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  • Uncommon macOS shell command execution Informational 10 variations

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (T1059.004) Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Detector tags: Shell Analytics
    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

    High overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution running a curl / wget in an uncommon way

    High overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution taking a screenshot

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution trying to gather information about the system

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution loading a kernel extension

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution, possibly granting file execution permissions

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution running a process kill command

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution executed an AppleScript

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution from an unsigned process

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden

    Uncommon macOS shell command execution of an exceedingly rare process

    Low overridden

    An unusual process execution of a shell command on macOS. This action may indicate possible exploitation or shell command execution via a backdoor. overridden