persistence_creation_modif_launch_deamon_sequence.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/12/07"
maturity = "production"
updated_date = "2021/03/03"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = "Adversaries may create or modify launch daemons to repeatedly execute malicious payloads as part of persistence."
false_positives = ["Trusted applications persisting via LaunchDaemons"]
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*"]
language = "eql"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "LaunchDaemon Creation or Modification and Immediate Loading"
references = [
    "https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/MacOSX/Conceptual/BPSystemStartup/Chapters/CreatingLaunchdJobs.html",
]
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "9d19ece6-c20e-481a-90c5-ccca596537de"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "macOS", "Threat Detection", "Persistence"]
type = "eql"

query = '''
sequence by host.id with maxspan=1m
 [file where event.type != "deletion" and file.path in ("/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/*", " /Library/LaunchDaemons/*")]
 [process where event.type in ("start", "process_started") and process.name == "launchctl" and process.args == "load"]
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1543"
name = "Create or Modify System Process"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/"


[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0003"
name = "Persistence"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/"