Possible Coin Miner CPU Priority Param

 Original Source: [Sigma source]
Title: Possible Coin Miner CPU Priority Param
Status: test
Description:Detects command line parameter very often used with coin miners
References:
  -https://xmrig.com/docs/miner/command-line-options
Author: Florian Roth (Nextron Systems)
Date: 2021-10-09
modified:2022-12-25
Tags:
  • -'attack.privilege-escalation'
  • -'attack.t1068'
Logsource:
  • product: linux
  • service: auditd
Detection:
  cmd1:
    a1|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd2:
    a2|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd3:
    a3|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd4:
    a4|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd5:
    a5|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd6:
    a6|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  cmd7:
    a7|startswith: '--cpu-priority'
  condition:1 of cmd*
Falsepositives:
  -Other tools that use a --cpu-priority flag
Level: critical