Creation of Hidden Login Item via Apple Script

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Creation of Hidden Login Item via Apple Script

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Identifies the execution of osascript to create a hidden login item. This may indicate an attempt to persist a malicious program while concealing its presence.

Rule type: eql

Rule indices:

  • auditbeat-*
  • logs-endpoint.events.*

Severity: medium

Risk score: 47

Runs every: 5m

Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum alerts per execution: 100

References: None

Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Host
  • macOS
  • Threat Detection
  • Persistence
  • Execution

Version: 4

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Investigation guide

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Rule query

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process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name : "osascript" and
 process.command_line : "osascript*login item*hidden:true*"

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM