High CPU usage for a long time

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About the rule

Rule Type

Standard

Rule Description

High CPU usage for a prolonged time period by the same software - Typical of cryptocurrency activity.

Severity

Critical

Rule Requirement

Criteria

Action1: actionname = "cpu_usage_threshold_violation" | timewindow 30m | groupby ALARM_SOURCE | groupby PROCESS_NAME having COUNT > 3 select Action1.timewindow.ALARM_ID,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_MESSAGE,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_SOURCE,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_CATEGORY,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_SEVERITY,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_TRIGGER_TIME,Action1.timewindow.ALARM_EVENT_TYPE,Action1.timewindow.PROCESS_NAME

Detection

Execution Mode

realtime

Log Sources

ME Applications