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macOS.OSAMiner

S1048 · macOS

macOS.OSAMiner is a Monero mining trojan that was first observed in 2018.

security researchers assessed macOS.OSAMiner may have been circulating since at least 2015. macOS.OSAMiner is known for embedding one run-only AppleScript into another, which helped the malware evade full analysis for five years due to a lack of Apple event (AEVT) analysis tools.

ATT&CK S1048 Malware family
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0 Live IOCs0

Techniques Used

11
ATT&CK techniques this malware is documented performing. Each links to its detections - Sigma, vendor SIEM rules, and analytics - so you catch the behaviour even when the binary changes.

Live Indicators

Indicators are defanged for safe handling. Newest first.
Aliases
macOS.OSAMiner
External lookups - second-class, for what we don’t hold ourselves