title: Service Reload or Start - Linux
id: 2625cc59-0634-40d0-821e-cb67382a3dd7
status: test
description: Detects the start, reload or restart of a service.
references:
- https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1543.002/T1543.002.md
author: Jakob Weinzettl, oscd.community, CheraghiMilad
date: 2019-09-23
modified: 2025-03-03
tags:
- attack.privilege-escalation
- attack.persistence
- attack.t1543.002
logsource:
product: linux
service: auditd
detection:
selection:
type: 'EXECVE'
a0|contains:
- 'systemctl'
- 'service'
a1|contains:
- 'reload'
- 'start'
condition: selection
falsepositives:
- Installation of legitimate service.
- Legitimate reconfiguration of service.
- Command line contains daemon-reload.
level: low