-- Find unexpected hidden directories in operating-system foldersbin/ -- -- references: -- * https://themittenmac.com/what-does-apt-activity-look-like-on-macos/ -- -- false positives: -- * unusual installers -- -- platform: posix -- tags: persistent filesystem state SELECT file.path, file.inode, file.directory, uid, gid, mode, atime, btime, mtime, ctime, type, size, hash.sha256, magic.data FROM file LEFT JOIN hash ON file.path = hash.path LEFT JOIN magic ON file.path = magic.path WHERE ( file.path LIKE '/lib/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/bin/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/dev/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/etc/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/etc/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/lib/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/libexec/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/Library/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/sbin/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/sbin/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/tmp/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/bin/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/lib/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/lib/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/libexec/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/local/bin/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/local/lib/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/local/lib/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/local/libexec/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/local/sbin/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/usr/sbin/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/var/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/var/%/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/var/lib/.%' OR file.path LIKE '/var/tmp/.%' ) AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/../' AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/./' -- Avoid mentioning extremely temporary files AND strftime('%s', 'now') - file.ctime > 20 AND file.path NOT IN ( '/.autorelabel', '/dev/.mdadm/', '/etc/.clean', '/etc/.java/', '/etc/.resolv.conf.systemd-resolved.bak', '/etc/selinux/.config_backup', '/etc/skel/.mozilla/', '/etc/.#sudoers', '/.file', '/.lesshst', '/lib/jvm/.java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64.jinfo', '/tmp/.accounts-agent/', '/tmp/.audio-agent/', '/tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress', '/tmp/.content-agent/', '/tmp/._contentbarrier_installed', '/tmp/.docker/', '/tmp/.docker-tmp/', '/tmp/.dotnet/', '/tmp/.dracula-tmux-data', '/tmp/.dracula-tmux-weather.lock', '/tmp/.DS_Store', '/tmp/.eos-update-notifier.log', '/tmp/.featureflags-agent/', '/tmp/.font-unix/', '/tmp/.go-version', '/tmp/.ICE-unix/', '/tmp/.last_survey_prompt.yaml', '/tmp/.last_update_check.json', '/tmp/.metrics-agent/', '/tmp/.settings-agent/', '/tmp/.terraform/', '/tmp/.terraform.lock.hcl', '/tmp/.Test-unix/', '/tmp/.ui-agent/', '/tmp/.updater-agent/', '/tmp/.vbox-t-ipc/', '/tmp/.X0-lock', '/tmp/.X11-unix/', '/tmp/.X1-lock', '/tmp/.X2-lock', '/tmp/.XIM-unix/', '/usr/lib/jvm/.java-1.17.0-openjdk-amd64.jinfo', '/var/db/.AppleInstallType.plist', '/var/db/.AppleUpgrade', '/var/db/.com.apple.iokit.graphics', '/var/db/.GKRearmTimer', '/var/db/.LastGKApp', '/var/db/.LastGKReject', '/var/db/.MASManifest', '/var/db/.SoftwareUpdateOptions', '/var/db/.StagedAppleUpgrade', '/var/db/.SystemPolicy-default', '/var/.ntw_cache', '/var/.Parallels_swap/', '/var/.pwd_cache', '/var/root/.bash_history', '/var/root/.bash_profile', '/var/root/.cache/', '/var/root/.CFUserTextEncoding', '/var/root/.forward', '/var/root/.lesshst', '/var/root/.nix-channels', '/var/root/.nix-defexpr/', '/var/root/.nix-profile/', '/var/root/.osquery/', '/var/root/.Trash/', '/var/root/.viminfo', '/var/run/.heim_org.h5l.kcm-socket', '/var/run/.sim_diagnosticd_socket', '/var/run/.vfs_rsrc_streams_0x2b725bbfb94ba4ef0/', '/var/setup/.AppleSetupUser', '/var/setup/.TemporaryItems', '/var/setup/.TemporaryItems/', '/var/tmp/.ses.bak', '/.vol/', '/.VolumeIcon.icns' ) AND file.directory NOT IN ('/etc/skel', '/etc/skel/.config') AND file.path NOT LIKE '/%bin/bootstrapping/.default_components' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.#%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.lark_cache_%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.wine-%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.%.gcode' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.vbox-%-ipc/' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.io.nwjs.%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.com.google.Chrome.%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.org.chromium.Chromium%' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/var/run/.vfs_rsrc_streams_%/' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/tmp/.X1%-lock' AND file.path NOT LIKE '/usr/local/%/.keepme' AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/.build-id/' AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/.dwz/' AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/.updated' AND file.filename NOT LIKE '.%.swo' AND file.filename NOT LIKE '.%.swp' AND file.path NOT LIKE '%/google-cloud-sdk/.install/' AND NOT ( type = 'regular' AND ( filename LIKE '%.swp' OR size < 2 ) ) AND NOT ( type = 'regular' AND filename = '.placeholder' ) -- A curious addition seen on NixOS and Fedora machines AND NOT ( file.path = '/.cache/' AND file.uid = 0 AND file.gid = 0 AND file.mode IN ('0755', '0700') AND file.size < 4 ) -- Ecamm Live AND NOT ( file.path LIKE "/tmp/.elive%" AND file.size < 7 ) AND NOT ( file.path = '/.config/' AND file.uid = 0 AND file.gid = 0 AND file.mode IN ('0755', '0700') AND file.size = 4 ) AND NOT ( file.path LIKE '/tmp/.java_pid%' AND file.type = 'socket' AND file.size = 0 ) AND NOT ( file.path = '/var/root/.oracle_jre_usage/' AND file.size = 96 )