
Summary
This detection rule is designed to identify potentially malicious activities involving the xclip tool, which is commonly used on Linux systems to manipulate the clipboard. It specifically detects processes where the xclip image is executed along with command-line options that imply an attempt to collect clipboard data (specifically with the options '-sel clip' and '-o'). Deploying this rule is particularly important in server environments to safeguard against unauthorized data collection, given that clipboard utilities can frequently be misused in workstations or server-based tasks. The rule may yield false positives from benign usages of xclip, thus necessitating careful validation of detected events.
Categories
- Linux
Data Sources
- Process
Created: 2021-10-15