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S0278 iKitten

iKitten is a macOS exfiltration agent 1.

Item Value
ID S0278
Associated Names OSX/MacDownloader
Type MALWARE
Version 1.1
Created 17 October 2018
Last Modified 30 March 2020
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Associated Software Descriptions

Name Description
OSX/MacDownloader 1.

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1560 Archive Collected Data -
enterprise T1560.001 Archive via Utility iKitten will zip up the /Library/Keychains directory before exfiltrating it.1
enterprise T1037 Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts -
enterprise T1037.004 RC Scripts iKitten adds an entry to the rc.common file for persistence.1
enterprise T1555 Credentials from Password Stores -
enterprise T1555.001 Keychain iKitten collects the keychains on the system.1
enterprise T1564 Hide Artifacts -
enterprise T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories iKitten saves itself with a leading “.” so that it’s hidden from users by default.1
enterprise T1056 Input Capture -
enterprise T1056.002 GUI Input Capture iKitten prompts the user for their credentials.1
enterprise T1057 Process Discovery iKitten lists the current processes running.1
enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery iKitten will look for the current IP address.1

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