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    Mac ClickFix - Attribute Stripping and Execution

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Ibrahim Saud@tektrix
    •updated Jun 21, 2026•0•0•6

    Detects the payload stripping extended properties (xattr -c) to bypass macOS Gatekeeper, followed by immediate execution of the stripped file. This behavior is associated with the 'ClickFix' campaign.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1222.002 - Linux and Mac File and Directory Permissions ModificationTA0005 - Defense EvasionProcess EventCommand ExecutionmacOSkql

    Found in

    • Global Surge in ClickFix Social Engineering CampaignsLast updated Aug 14, 2026
    • macOS ClickFix Campaign Evolves with Fingerprinting GatesLast updated Aug 7, 2026

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