Sigma rule: Suspicious Java Children Processes

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-762583bb7d59, updated 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
Suspicious Java Children Processes
Status
test
Level
high
Author
Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
Date
2022-06-03
File
rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_susp_java_children.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects java process spawning suspicious children

Log source

product
linux
category
process_creation

Detection

selection:
    ParentImage|endswith: '/java'
    CommandLine|contains:
        - '/bin/sh'
        - 'bash'
        - 'dash'
        - 'ksh'
        - 'zsh'
        - 'csh'
        - 'fish'
        - 'curl'
        - 'wget'
        - 'python'
condition: selection

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Unknown

Tags

  • attack.execution
  • attack.t1059

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_susp_java_children.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "Suspicious Java Children Processes" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/linux/process_creation/proc_creation_lnx_susp_java_children.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: Suspicious Java Children Processes",
entity page, dataset version ref-762583bb7d59, updated 2022-06-03T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/d292e0af-9a18-420c-9525-ec0ac3936892 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule d292e0af-9a18-420c-9525-ec0ac3936892, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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