Sigma rule: MacOS Emond Launch Daemon

A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5e61f3d28f64, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z.

Rule

Title
MacOS Emond Launch Daemon
Status
test
Level
medium
Author
Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community
Date
2020-10-23
Modified
2021-11-27
File
rules/macos/file_event/file_event_macos_emond_launch_daemon.yml
Commit
ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84

Detects additions to the Emond Launch Daemon that adversaries may use to gain persistence and elevate privileges.

Log source

product
macos
category
file_event

Detection

selection_1:
    TargetFilename|contains: '/etc/emond.d/rules/'
    TargetFilename|endswith: '.plist'
selection_2:
    TargetFilename|contains: '/private/var/db/emondClients/'
condition: 1 of selection_*

False positives (as the rule lists them)

  • Legitimate administration activities

Tags

  • attack.persistence
  • attack.privilege-escalation
  • attack.t1546.014

MITRE ATT&CK ids this rule names

References

Read on 2026-11-03T00:58:21.399Z under licence sigma-drl-1.1@d5f4c36a from https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/file_event/file_event_macos_emond_launch_daemon.yml

Sources and licences

  • SigmaHQ

    "MacOS Emond Launch Daemon" by Alejandro Ortuno, oscd.community (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/file_event/file_event_macos_emond_launch_daemon.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: MacOS Emond Launch Daemon",
entity page, dataset version ref-5e61f3d28f64, updated 2021-11-27T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/23c43900-e732-45a4-8354-63e4a6c187ce (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 23c43900-e732-45a4-8354-63e4a6c187ce, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.

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