Nasreddine Bencherchali
38 lines
1.5 KiB
YAML
38 lines
1.5 KiB
YAML
title: System Information Discovery Via Sysctl - MacOS
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id: 6ff08e55-ea53-4f27-94a1-eff92e6d9d5c
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status: test
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description: |
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Detects the execution of "sysctl" with specific arguments that have been used by threat actors and malware. It provides system hardware information.
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This process is primarily used to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments.
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references:
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- https://www.loobins.io/binaries/sysctl/#
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- https://evasions.checkpoint.com/techniques/macos.html
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- https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/04/09/oceanlotus-macos-malware-update/
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- https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/20-common-tools-techniques-used-by-macos-threat-actors-malware/
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- https://objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x1E.html
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- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1c547a064494a35d6b5e6b459de183ab2720a22725e082bed6f6629211f7abc1/behavior
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- https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/b4b1fc65f87b3dcfa35e2dbe8e0a34ad9d8a400bec332025c0a2e200671038aa/behavior
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author: Pratinav Chandra
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date: 2024-05-27
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tags:
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- attack.stealth
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- attack.t1497.001
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- attack.discovery
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- attack.t1082
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logsource:
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product: macos
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category: process_creation
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detection:
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selection_img:
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- Image|endswith: '/sysctl'
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- CommandLine|contains: 'sysctl'
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selection_cmd:
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CommandLine|contains:
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- 'hw.'
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- 'kern.'
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- 'machdep.'
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condition: all of selection_*
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falsepositives:
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- Legitimate administrative activities
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level: medium
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