[metadata] creation_date = "2022/07/22" maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/02/22" integration = ["endpoint"] [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ Detects the use of the chkconfig binary to manually add a service for management by chkconfig. Threat actors may utilize this technique to maintain persistence on a system. When a new service is added, chkconfig ensures that the service has either a start or a kill entry in every runlevel and when the system is rebooted the service file added will run providing long-term persistence. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*", "endgame-*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Chkconfig Service Add" references = [ "https://www.intezer.com/blog/research/lightning-framework-new-linux-threat/" ] risk_score = 47 rule_id = "b910f25a-2d44-47f2-a873-aabdc0d355e6" severity = "medium" tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Persistence", "Lightning Framework", "Elastic Endgame"] timestamp_override = "event.ingested" type = "eql" query = ''' process where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "start" and ( (process.executable : "/usr/sbin/chkconfig" and process.args : "--add") or (process.args : "*chkconfig" and process.args : "--add") ) ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1037" name = "Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037/" [[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]] id = "T1037.004" name = "RC Scripts" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1037/004/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0003" name = "Persistence" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"