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AN0273 Analytic 0273

macOS · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Processes that utilize AppleScript, CGWindowListCopyWindowInfo, or NSRunningApplication APIs to list active application windows and foreground processes.</p>
Detects
T1010 Application Window Discovery
Part of
DET0097 Detection of Application Window Enumeration via API or Scripting

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
macos:unifiedlogNoneDC0021 OS API Execution
macos:osqueryprocess_eventsDC0032 Process Creation

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
AppleScriptTargetTunable to ignore benign scripting like automation by known apps.
ParentProcessUseful to suppress expected automation processes.