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 |
Shell Analytics |
ATT&CK Tactic |
Execution (TA0002) |
ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Informational |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Variations
Uncommon macOS shell command execution by a BAS solution
Synopsis
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution running a curl / wget in an uncommon way
Synopsis
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution taking a screenshot
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution trying to gather information about the system
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution loading a kernel extension
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution, possibly granting file execution permissions
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution running a process kill command
Synopsis
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution executed an AppleScript
Synopsis
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution from an unsigned process
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.
Uncommon macOS shell command execution of an exceedingly rare process
Synopsis
ATT&CK Tactic |
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ATT&CK Technique |
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Severity |
Low |
Description
An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.
Attacker's Goals
An attacker may attempt to execute a malicious shell command on the system.
Investigative actions
- Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
- Check the executed shell command (and possible child processes) for malicious actions.