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Suspicious Browser Child Process - MacOS

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Summary
This detection rule for macOS identifies suspicious child processes that are spawned by commonly used web browsers such as Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and others. The primary purpose of this rule is to flag potential exploitation attempts via browsers, which may lead to unauthorized access or execution of malicious scripts. The rule utilizes specific conditions to distinguish legitimate browser behavior from potentially malicious actions. For instance, it looks for processes that are typically spawned as children of browsers and match certain command-line patterns associated with known exploitation techniques. Additionally, it includes multiple filters to refine detection, ensuring that it does not trigger false positives from normal browser activity, such as legitimate updates or recovery scripts. The rule aims to provide a medium-level alert for security teams, indicating that further investigation may be required to ascertain the legitimacy of the observed process behavior.
Categories
  • macOS
  • Endpoint
Data Sources
  • Process
Created: 2023-04-05