LoFP LoFP / false positives may be present on linux desktop as it may commonly be used by administrators or end users. filter as needed.

Techniques

Sample rules

Linux Clipboard Data Copy

Description

The following analytic detects the use of the Linux ‘xclip’ command to copy data from the clipboard. It leverages Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) telemetry, focusing on process names and command-line arguments related to clipboard operations. This activity is significant because adversaries can exploit clipboard data to capture sensitive information such as passwords or IP addresses. If confirmed malicious, this technique could lead to unauthorized data exfiltration, compromising sensitive information and potentially aiding further attacks within the environment.

Detection logic


| tstats `security_content_summariesonly` count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime from datamodel=Endpoint.Processes where Processes.process_name=xclip Processes.process IN ("*-o *", "*-sel *", "*-selection *", "*clip *","*clipboard*") by Processes.action Processes.dest Processes.original_file_name Processes.parent_process Processes.parent_process_exec Processes.parent_process_guid Processes.parent_process_id Processes.parent_process_name Processes.parent_process_path Processes.process Processes.process_exec Processes.process_guid Processes.process_hash Processes.process_id Processes.process_integrity_level Processes.process_name Processes.process_path Processes.user Processes.user_id Processes.vendor_product 
| `drop_dm_object_name(Processes)` 
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` 
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` 
| `linux_clipboard_data_copy_filter`

Linux Auditd Clipboard Data Copy

Description

The following analytic detects the use of the Linux ‘xclip’ command to copy data from the clipboard. It leverages Linux Auditd telemetry, focusing on process names and command-line arguments related to clipboard operations. This activity is significant because adversaries can exploit clipboard data to capture sensitive information such as passwords or IP addresses. If confirmed malicious, this technique could lead to unauthorized data exfiltration, compromising sensitive information and potentially aiding further attacks within the environment.

Detection logic

`linux_auditd` execve_command IN ("*xclip*", "*clipboard*") AND execve_command IN ("*-o*", "*-selection *", "*-sel *" ) 
| rename host as dest 
| rename comm as process_name 
| rename exe as process 
| stats count min(_time) as firstTime max(_time) as lastTime by argc execve_command dest 
| `security_content_ctime(firstTime)` 
| `security_content_ctime(lastTime)` 
| `linux_auditd_clipboard_data_copy_filter`