-- Unexpected long-running processes running as root -- -- false positives: -- * new software requiring escalated privileges -- -- references: -- * https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1543/ -- -- tags: persistent process state -- platform: darwin SELECT p.pid, p.name, p.path, p.euid, p.gid, f.ctime, f.directory AS dirname, p.cmdline, hash.sha256, pp.name AS parent_name, pp.cmdline AS parent_cmdline, signature.identifier, signature.authority FROM processes p LEFT JOIN file f ON p.path = f.path LEFT JOIN hash ON p.path = hash.path LEFT JOIN processes pp ON p.parent = pp.pid LEFT JOIN signature ON p.path = signature.path WHERE p.uid = 0 AND (strftime('%s', 'now') - p.start_time) > 15 AND p.path NOT IN ( '/Applications/Foxit PDF Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/FoxitPDFReaderUpdateService.app/Contents/MacOS/FoxitPDFReaderUpdateService', '/Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/StandaloneUpdaterDaemon.xpc/Contents/MacOS/StandaloneUpdaterDaemon', '/Applications/Opal.app/Contents/Library/LaunchServices/com.opalcamera.cameraExtensionShim', '/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/Parallels Service.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_disp_service', '/Applications/Parallels Desktop.app/Contents/MacOS/prl_naptd', '/bin/bash', '/Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/XProtect.app/Contents/MacOS/XProtect', '/Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/XProtect.app/Contents/XPCServices/XProtectPluginService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/XProtectPluginService', '/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Desktop Common/ElevationManager/Adobe Installer', '/Library/Application Support/Objective Development/Little Snitch/Components/at.obdev.littlesnitch.daemon.bundle/Contents/MacOS/at.obdev.littlesnitch.daemon', '/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/SolsticeDesktopSpeakers.driver/Contents/XPCServices/RelayXpc.xpc/Contents/MacOS/RelayXpc', '/Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessusd', '/Library/Nessus/run/sbin/nessus-service', '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.acc.installer.v2', '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.vmnetd', '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac4.Agent', '/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/keybase.Helper', '/Library/SystemExtensions/2DA71D8A-7905-4012-A7D5-0B246D5AA77B/at.obdev.littlesnitch.networkextension.systemextension/Contents/MacOS/at.obdev.littlesnitch.networkextension', '/opt/homebrew/Cellar/telepresence-arm64/2.7.6/bin/telepresence', '/sbin/launchd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/backupd.bundle/Contents/Resources/backupd-helper', '/System/Library/CoreServices/CrashReporterSupportHelper', '/System/Library/CoreServices/iconservicesagent', '/System/Library/CoreServices/launchservicesd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/logind', '/System/Library/CoreServices/loginwindow.app/Contents/MacOS/loginwindow', '/System/Library/CoreServices/osanalyticshelper', '/System/Library/CoreServices/powerd.bundle/powerd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/ReportCrash', '/System/Library/CoreServices/sharedfilelistd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update.app/Contents/Resources/suhelperd', '/System/Library/CoreServices/SubmitDiagInfo', '/System/Library/CryptoTokenKit/com.apple.ifdreader.slotd/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ifdreader', '/System/Library/CryptoTokenKit/com.apple.ifdreader.slotd/Contents/XPCServices/com.apple.ifdbundle.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ifdbundle', '/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.hiservices-xpcservice.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.hiservices-xpcservice', '/System/Library/Frameworks/AudioToolbox.framework/AudioComponentRegistrar', '/System/Library/Frameworks/AudioToolbox.framework/XPCServices/CAReportingService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/CAReportingService', '/System/Library/Frameworks/AudioToolbox.framework/XPCServices/com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper', '/System/Library/Frameworks/ColorSync.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.ColorSyncXPCAgent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ColorSyncXPCAgent', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/com.apple.cmio.registerassistantservice', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/iOSScreenCapture.plugin/Contents/Resources/iOSScreenCaptureAssistant', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/A/Support/coreservicesd', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/csnameddatad.xpc/Contents/MacOS/csnameddatad', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/FSEvents.framework/Versions/A/Support/fseventsd', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mds_stores', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Support/mdsync', '/System/Library/Frameworks/CryptoTokenKit.framework/ctkahp.bundle/Contents/MacOS/ctkahp', '/System/Library/Frameworks/GSS.framework/Helpers/GSSCred', '/System/Library/Frameworks/LocalAuthentication.framework/Support/coreauthd', '/System/Library/Frameworks/Metal.