Sigma rule: Space After Filename - macOS
A detection rule from the SigmaHQ repository, shown as its author published it. Dataset version ref-5a0aa430161a, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z.
Rule
- Title
- Space After Filename - macOS
- Status
- test
- Level
- low
- Author
- remotephone
- Date
- 2021-11-20
- Modified
- 2023-01-04
- File
- rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_space_after_filename.yml
- Commit
- ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84
Detects attempts to masquerade as legitimate files by adding a space to the end of the filename.
Log source
- product
- macos
- category
- process_creation
Detection
selection1:
CommandLine|endswith: ' '
selection2:
Image|endswith: ' '
condition: 1 of selection*False positives (as the rule lists them)
- Mistyped commands or legitimate binaries named to match the pattern
Tags
- attack.stealth
- attack.t1036.006
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/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_space_after_filename.yml
Sources and licences
SigmaHQ
"Space After Filename - macOS" by remotephone (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules/macos/process_creation/proc_creation_macos_space_after_filename.yml.
Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License
Cite this page
Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "Sigma rule: Space After Filename - macOS",
entity page, dataset version ref-5a0aa430161a, updated 2023-01-04T00:00:00.000Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/detections/sigma/b6e2a2e3-2d30-43b1-a4ea-071e36595690 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule b6e2a2e3-2d30-43b1-a4ea-071e36595690, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
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