Install Root Certificate

Detects installation of new certificate on the system which attackers may use to avoid warnings when connecting to controlled web servers or C2s

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 1title: Install Root Certificate
 2id: 78a80655-a51e-4669-bc6b-e9d206a462ee
 3status: test
 4description: Detects installation of new certificate on the system which attackers may use to avoid warnings when connecting to controlled web servers or C2s
 5references:
 6    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1553.004/T1553.004.md
 7author: Ömer Günal, oscd.community
 8date: 2020-10-05
 9modified: 2022-07-07
10tags:
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.t1553.004
13logsource:
14    product: linux
15    category: process_creation
16detection:
17    selection:
18        Image|endswith:
19            - '/update-ca-certificates'
20            - '/update-ca-trust'
21    condition: selection
22falsepositives:
23    - Legitimate administration activities
24level: low

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