ATT&CKReferencesApril 2021 TrendMicro XCSSET

April 2021 TrendMicro XCSSET

Steven Du, Dechao Zhao, Luis Magisa, Ariel Neimond Lazaro. (2021, April 16). XCSSET Quickly Adapts to macOS 11 and M1-based Macs. Retrieved February 18, 2025.

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T1546
Event Triggered Execution
MalwareXCSSET

XCSSET's `dfhsebxzod` module searches for `.xcodeproj` directories within the user’s home folder and subdirectories. For each match, it locates the corresponding `project.pbxproj` file and embeds an encoded payload into a build rule, target configuration, or project setting. The payload is later executed during the build process.

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