Web Shell Activity: PHP-FPM/Apache Spawning Shell Commands

Ibrahim Saud@tektrix

•updated 24 days ago•2•0•5

Detects web server processes (e.g., Apache, Nginx, PHP-FPM, IIS) launching suspicious shell or system administration utilities. This behavior is indicative of a web server compromise, potentially involving the use of web shells or the exploitation of public-facing web applications to execute arbitrary commands.