Sigma rule: System Information Discovery

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-159db2410c05, updated 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
System Information Discovery
Status
stable
Level
informational
Author
Ömer Günal, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-08
Modified
2021-09-14
File
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_system_info_discovery.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects system information discovery commands

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    Image|endswith:
        - '/uname'
        - '/hostname'
        - '/uptime'
        - '/lspci'
        - '/dmidecode'
        - '/lscpu'
        - '/lsmod'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration activities

Tags

  • attack.discovery
  • attack.t1082

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_system_info_discovery.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "System Information Discovery" by Ömer Günal, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_system_info_discovery.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: System Information Discovery",
entity page, dataset version ref-159db2410c05, updated 2021-09-14T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/42df45e7-e6e9-43b5-8f26-bec5b39cc239 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 42df45e7-e6e9-43b5-8f26-bec5b39cc239, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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