[rule]
description = """
Identifies activity where an AppleScript applet is executed followed by the immediate execution of the "curl" command.
An attacker might use an AppleScript applet to automate malicious tasks and leverage "curl" to download additional
payloads or communicate with a command and control (C2) server. This activity has been observed being utilized by XCSSET
and more recently by a new threat deemed "Rustbucket" by JAMF to bypass Gatekeeper and download a second stage payload.
"""
id = "52ad2198-1a7b-4492-b578-6ffa110f9b09"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Payload Download via AppleScript Applet"
os_list = ["macos"]
reference = [
"https://www.jamf.com/blog/bluenoroff-apt-targets-macos-rustbucket-malware/",
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/001/",
"https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/",
]
version = "1.0.19"
query = '''
process where event.type == "start" and
process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and
(process.Ext.effective_parent.name == "applet" or process.parent.name == "applet") and
not process.args like "POST"
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.parent.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1553"
name = "Subvert Trust Controls"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1553.001"
name = "Gatekeeper Bypass"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1553/001/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1105"
name = "Ingress Tool Transfer"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1105/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0011"
name = "Command and Control"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0011/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"