Detection rules › Sigma

Space After Filename - macOS

Status
test
Severity
low
Log source
category process_creation, product macos
Author
remotephone
Source
github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma

Detects attempts to masquerade as legitimate files by adding a space to the end of the filename.

Known false positives

  • Mistyped commands or legitimate binaries named to match the pattern

MITRE ATT&CK coverage

Telemetry coverage

Rule body

title: Space After Filename - macOS
id: b6e2a2e3-2d30-43b1-a4ea-071e36595690
status: test
description: Detects attempts to masquerade as legitimate files by adding a space to the end of the filename.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1036.006/T1036.006.md
author: remotephone
date: 2021-11-20
modified: 2023-01-04
tags:
    - attack.stealth
    - attack.t1036.006
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection1:
        CommandLine|endswith: ' '
    selection2:
        Image|endswith: ' '
    condition: 1 of selection*
falsepositives:
    - Mistyped commands or legitimate binaries named to match the pattern
level: low

Stages and Predicates

Stage 0: condition

1 of selection*

Stage 1: selection1

selection1:
    CommandLine|endswith: ' '

Stage 2: selection2

selection2:
    Image|endswith: ' '

Indicators

These rows show field, operator, and value matches.