-- Things that call chmod to set executable permissions -- -- references: -- * https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2022/05/19/rise-in-xorddos-a-deeper-look-at-the-stealthy-ddos-malware-targeting-linux-devices/ -- -- false positives: -- * loads of them -- -- tags: transient process events -- platform: darwin -- interval: 300 SELECT IFNULL( REGEX_MATCH (TRIM(pe.cmdline), '.* (/.*)', 1), CONCAT ( pe.cwd, '/', REGEX_MATCH (TRIM(pe.cmdline), '.* (.*)', 1) ) ) AS f_path, f.mode AS f_mode, f.type AS f_type, hash.sha256 AS f_hash, magic.data AS f_magic, -- Child pe.path AS p0_path, TRIM(pe.cmdline) AS p0_cmd, pe.cwd AS p0_cwd, pe.pid AS p0_pid, -- 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, -- 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, -- 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 LEFT JOIN processes p ON pe.pid = p.pid -- Wow, you can do that? LEFT JOIN file f ON IFNULL( REGEX_MATCH (TRIM(pe.cmdline), '.* (/.*)', 1), CONCAT ( pe.cwd, '/', REGEX_MATCH (TRIM(pe.cmdline), '.* (.*)', 1) ) ) = f.path LEFT JOIN hash ON f.path = hash.path LEFT JOIN magic ON f.path = magic.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 -- 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 WHERE pe.pid IN ( SELECT DISTINCT pid FROM process_events WHERE time > (strftime('%s', 'now') -300) AND status = 0 AND parent > 0 AND ( cmdline LIKE '%chmod% 7%' OR cmdline LIKE '%chmod% +rwx%' OR cmdline LIKE '%chmod% +x%' OR cmdline LIKE '%chmod% u+x%' OR cmdline LIKE '%chmod% a+x%' ) AND cmdline != 'chmod 0777 /Users/Shared/logitune' ) AND pe.time > (strftime('%s', 'now') -300) AND pe.syscall = "execve" AND f.type != 'directory' GROUP BY p0_pid