diff --git a/rules/linux/persistence_suspicious_ssh_execution_xzbackdoor.toml b/rules/linux/persistence_suspicious_ssh_execution_xzbackdoor.toml
index 77654c11f..5273d85f3 100644
--- a/rules/linux/persistence_suspicious_ssh_execution_xzbackdoor.toml
+++ b/rules/linux/persistence_suspicious_ssh_execution_xzbackdoor.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 creation_date = "2024/04/01"
 integration = ["endpoint"]
 maturity = "production"
-updated_date = "2024/05/21"
+updated_date = "2024/09/03"
 
 [rule]
 author = ["Elastic"]
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ sequence by host.id, user.id with maxspan=1s
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.name == "sshd" and
     process.args == "-D" and process.args == "-R"] by process.pid, process.entity_id
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and event.action == "exec" and process.parent.name == "sshd" and 
-  process.executable != "/usr/sbin/sshd"] by process.parent.pid, process.parent.entity_id
+  process.executable != null and 
+  not process.executable in ("/usr/sbin/sshd", "/usr/sbin/unix_chkpwd", "/usr/bin/google_authorized_keys", "/usr/bin/fipscheck") and 
+  process.command_line != "sh -c /usr/bin/env -i PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin run-parts --lsbsysinit /etc/update-motd.d > /run/motd.dynamic.new"] by process.parent.pid, process.parent.entity_id
  [process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "end" and process.name == "sshd" and process.exit_code != 0] by process.pid, process.entity_id
  [network where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "end" and event.action == "disconnect_received" and process.name == "sshd"] by process.pid, process.entity_id
 '''