Potential XCSSET Malware Infection
Description
Identifies the execution traces of the XCSSET malware. XCSSET is a macOS trojan that primarily spreads via Xcode projects and maliciously modifies applications. Infected users are also vulnerable to having their credentials, accounts, and other vital data stolen.
Query · eql
process where event.action == "exec" and
(
(process.name in ("curl", "nscurl") and process.parent.name in ("bash", "sh", "zsh") and
process.args like~ ("https://*/sys/log.php", "https://*/sys/prepod.php", "https://*/sys/bin/Pods")) or
(process.name == "osacompile" and process.args like~ "/Users/*/Library/Group Containers/*" and process.parent.name in ("bash", "sh", "zsh")) or
(process.name == "plutil" and process.args like "LSUIElement" and process.args like~ "/Users/*/Library/Group Containers/*" and process.parent.name in ("bash", "sh", "zsh")) or
(process.name == "zip" and process.args == "-r" and process.args like~ "/Users/*/Library/Group Containers/*")
)