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+[metadata]
+creation_date = "2021/01/06"
+maturity = "production"
+updated_date = "2021/01/06"
+
+[rule]
+author = ["Elastic"]
+description = """
+Identifies the creation or modification of a K Desktop Environment (KDE) AutoStart script or desktop file that will
+execute upon each user logon. Adversaries may abuse this method for persistence.
+"""
+from = "now-9m"
+index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
+language = "eql"
+license = "Elastic License"
+name = "Persistence via KDE AutoStart Script or Desktop File Modification"
+references = [
+    "https://userbase.kde.org/System_Settings/Autostart",
+    "https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2020/09/german-made-finspy-spyware-found-in-egypt-and-mac-and-linux-versions-revealed/",
+    "https://www.intezer.com/blog/research/operation-electrorat-attacker-creates-fake-companies-to-drain-your-crypto-wallets/",
+]
+risk_score = 47
+rule_id = "e3e904b3-0a8e-4e68-86a8-977a163e21d3"
+severity = "medium"
+tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Persistence"]
+type = "eql"
+
+query = '''
+file where event.type != "deletion" and
+  file.extension in ("sh", "desktop") and
+  file.path :
+    (
+      "/home/*/.config/autostart/*", "/root/.config/autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.kde/Autostart/*", "/root/.kde/Autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.kde4/Autostart/*", "/root/.kde4/Autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.kde/share/autostart/*", "/root/.kde/share/autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.kde4/share/autostart/*", "/root/.kde4/share/autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.local/share/autostart/*", "/root/.local/share/autostart/*",
+      "/home/*/.config/autostart-scripts/*", "/root/.config/autostart-scripts/*",
+      "/etc/xdg/autostart/*", "/usr/share/autostart/*"
+    )
+'''
+
+
+[[rule.threat]]
+framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
+[[rule.threat.technique]]
+id = "T1547"
+name = "Boot or Logon Autostart Execution"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1547/"
+
+
+[rule.threat.tactic]
+id = "TA0003"
+name = "Persistence"
+reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"