Synopsis
Activation Period |
14 Days |
Training Period |
30 Days |
Test Period |
N/A (single event) |
Deduplication Period |
1 Day |
Required Data |
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Detection Modules |
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Detector Tags |
Generic Persistence Analytics |
ATT&CK Tactic |
Persistence (TA0003) |
ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Variations
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified by a security testing tool
Synopsis
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system by a security testing tool.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified by a tool with possible web access
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system by a tool with possible web access.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified while using a data communication tool
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system while using a data communication tool for persistency registration or as a persistency triggered execution.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified while using osascript
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system while using osascript for persistency registration or as a persistency triggered execution.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified using Plist Buddy with Run-At-Load key
Synopsis
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system using Plist Buddy with Run-At-Load key set to True.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified with an uncommon path containing a known vendor name
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system with an uncommon path containing a known vendor name.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified with an unusual persistency executable path
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system with an unusual persistency executable path.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified by a non validly signed process
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system by a non validly signed process.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.
Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified by an unsigned process
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system by an unsigned process.
Attacker's Goals
Establish persistent access to the compromised host by registering malicious code.
Investigative actions
- Analyze the persistency item and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Analyze the registered process and determine whether it performs any malicious/suspicious actions.
- Check the events generated by the process for potential malicious behavior.