Analysis

  • max time kernel
    34s
  • max time network
    37s
  • platform
    macos-10.15_amd64
  • resource
    macos-20260915-en
  • resource tags

    arch:amd64arch:i386image:macos-20260915-enkernel:19b77alocale:en-usos:macos-10.15-amd64system
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 18:34

General

  • Target
    CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense
  • Size 706KB
  • Sample260922-w71dmax1dy
  • SHA256 77afbc54df498ec2529e652f601a11ea711857990ed91f234a7e30b6b4c46c95
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Identifies hardware specifics through system_profiler 2 IoCs
  • Prompts the user for their password using a hidden input dialog 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may mimic a system prompt to capture a user's password through a GUI dialog with masked input.

  • AppleScript 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    AppleScript is a macOS scripting language designed to control applications and parts of the OS via inter-application messages called AppleEvents.

  • Checks the status of system security protections 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    System utilities were executed to query the status of System Integrity Protection or FileVault encryption. This can be abused to discover local security settings.

Processes

  • /bin/sh
    sh -c "sudo /bin/zsh -c \"/Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense\""
    1⤵
      PID:463
    • /bin/bash
      sh -c "sudo /bin/zsh -c \"/Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense\""
      1⤵
        PID:463
      • /usr/bin/sudo
        sudo /bin/zsh -c /Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense
        1⤵
          PID:463
          • /bin/zsh
            /bin/zsh -c /Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense
            2⤵
              PID:464
            • /Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense
              /Users/run/CursorSense/CursorSense.app/Contents/MacOS/CursorSense
              2⤵
                PID:464
            • /bin/sh
              sh -c "killall Terminal 2>/dev/null"
              1⤵
                PID:466
              • /bin/bash
                sh -c "killall Terminal 2>/dev/null"
                1⤵
                  PID:466
                  • /usr/bin/killall
                    killall Terminal
                    2⤵
                      PID:467
                  • /bin/sh
                    sh -c "system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType SPHardwareDataType SPDisplaysDataType 2>/dev/null"
                    1⤵
                      PID:468
                    • /bin/bash
                      sh -c "system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType SPHardwareDataType SPDisplaysDataType 2>/dev/null"
                      1⤵
                        PID:468
                        • /usr/sbin/system_profiler
                          system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType SPHardwareDataType SPDisplaysDataType
                          2⤵
                            PID:469
                        • /usr/bin/csrutil
                          /usr/bin/csrutil status
                          1⤵
                            PID:472
                          • /bin/sh
                            sh -c "osascript -e 'display dialog \"You need to configure system settings before running application. Please enter password.\" default answer \"\" with icon 0 buttons {\"Continue\"} default button \"Continue\" with title \"System Preferences\" with hidden answer' 2>/dev/null"
                            1⤵
                              PID:488
                            • /bin/bash
                              sh -c "osascript -e 'display dialog \"You need to configure system settings before running application. Please enter password.\" default answer \"\" with icon 0 buttons {\"Continue\"} default button \"Continue\" with title \"System Preferences\" with hidden answer' 2>/dev/null"
                              1⤵
                                PID:488
                                • /usr/bin/osascript
                                  osascript -e "display dialog \"You need to configure system settings before running application. Please enter password.\" default answer \"\" with icon 0 buttons {\"Continue\"} default button \"Continue\" with title \"System Preferences\" with hidden answer"
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:490

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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