python-use-by-ransomware-macos

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This query was originally published in the threat analytics report, EvilQuest signals the rise of Mac ransomware. As of the time of this writing (October 2020), ransomware designed to target macOS is relatively rare. EvilQuest is one of the few examples of this kind of malware on the platform. The query below can help locate an attempt to run Python in service of malicious activity by a remote operator. The command the query searches for is associated with, but not definitely indicative of, Evil

Attribute Value
Type Hunting Query
Solution GitHub Only
ID 8d52dce6-6143-44e9-8ff5-a62f2df742b2
Tactics Execution, Command and control
Required Connectors MicrosoftThreatProtection
Source [View on GitHub](https://github.com/Azure/Azure-Sentinel/blob/master/Hunting Queries/Microsoft%20365%20Defender/Command%20and%20Control/python-use-by-ransomware-macos.yaml)

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