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ELF Binary Created in System Directory by Suspicious Process

Elastic Detection Rules

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Summary
Detects creation or rename events of ELF binaries in trusted system directories by a suspicious process on Linux endpoints. The rule looks for ELF magic header bytes (0x7f 45 4c 46) in a file creation/rename event, combined with a process executable path originating from temporary or memory-backed locations and from common system directories such as /bin, /usr/bin, /lib, etc., indicating a potential attempt to install or masquerade a malicious executable in a system directory for persistence or evasion.
Categories
  • Endpoint
  • Linux
Data Sources
  • File
  • Process
ATT&CK Techniques
  • T1036
  • T1036.005
Created: 2026-10-07