Detection rules › Elastic
Potential Binary Masquerading via Invalid Code Signature
Identifies binaries that have been identically named to Apple or popular third-party programs and have invalid or untrusted code signatures. Adversaries may attempt to manipulate the name of a process to make it appear legitimate or benign.
MITRE ATT&CK coverage
| Tactic | Techniques |
|---|---|
| Stealth |
Telemetry coverage
Rule body
[rule]
description = """
Identifies binaries that have been identically named to Apple or popular third-party programs and have invalid or
untrusted code signatures. Adversaries may attempt to manipulate the name of a process to make it appear legitimate or
benign.
"""
id = "4154c8ce-c718-4641-80db-a6a52276f1a4"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "Potential Binary Masquerading via Invalid Code Signature"
os_list = ["macos"]
version = "1.0.40"
query = '''
process where event.action == "exec" and
(
process.name like ("com.apple.*", "com.jamf.*", "jamf*", "zoom.us") or
process.executable like "/Users/*/Library/com.apple.*"
) and
(process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false) and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name in ("Software Signing", "com.apple.WebKit.Networking", "com.apple.WebKit.WebContent") and
process.name in
("com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.GPU.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.Networking.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.Storage.Development")) and
not process.executable like~ ("/usr/local/jamf/bin/jamf", "com.apple.WebKit.Networking.Development", "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Remote Assist/jamfRemoteAssistLauncher",
"/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Remote Assist/jamfRemoteAssistConnectorUI.app/Contents/MacOS/jamfRemoteAssistConnectorUI",
"/Users/*/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/*") and
not process.parent.executable in ("/sbin/launchd", "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Jamf.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon") and
not process.Ext.effective_parent.executable in ("/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Jamf.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon",
"/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSpeech.framework/corespeechd") and
not (process.Ext.effective_parent.executable == "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron" and process.name == "com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.Development") and
not (process.code_signature.signing_id in ("com.apple.WebKit.WebContent", "us.zoom.xos") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not (process.name == "zoom.us" and process.code_signature.subject_name == "Developer ID Application: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (BJ4HAAB9B3)" and process.code_signature.team_id == "BJ4HAAB9B3") and
not process.hash.sha256 in ("7519ac10c724566b7a57607cc2fc88a876bdd91a585e690c2480093b582c73e6", "930b075c52f829efcd431cee324403e1e8b03bf2039b1343aae31570034d30e2")
'''
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
optional_actions = []
[[actions]]
action = "kill_process"
field = "process.entity_id"
state = 0
[[threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[threat.technique]]
id = "T1036"
name = "Masquerading"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/"
[[threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1036.001"
name = "Invalid Code Signature"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1036/001/"
[threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
[internal]
min_endpoint_version = "8.7.0"
Stages and Predicates
Stage 1: process
process where event.action == "exec" and
(
process.name like ("com.apple.*", "com.jamf.*", "jamf*", "zoom.us") or
process.executable like "/Users/*/Library/com.apple.*"
) and
(process.code_signature.trusted == false or process.code_signature.exists == false) and
not (process.code_signature.subject_name in ("Software Signing", "com.apple.WebKit.Networking", "com.apple.WebKit.WebContent") and
process.name in
("com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.GPU.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.Networking.Development",
"com.apple.WebKit.Storage.Development")) and
not process.executable like~ ("/usr/local/jamf/bin/jamf", "com.apple.WebKit.Networking.Development", "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Remote Assist/jamfRemoteAssistLauncher",
"/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Remote Assist/jamfRemoteAssistConnectorUI.app/Contents/MacOS/jamfRemoteAssistConnectorUI",
"/Users/*/Library/Caches/ms-playwright/*") and
not process.parent.executable in ("/sbin/launchd", "/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Jamf.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon") and
not process.Ext.effective_parent.executable in ("/Library/Application Support/JAMF/Jamf.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/JamfDaemon",
"/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSpeech.framework/corespeechd") and
not (process.Ext.effective_parent.executable == "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/MacOS/Electron" and process.name == "com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.Development") and
not (process.code_signature.signing_id in ("com.apple.WebKit.WebContent", "us.zoom.xos") and process.code_signature.trusted == true) and
not (process.name == "zoom.us" and process.code_signature.subject_name == "Developer ID Application: Zoom Video Communications, Inc. (BJ4HAAB9B3)" and process.code_signature.team_id == "BJ4HAAB9B3") and
not process.hash.sha256 in ("7519ac10c724566b7a57607cc2fc88a876bdd91a585e690c2480093b582c73e6", "930b075c52f829efcd431cee324403e1e8b03bf2039b1343aae31570034d30e2")
Exclusions
The rule actively suppresses these predicates.
Indicators
These rows show field, operator, and value matches.
| Field | Kind | Values | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
event.action | eq |
| field:"EventType" kind:eq value:"exec" |
process.code_signature.exists | eq |
| field:"process.code_signature.exists" kind:eq value:"false" |
process.code_signature.trusted | eq |
| field:"process.code_signature.trusted" kind:eq value:"false" |
process.executable | wildcard |
| field:"Image" kind:wildcard value:"/Users/*/Library/com.apple.*" |
process.name | wildcard |
| field:"process_name" kind:wildcard |