osquery-defense-kit/detection/initial_access/unexpected-shell-parent-events.sql

-- Unexpected process that spawns shell processes (event-based)
--
-- false positives:
--   * IDE's
--
-- references:
--   * https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/ (Command and Scripting Interpreter)
--   * https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1204/002/ (User Execution: Malicious File)
--
-- tags: process events
-- interval: 300
-- platform: posix
SELECT
  pe.path AS child_path,
  REGEX_MATCH (pe.path, '.*/(.*)', 1) AS child_name,
  TRIM(pe.cmdline) AS child_cmd,
  pe.pid AS child_pid,
  pe.euid AS child_euid,
  p.cgroup_path AS child_cgroup,
  p.parent AS parent_pid,
  TRIM(IIF(pp.cmdline != NULL, pp.cmdline, ppe.cmdline)) AS parent_cmd,
  TRIM(IIF(pp.path != NULL, pp.path, ppe.path)) AS parent_path,
  REGEX_MATCH (
    IIF(pp.path != NULL, pp.path, ppe.path),
    '.*/(.*)',
    1
  ) AS parent_name,
  TRIM(IIF(gp.cmdline != NULL, gp.cmdline, gpe.cmdline)) AS gparent_cmd,
  TRIM(IIF(gp.path != NULL, gp.path, gpe.path)) AS gparent_path,
  REGEX_MATCH (
    IIF(gp.path != NULL, gp.path, gpe.path),
    '.*/(.*)',
    1
  ) AS gparent_name,
  IIF(pp.parent != NULL, pp.parent, ppe.parent) AS gparent_pid
FROM
  process_events pe
  LEFT JOIN processes p ON pe.pid = p.pid
  LEFT JOIN processes pp ON pe.parent = pp.pid
  LEFT JOIN process_events ppe ON pe.parent = ppe.pid
  LEFT JOIN processes gp ON gp.pid = pp.parent
  LEFT JOIN process_events gpe ON ppe.parent = gpe.pid
WHERE
  child_name IN ('sh', 'fish', 'zsh', 'bash', 'dash')
  AND pe.time > (strftime('%s', 'now') -300) -- Ignore partial table joins
  AND NOT (
    parent_name IN (
      'abrt-handle-eve',
      'alacritty',
      'bash',
      'build-script-build',
      'chezmoi',
      'gke-gcloud-auth-plugin',
      'clang-11',
      'code',
      'Code Helper (Renderer)',
      'Code - Insiders Helper (Renderer)',
      'collect2',
      'conmon',
      'containerd-shim',
      'dash',
      'demoit',
      'direnv',
      'doas',
      'docker-credential-desktop',
      'env',
      'erl_child_setup',
      'chainctl',
      'find',
      'docker-credential-gcr',
      'FinderSyncExtension',
      'fish',
      'git',
      'go',
      'goland',
      'helm',
      'i3bar',
      'i3blocks',
      'java',
      'kitty',
      'ko',
      'kubectl',
      'lightdm',
      'login',
      'make',
      'monorail',
      'ninja',
      'nix',
      'nix-build',
      'nix-daemon',
      'node',
      'nvim',
      'package_script_service',
      'perl',
      'PK-Backend',
      'python',
      'roxterm',
      'sdk',
      'sdzoomplugin',
      'sh',
      'skhd',
      'snyk',
      'sshd',
      'sudo',
      'swift',
      'systemd',
      'systemd-sleep',
      'terminator',
      'test2json',
      'tmux',
      'tmux:server',
      'vi',
      'vim',
      'watch',
      'wezterm-gui',
      'xargs',
      'xcrun',
      'xfce4-terminal',
      'yum',
      'zellij',
      'zsh'

    )
    OR parent_name LIKE 'terraform-provider-%'
    -- Do not add shells to this list if you want your query to detect
    -- bad programs that were started from a shell.
    OR gparent_name IN ('env', 'git')
    -- Homebrew, except we don't want to allow all of ruby
    OR child_cmd IN (
      'sh -c /bin/stty size 2>/dev/null',
      'sh -c python3.7 --version 2>&1',
      'sh -c xcode-select --print-path >/dev/null 2>&1 && xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path 2>/dev/null'
    )
    OR child_cmd LIKE '/bin/bash /usr/local/Homebrew/Library%'
    OR child_cmd LIKE '/bin/sh %google-cloud-sdk/bin/docker-credential-gcloud get'
    OR gparent_cmd LIKE '/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/brew%'
  )
GROUP BY
  pe.pid