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/MTLCompilerService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/MTLCompilerService', '/System/Library/Frameworks/NetFS.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/PlugInLibraryService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/PlugInLibraryService', '/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/CVMServer', '/System/Library/Frameworks/PCSC.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.ctkpcscd.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.ctkpcscd', '/System/Library/Frameworks/PreferencePanes.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/cacheAssistant.xpc/Contents/MacOS/cacheAssistant', '/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/authd.xpc/Contents/MacOS/authd', '/System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.CodeSigningHelper.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.CodeSigningHelper', '/System/Library/Frameworks/SystemExtensions.framework/Versions/A/Helpers/sysextd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AccountPolicy.framework/XPCServices/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.AccountPolicyHelper', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AmbientDisplay.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.AmbientDisplayAgent', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleCredentialManager.framework/AppleCredentialManagerDaemon', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleNeuralEngine.framework/XPCServices/ANECompilerService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/ANECompilerService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleNeuralEngine.framework/XPCServices/ANEStorageMaintainer.xpc/Contents/MacOS/ANEStorageMaintainer', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ApplePushService.framework/apsd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppStoreDaemon.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.AppStoreDaemon.StorePrivilegedTaskService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.AppStoreDaemon.StorePrivilegedTaskService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssetCacheServicesExtensions.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/AssetCacheManagerService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/AssetCacheManagerService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssetCacheServicesExtensions.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/AssetCacheTetheratorService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/AssetCacheTetheratorService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AuthKit.framework/Versions/A/Support/akd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CacheDelete.framework/deleted_helper', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CloudKitDaemon.framework/Support/cloudd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreAccessories.framework/Support/accessoryd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreDuetContext.framework/Versions/A/Resources/contextstored', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreKDL.framework/Support/corekdld', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSymbolication.framework/coresymbolicationd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyControls.framework/Versions/A/Resources/parentalcontrolsd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FindMyMac.framework/Versions/A/Resources/FindMyMacd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GenerationalStorage.framework/Versions/A/Support/revisiond', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GeoServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.geod.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.geod', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MediaRemote.framework/Support/mediaremoted', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileInstallation.framework/XPCServices/com.apple.MobileInstallationHelperService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.MobileInstallationHelperService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileSoftwareUpdate.