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AN1378 Analytic 1378

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

<p>Outbound fallback traffic from low-profile or background launch agents using unusual protocols or destinations after primary channel inactivity.</p>
Detects
T1008 Fallback Channels
Part of
DET0499 Behavioral Detection of Fallback or Alternate C2 Channels

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:unifiedlogNoneDC0082 Network Connection Creation
NSM:FlowNoneDC0078 Network Traffic Flow

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
LaunchAgentContextUsed to suppress known legitimate agents.
PayloadEntropyCan help isolate covert or encrypted fallback traffic.