[metadata] creation_date = "2023/03/20" integration = ["endpoint"] maturity = "production" min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup" min_stack_version = "8.3.0" updated_date = "2023/06/15" [rule] author = ["Elastic"] description = """ This rule identifies a sequence of a mass file encryption event in conjunction with the creation of a .txt file with a file name containing ransomware keywords executed by the same process in a 1 second timespan. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a victim's files or systems and demands payment (usually in cryptocurrency) in exchange for the decryption key. One important indicator of a ransomware attack is the mass encryption of the file system, after which a new file extension is added to the file. """ from = "now-9m" index = ["logs-endpoint.events.*"] language = "eql" license = "Elastic License v2" name = "Potential Linux Ransomware Note Creation Detected" risk_score = 73 rule_id = "c8935a8b-634a-4449-98f7-bb24d3b2c0af" severity = "high" tags = ["Domain: Endpoint", "OS: Linux", "Use Case: Threat Detection", "Tactic: Impact"] type = "eql" query = ''' sequence by host.id, process.entity_id with maxspan=1s [ file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.type == "change" and event.action == "rename" and file.extension != "" and file.path : ( "/home/*", "/etc/*", "/root/*", "/opt/*", "/var/backups/*", "/var/lib/log/*" ) and not file.extension : ( "xml", "json", "conf", "dat", "gz", "info", "mod", "final", "php", "pyc", "log", "bak", "bin", "csv", "pdf", "cfg", "*old" ) and not process.name : ( "dpkg", "yum", "dnf", "rpm", "dockerd" ) ] with runs=100 [ file where host.os.type == "linux" and event.action == "creation" and file.extension == "txt" and file.name : ( "*crypt*", "*restore*", "*lock*", "*recovery*", "*data*", "*read*", "*instruction*", "*how_to*", "*ransom*" ) ] | tail 1 ''' [[rule.threat]] framework = "MITRE ATT&CK" [[rule.threat.technique]] id = "T1486" name = "Data Encrypted for Impact" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1486/" [rule.threat.tactic] id = "TA0040" name = "Impact" reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0040/"