-- Processes with executable names that feel weird -- -- references: -- * https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/peek-apt36-s-updated-arsenal -- -- tags: persistent process SELECT COALESCE(REGEX_MATCH (p0.path, '.*/(.*)', 1), p0.path) AS pname, COALESCE( REGEX_MATCH (p0.path, '.*/.*\.([a-z]{2,4})$', 1), "" ) AS pext, -- Child p0.pid AS p0_pid, p0.path AS p0_path, s.authority AS p0_sauth, s.identifier AS p0_sid, p0.name AS p0_name, p0.cmdline AS p0_cmd, p0.cwd AS p0_cwd, p0.euid AS p0_euid, p0_hash.sha256 AS p0_sha256, -- Parent p0.parent AS p1_pid, p1.path AS p1_path, p1.name AS p1_name, p1.euid AS p1_euid, p1.cmdline AS p1_cmd, p1_hash.sha256 AS p1_sha256, -- Grandparent p1.parent AS p2_pid, p2.name AS p2_name, p2.path AS p2_path, p2.cmdline AS p2_cmd, p2_hash.sha256 AS p2_sha256 FROM processes p0 LEFT JOIN signature s ON p0.path = s.path LEFT JOIN hash p0_hash ON p0.path = p0_hash.path LEFT JOIN processes p1 ON p0.parent = p1.pid LEFT JOIN hash p1_hash ON p1.path = p1_hash.path LEFT JOIN processes p2 ON p1.parent = p2.pid LEFT JOIN hash p2_hash ON p2.path = p2_hash.path WHERE ( pname LIKE "%kthread%" OR pname LIKE "%-help" OR pname LIKE "%flush%" OR pname LIKE "%tasks%" OR pname LIKE "%thread%" OR pname LIKE "%initd%" OR pname LIKE "%kdmp%" OR pname LIKE "%kworker%" OR pname LIKE "%launchd%" OR pname LIKE "%user_dir%" OR pname LIKE "%xdg%" OR pname LIKE "cpu%" OR pname LIKE "events%" OR pname LIKE "idle_%" OR pname LIKE '%xprotect%' OR pname LIKE "%kaudit%" OR pname LIKE "%nvme%" OR pname LIKE "%zswap%" OR pname LIKE "%crypt%" OR pname LIKE "%acpi%" OR pname LIKE "%kdev%" OR pname LIKE "%ksoft%" OR pname LIKE "%irq%" OR pname LIKE "%kswap%" OR pname LIKE "mm-%" OR pname LIKE "nm_%" OR pname LIKE "rcu%" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, '([a-z]{16,})', 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, '([a-zA-Z0-9]{32,})', 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, '(\w{40,})', 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH ( pname, '([a-z]+[A-Z]+[a-z]+[A-Z]+[a-z]+[A-Z]+[a-z]+[A-Z]+[a-z]+[A-Z]+[a-z]+[A-Z]+)', 1 ) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, "([a-z].*[A-Z].*\d+.*[a-z].*\d+)", 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, "(\d.*[a-z].*\d.*[a-z].*\d+)", 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, "(\d{5,})", 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, "^(\d\d)", 1) != "" OR REGEX_MATCH (pname, "^(\W)", 1) != "" OR ( REGEX_MATCH (pname, "(\W)$", 1) != "" AND pname NOT LIKE "%)" ) AND pext NOT IN ("", "gui", "cli", "us", "node", "com") ) AND NOT pname IN ( 'cpu', 'BetterTouchToolAppleScriptRunner', 'ThingsWidgetExtensionMacAppStore', 'BetterTouchToolShellScriptRunner', 'at.obdev.littlesnitch.networkextension', 'EcammLiveVideoOutAssistantXPCHelper' ) AND NOT pname LIKE '.%-wrapped' -- example: 85C27NK92C.com.flexibits.fantastical2.mac.helper AND NOT pname LIKE "%.com.flexibits.fantastical2.mac.helper" AND NOT s.authority = "Software Signing"