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    Phexia LaunchAgent loader: base64 pipe to osascript run by bash via launchd

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    Detects the Phexia macOS dropper persistence mechanism where a shell script writes a plist file into ~/Library/LaunchAgents, reloads it using launchctl, and subsequently executes a base64 encoded payload piped into osascript via a shell interpreter.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1543.001 - Launch AgentT1059.004 - Unix ShellT1027 - Obfuscated Files or InformationTA0003 - PersistenceTA0004 - Privilege EscalationTA0002 - ExecutionTA0005 - StealthProcess CreationFile CreationFile ModificationScheduled Task CreatedmacOSWindows Defender Atpkql

    Found in

    • Analysis of Phexia Modular macOS Backdoor and InfostealerLast updated yesterday

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