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AN0179 Analytic 0179
Linux · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2
<p>Behavioral chain: (1) browser/office/GUI mail client opens a URL, (2) outbound connection to untrusted domain, (3) a new file is saved in $HOME/Downloads, /tmp, or cache immediately after.</p>
- Detects
- T1204.001 Malicious Link
- Part of
- DET0066 User Execution – Malicious Link (click → suspicious egress → download/write → follow-on activity)
Log sources and channels
Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.
| Log source | Channel | Data component |
|---|---|---|
| auditd:SYSCALL | execve: Execs of chromium, google-chrome, firefox, libreoffice with http(s) in cmdline | DC0082 Network Connection Creation |
| auditd:SYSCALL | open,creat,rename: Writes in $HOME/Downloads, /tmp, ~/.cache with exe/script/archive/office extensions | DC0039 File Creation |
| NSM:Flow | Suspicious URL patterns, uncommon TLDs, URL shorteners | DC0085 Network Traffic Content |
Mutable elements
Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
TimeWindow | Typical 10–20m between click and write. |
UserPaths | $HOME/Downloads, /tmp, ~/.cache, ~/.local/share. |
HighRiskExtensions | exe, elf, sh, js, py, jar, iso, img, zip, rar, xlsm, docm, xll. |
DomainRiskScore | Heuristic or TI score threshold for domains. |
KEV CVEs whose mapped technique this analytic detects
| CVE | Vendor / product | State |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2012-0767 | Adobe Flash Player | Mapped |
| CVE-2015-5119 | Adobe Flash Player | Mapped |
| CVE-2020-3580 | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) | Mapped |
| CVE-2022-21971 | Microsoft Windows | Mapped |
| CVE-2022-24682 | Synacor Zimbra Collaborate Suite (ZCS) | Mapped |
| CVE-2022-3038 | Google Chromium Network Service | Mapped |
| CVE-2022-3075 | Google Chromium Mojo | Mapped |
| CVE-2023-2136 | Google Chromium Skia | Mapped |
| CVE-2023-5217 | Google Chromium libvpx | Mapped |
| CVE-2023-5631 | Roundcube Webmail | Mapped |
| CVE-2024-38112 | Microsoft Windows | Mapped |