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Persistence via Docker Shortcut Modification

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Persistence via Docker Shortcut Modification

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An adversary can establish persistence by modifying an existing macOS dock property list in order to execute a malicious application instead of the intended one when invoked.

Rule type: query

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:

Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Host
  • macOS
  • Threat Detection
  • Persistence

Version: 102

Rule authors:

  • Elastic

Rule license: Elastic License v2

Rule query

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event.category:file and host.os.type:macos and event.action:modification and
 file.path:/Users/*/Library/Preferences/com.apple.dock.plist and
 not process.name:(xpcproxy or cfprefsd or plutil or jamf or PlistBuddy or InstallerRemotePluginService)

Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

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