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AN0115 Analytic 0115

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

<p>Detects deletion of launch agents (~/Library/LaunchAgents/) and launch daemons (/Library/LaunchDaemons/), especially after suspicious process execution or when tied to known persistence methods.</p>
Detects
T1070.009 Clear Persistence
Part of
DET0040 Detection of Persistence Artifact Removal Across Host Platforms

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:unifiedloglog streamDC0064 Command Execution
macos:osqueryfile_eventsDC0040 File Deletion

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
LaunchDaemonPathCommon plist file paths for persistence: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/*.plist
CorrelatedProcessImageTies deletion to parent process (e.g., suspicious AppleScript runner)