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.MobileSoftwareUpdate.CleanupPreparePathService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.MobileSoftwareUpdate.CleanupPreparePathService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Noticeboard.framework/Versions/A/Resources/nbstated', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/installd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/system_installd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/package_script_service.xpc/Contents/MacOS/package_script_service', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SiriInference.framework/Support/siriinferenced', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/A/Resources/WindowServer', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/StorageKit.framework/Versions/A/Resources/storagekitd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemAdministration.framework/XPCServices/writeconfig.xpc/Contents/MacOS/writeconfig', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration.framework/Versions/A/Resources/systemmigrationd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemStatusServer.framework/Support/systemstatusd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/TCC.framework/Support/tccd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Uninstall.framework/Versions/A/Resources/uninstalld', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ViewBridge.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/ViewBridgeAuxiliary.xpc/Contents/MacOS/ViewBridgeAuxiliary', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WiFiPolicy.framework/XPCServices/WiFiCloudAssetsXPCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/WiFiCloudAssetsXPCService', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WirelessDiagnostics.framework/Support/awdd', '/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/XprotectFramework.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/XprotectService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/XprotectService', '/usr/bin/sudo', '/usr/bin/sysdiagnose', '/usr/libexec/AirPlayXPCHelper', '/usr/libexec/airportd', '/usr/libexec/amfid', '/usr/libexec/aned', '/usr/libexec/apfsd', '/usr/libexec/applessdstatistics', '/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw', '/usr/libexec/ASPCarryLog', '/usr/libexec/autofsd', '/usr/libexec/automountd', '/usr/libexec/batteryintelligenced', '/usr/libexec/biokitaggdd', '/usr/libexec/biometrickitd', '/usr/libexec/bootinstalld', '/usr/libexec/colorsyncd', '/usr/libexec/colorsync.displayservices', '/usr/libexec/configd', '/usr/libexec/containermanagerd', '/usr/libexec/corebrightnessd', '/usr/libexec/coreduetd', '/usr/libexec/corestoraged', '/usr/libexec/dasd', '/usr/libexec/diskarbitrationd', '/usr/libexec/diskmanagementd', '/usr/libexec/dprivacyd', '/usr/libexec/endpointsecurityd', '/usr/libexec/findmydeviced', '/usr/libexec/InternetSharing', '/usr/libexec/IOMFB_bics_daemon', '/usr/libexec/ioupsd', '/usr/libexec/kernelmanagerd', '/usr/libexec/keybagd', '/usr/libexec/logd', '/usr/libexec/logd_helper', '/usr/libexec/lsd', '/usr/libexec/memoryanalyticsd', '/usr/libexec/microstackshot', '/usr/libexec/misagent', '/usr/libexec/mobileactivationd', '/usr/libexec/mobileassetd', '/usr/libexec/nehelper', '/usr/libexec/nesessionmanager', '/usr/libexec/online-authd', '/usr/libexec/opendirectoryd', '/usr/libexec/PerfPowerServices', '/usr/libexec/periodic-wrapper', '/usr/libexec/powerdatad', '/usr/libexec/PowerUIAgent', '/usr/libexec/remoted', '/usr/libexec/rtcreportingd', '/usr/libexec/runningboardd', '/usr/libexec/sandboxd', '/usr/libexec/searchpartyd', '/usr/libexec/secinitd', '/usr/libexec/securityd_service', '/usr/libexec/smd', '/usr/libexec/symptomsd-diag', '/usr/libexec/sysmond', '/usr/libexec/syspolicyd', '/usr/libexec/tailspind', '/usr/libexec/taskgated', '/usr/libexec/thermalmonitord', '/usr/libexec/TouchBarServer', '/usr/libexec/tzd', '/usr/libexec/tzlinkd', '/usr/libexec/usbd', '/usr/libexec/UserEventAgent', '/usr/libexec/warmd', '/usr/libexec/watchdogd', '/usr/libexec/wifianalyticsd', '/usr/libexec/wifip2pd', '/usr/libexec/wifivelocityd', '/usr/local/kolide-k2/bin/osquery-extension.ext', '/usr/sbin/aslmanager', '/usr/sbin/auditd', '/usr/sbin/BlueTool', '/usr/sbin/bluetoothd', '/usr/sbin/BTLEServer', '/usr/sbin/cfprefsd', '/usr/sbin/distnoted', '/usr/sbin/filecoordinationd', '/usr/sbin/KernelEventAgent', '/usr/sbin/mDNSResponderHelper', '/usr/sbin/notifyd', '/usr/sbin/securityd', '/usr/sbin/spindump', '/usr/sbin/syslogd', '/usr/sbin/systemsoundserverd', '/usr/sbin/systemstats', '/usr/sbin/WirelessRadioManagerd' ) AND signature.identifier IN ( 'Developer ID Application: Adobe Inc. (JQ525L2MZD)', 'Developer ID Application: Docker Inc (9BNSXJN65R)', 'Developer ID Application: Foxit Corporation (8GN47HTP75)', 'Developer ID Application: Keybase, Inc. (99229SGT5K)', 'Developer ID Application: Kolide Inc (YZ3EM74M78)', 'Developer ID Application: MacPaw Inc. (S8EX82NJP6)', 'Developer ID Application: Mersive Technologies (63B5A5WDNG)', 'Developer ID Application: Microsoft Corporation (UBF8T346G9)', 'Developer ID Application: Objective Development Software GmbH (MLZF7K7B5R)', 'Developer ID Application: Opal Camera Inc (97Z3HJWCRT)', 'Developer ID Application: Parallels International GmbH (4C6364ACXT)', 'Developer ID Application: Private Internet Access, Inc. (5357M5NW9W)', 'Developer ID Application: Tenable, Inc. (4B8J598M7U)', 'Software Signing' ) GROUP BY p.path