-- Detect unusual calls to xattr, used to remove filesystem attributes -- -- false positives: -- * none observed, but they are expected -- -- interval: 300 -- platform: darwin -- tags: process events SELECT -- Child pe.path AS p0_path, REGEX_MATCH (pe.path, '.*/(.*)', 1) AS p0_name, TRIM(pe.cmdline) AS p0_cmd, pe.cwd AS p0_cwd, pe.pid AS p0_pid, pe.euid AS p0_euid, s.authority AS p0_authority, -- Parent pe.parent AS p1_pid, TRIM(COALESCE(p1.cmdline, pe1.cmdline)) AS p1_cmd, COALESCE(p1.path, pe1.path) AS p1_path, COALESCE(p_hash1.sha256, pe_hash1.sha256) AS p1_hash, REGEX_MATCH (COALESCE(p1.path, pe1.path), '.*/(.*)', 1) AS p1_name, pe_sig1.authority AS p1_authority, -- Grandparent COALESCE(p1.parent, pe1.parent) AS p2_pid, TRIM( COALESCE(p1_p2.cmdline, pe1_p2.cmdline, pe1_pe2.cmdline) ) AS p2_cmd, COALESCE(p1_p2.path, pe1_p2.path, pe1_pe2.path) AS p2_path, COALESCE( p1_p2_hash.path, pe1_p2_hash.path, pe1_pe2_hash.path ) AS p2_hash, REGEX_MATCH ( COALESCE(p1_p2.path, pe1_p2.path, pe1_pe2.path), '.*/(.*)', 1 ) AS p2_name, COALESCE( p1_p2_sig.authority, pe1_p2_sig.authority, pe1_pe2_sig.authority ) AS p2_authority, -- Exception key REGEX_MATCH (pe.path, '.*/(.*)', 1) || ',' || MIN(pe.euid, 500) || ',' || REGEX_MATCH (COALESCE(p1.path, pe1.path), '.*/(.*)', 1) || ',' || REGEX_MATCH ( COALESCE(p1_p2.path, pe1_p2.path, pe1_pe2.path), '.*/(.*)', 1 ) AS exception_key FROM process_events pe, uptime LEFT JOIN processes p ON pe.pid = p.pid LEFT JOIN signature s ON pe.path = s.path -- Parents (via two paths) LEFT JOIN processes p1 ON pe.parent = p1.pid LEFT JOIN hash p_hash1 ON p1.path = p_hash1.path LEFT JOIN process_events pe1 ON pe.parent = pe1.pid AND pe1.cmdline != '' LEFT JOIN hash pe_hash1 ON pe1.path = pe_hash1.path LEFT JOIN signature pe_sig1 ON pe1.path = pe_sig1.path -- Grandparents (via 3 paths) LEFT JOIN processes p1_p2 ON p1.parent = p1_p2.pid -- Current grandparent via parent processes LEFT JOIN processes pe1_p2 ON pe1.parent = pe1_p2.pid -- Current grandparent via parent events LEFT JOIN process_events pe1_pe2 ON pe1.parent = pe1_p2.pid AND pe1_pe2.cmdline != '' -- Past grandparent via parent events LEFT JOIN hash p1_p2_hash ON p1_p2.path = p1_p2_hash.path LEFT JOIN hash pe1_p2_hash ON pe1_p2.path = pe1_p2_hash.path LEFT JOIN hash pe1_pe2_hash ON pe1_pe2.path = pe1_pe2_hash.path LEFT JOIN signature p1_p2_sig ON p1_p2.path = p1_p2_sig.path LEFT JOIN signature pe1_p2_sig ON pe1_p2.path = pe1_p2_sig.path LEFT JOIN signature pe1_pe2_sig ON pe1_pe2.path = pe1_pe2_sig.path WHERE pe.time > (strftime('%s', 'now') -300) AND pe.status = 0 AND pe.cmdline != '' AND pe.cmdline IS NOT NULL AND pe.status == 0 AND pe.path = '/usr/bin/xattr' AND p0_cmd NOT IN ( '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Launcher.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/XPCServices/OP Updater Service.xpc', '/usr/bin/xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /Applications/iTerm.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/XPCServices/OP Updater Service.xpc/Contents/Helpers/1Password Updater.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Frameworks/1Password Helper.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Frameworks/1Password Helper (GPU).app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Frameworks/1Password Helper (Plugin).app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Frameworks/1Password Helper (Renderer).app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Keybase.app', '/usr/bin/xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/1Password.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/1Password Browser Helper.app', 'xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Google Chrome.app' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd LIKE '%xattr -l %' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd LIKE '%xattr -p com.apple.quarantine %' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd LIKE '%xattr -p com.apple.metadata:kMDItemAlternateNames %' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd LIKE '/usr/bin/xattr -w com.apple.metadata:kMDItemAlternateNames %' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd LIKE 'xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine /Users/%/.provisio/bin/%.app' ) AND NOT ( pe.euid > 500 AND p0_cmd = '/usr/bin/xattr -h' AND p1_cmd LIKE '%homebrew%' ) AND p0_cmd NOT LIKE '/usr/bin/xattr -w com.apple.quarantine 0002;%' AND p0_cmd NOT LIKE '/usr/bin/xattr -w com.apple.quarantine 0181;%' GROUP BY pe.pid