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Sublime Plugin or Application Script Modification
editSublime Plugin or Application Script Modification
editAdversaries may create or modify the Sublime application plugins or scripts to execute a malicious payload each time the Sublime application is started.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- OS: macOS
- Use Case: Threat Detection
- Tactic: Persistence
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 106
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editfile where host.os.type == "macos" and event.type in ("change", "creation") and file.extension : "py" and file.path : ( "/Users/*/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text*/Packages/*.py", "/Applications/Sublime Text.app/Contents/MacOS/sublime.py" ) and not process.executable : ( "/Applications/Sublime Text*.app/Contents/*", "/usr/local/Cellar/git/*/bin/git", "/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/git", "/usr/libexec/xpcproxy", "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/Resources/DesktopServicesHelper" )
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Persistence
- ID: TA0003
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0003/
-
Technique:
- Name: Compromise Client Software Binary
- ID: T1554
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1554/