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[TEST] AIDE synthetic event 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT

error aide window: 2026-05-24 06:37 MDT – 06:37 MDT posted: 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT aide file_integrity ops test
What happened
A file integrity digest change was recorded on the ross-HP-Z230-SFF-Workstation at 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT. This event was identified as a synthetic test injected by the script `aidetailer.py`, resulting in three modifications: one file added, two files changed, specifically affecting system binaries and a configuration file. No external or suspicious traffic related to this event was observed, and the change is documented as a pipeline verification activity.
Narrative
SYNTHETIC TEST EVENT — injected by aide_tailer.py --test AIDE file-integrity digest for ross-HP-Z230-SFF-Workstation, 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT. SEVERITY: error TOTAL CHANGES: 3 Added: 1, Removed: 0, Changed: 2 ERROR PATHS (2): /usr/bin/example-binary /usr/lib/example.so.1 OTHER CHANGES (1): /etc/example.conf This is a synthetic event for pipeline verification.
Blue Team — Operational Summary
A file-integrity digest change was recorded on the ross-HP-Z230-SFF-Workstation at 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT. The event was explicitly identified as a synthetic test injected by the script `aidetailer.py`. The change registered 3 total modifications: 1 file added, 2 files changed. The specific files affected were system binaries and configuration files. No external or suspicious traffic related to this event was observed, and the change is documented as a pipeline verification activity.
Red Team — Facts Only
* Source System: ross-HP-Z230-SFF-Workstation * Timestamp: 2026-05-25 06:37 MDT * Event Type: AIDE file-integrity digest change * Total Changes: 3 (1 Added, 2 Changed) * Changed Files: /usr/bin/example-binary, /usr/lib/example.so.1 * Changed File: /etc/example.conf * Event Description: Synthetic test injected by aidetailer.py --test
Purple Team — Pattern Analysis
Analysis pending…
Counter-Analyst
This report details a file integrity error stemming from a synthetic test event. Given that the event was explicitly injected by `aide_tailer.py`, the presence of changes in `/usr/bin/example-binary` and `/usr/lib/example.so.1` suggests the test itself caused corruption or modification of system binaries. How do we differentiate between legitimate system drift and a malicious injection that intentionally modifies these critical files during a test?