rare process running on a Linux host
Looks for rare processes that are running on Linux hosts. Looks for process seen less than 14 times in last 7 days, or observed rate is less than 1% of of the average for the environment and fewer than 100.
Detection logic
Detection requirements
- Platform
- ContainersESXiIaaSIdentity ProviderLinuxmacOSNetwork DevicesOffice SuiteSaaSWindows
The rule states no platform. This is derived from the 3 ATT&CK techniques it maps to.
- Log source service
- syslog
MITRE ATT&CK mappings
0 exclusive techniques.This is coverage no other published rule has; it is not this rule's total technique count.
No references are available for this detection.
From the source
- At source
- Open at source
- Upstream identifier
- d0ae35df-0eaf-491f-b23e-8190e4f3ffe9
- Tagged by the source as
- ExecutionPersistence
Licence
- Published under
- MIT LicenseRead the licence
- Attribution
- Required
- Obtained under
- MITRead the origin licence
Authorship
- Published
- Sep 1, 2026
- Version
- 1