System Shutdown/Reboot - MacOs — Sigma Rule

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Author: Igor Fits, Mikhail Larin, oscd.community. Source status: test; severity: informational. Source dates: 2020-10-19 / 2022-11-26.

{
  "product": "macos",
  "category": "process_creation"
}

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Source SHA-256: aca52ed858c72e16f96a0501baa7f07b14221520df84c76fc5f64ed35f857807

Detection logic

Original source YAML. Source-tag agreement is not proof of complete semantic coverage. This rule has not been compiled for a SIEM backend or validated against live telemetry here.

title: System Shutdown/Reboot - MacOs
id: 40b1fbe2-18ea-4ee7-be47-0294285811de
status: test
description: Adversaries may shutdown/reboot systems to interrupt access to, or aid in the destruction of, those systems.
references:
    - https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1529/T1529.md
author: 'Igor Fits, Mikhail Larin, oscd.community'
date: 2020-10-19
modified: 2022-11-26
tags:
    - attack.impact
    - attack.t1529
logsource:
    product: macos
    category: process_creation
detection:
    selection:
        Image|endswith:
            - '/shutdown'
            - '/reboot'
            - '/halt'
    condition: selection
falsepositives:
    - Legitimate administrative activity
level: informational

Original YAML and metadata in JSON

False positives

• Legitimate administrative activity

Source references

• https://github.com/redcanaryco/atomic-red-team/blob/f339e7da7d05f6057fdfcdd3742bfcf365fee2a9/atomics/T1529/T1529.md