Service Reload or Start - Linux

 1title: Service Reload or Start - Linux
 2id: 2625cc59-0634-40d0-821e-cb67382a3dd7
 3status: test
 4description: Detects the start, reload or restart of a service.
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.002/T1543.002.md
 7author: Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community, CheraghiMilad
 8date: 2019-09-23
 9modified: 2025-03-03
10tags:
11    - attack.privilege-escalation
12    - attack.persistence
13    - attack.t1543.002
14logsource:
15    product: linux
16    service: auditd
17detection:
18    selection:
19        type: 'EXECVE'
20        a0|contains:
21            - 'systemctl'
22            - 'service'
23        a1|contains:
24            - 'reload'
25            - 'start'
26    condition: selection
27falsepositives:
28    - Installation of legitimate service.
29    - Legitimate reconfiguration of service.
30    - Command line contains daemon-reload.
31level: low