- First seen
- Last seen
THREAT SIGNALMedium-high
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Indicator overview
INDICATOR PROFILEEngine detections are elevated in this report. Review the reported confidence, classification and relationships alongside them.
- SHA256
49e32c2c1c323e9dc98435aaf755cc4c1fada1bcfe94969556ffabe60256f132- SHA1
c7964db64cf3c60b580379812edc5b7dc4b7f310- MD5
8fe812e0929c0353d522213b3e7340b1- Filename
- OSXUpdate
- File type
- macho
- MIME
- application/x-mach-binary
- File size
- 535940
- TLSH
T183B4B52B2391939EC142C0F4E2F7937192357E732B1466E73674CB961FF04A21E58B9A- SSDEEP
6144:PkZ35+Ef5gvYp7dDZ2joeP5iRebwmNatAAQXexM:sqq5p7f2seJwmNapQ6M
Connected context
Key findings
OBSERVED EVIDENCEAnalysis takeaway
Elevated engine detections. Related indicators in this report: 15. Review the supporting evidence before taking action.
Detection signal
Malicious. Engine detections are elevated at 45%.
Confidence signal
VirusSign reports 100% confidence. Review this alongside engine detections and relationship evidence.
Analysis signals
OBSERVEDEngine detections45%
VirusSign confidence100%
Relationship context15 visible
Threat classificationmaxofferdeal
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Commonalities
RELATIONSHIP CONSTELLATION
No observations in this view
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FILEDOMAINIPURL
Visible connections
Related intelligence
Pivot across connected files and infrastructure with analysis signals and supporting context.
Dropped / child files
Files dropped, bundled, or created by the queried file.
5shown
0%
macho
15136 bytes
contains
Filename
__DATA__bss
File type
macho
MIME
application/x-mach-binary
Size
15136
SHA1
5491fc925cf931dd8160d9055d82b7d2d1bbbb42
0%
macho
299368448 bytes
drops
Filename
.Google Chrome Framework.gLxtW4
Type
dropper
File type
macho
MIME
application/x-mach-binary
Size
299368448
0%
8 bytes
contains
Filename
__DATA__thread_data
MIME
application/octet-stream
Size
8
SHA1
29e24643a6328cb4ea893738b89c63b842ce24e7
First seen
2009-07-31T01:23:48Z
0%
8 bytes
contains
Filename
.rodata.cst8
MIME
application/octet-stream
Size
8
SHA1
b832d7f1d370756eed543b37b8443848c82272c4
First seen
2017-12-24T22:32:17Z
0%
256 bytes
contains
Filename
.fptable
MIME
application/octet-stream
Size
256
SHA1
b376885ac8452b6cbf9ced81b1080bfd570d9b91
First seen
2007-03-17T10:14:14Z
Related IPs
Network IPs associated with this indicator.
5shown
0%
US
communicates
CIDR
17.248.0.0/14
Network
17.0.0.0-17.255.255.255
First seen
2023-10-09T16:57:11Z
Last seen
2026-11-07T21:02:00Z
0%
US
communicates
CIDR
17.248.0.0/14
Network
17.0.0.0-17.255.255.255
First seen
2023-10-10T22:00:46Z
Last seen
2026-11-02T22:44:25Z
0%
US
communicates
CIDR
17.248.0.0/14
Network
17.0.0.0-17.255.255.255
First seen
2023-10-10T22:00:46Z
Last seen
2026-11-09T19:50:43Z
US
communicates
CIDR
72.247.96.0/21
Network
72.246.0.0-72.247.255.255
First seen
2023-10-17T13:35:23Z
Last seen
2026-11-12T15:17:56Z
0%
US
communicates
CIDR
17.248.0.0/14
Network
17.0.0.0-17.255.255.255
First seen
2023-12-03T18:10:32Z
Last seen
2026-11-02T22:44:25Z
Related domains
Domains associated with this indicator.
5shown
0%
.com
communicates
Root
icloud.com
TLD
com
First seen
2023-09-29T08:35:00Z
Last seen
2026-11-12T19:35:18Z
0%
.com
communicates
Root
apple.com
TLD
com
First seen
2023-09-29T23:25:28Z
Last seen
2026-11-13T01:56:21Z
0%
.net
communicates
Root
apple-dns.net
TLD
net
Subdomain
gateway.fe
First seen
2023-09-29T01:46:07Z
Last seen
2026-11-12T21:07:56Z
0%
.com
communicates
Root
yahoo.com
TLD
com
Subdomain
apple-finance.query
First seen
2023-10-01T07:38:34Z
Last seen
2026-11-13T01:02:49Z
0%
.news
communicates
Root
apple.news
TLD
news
Subdomain
c
First seen
2023-09-29T01:46:07Z
Last seen
2026-11-12T21:05:03Z
Analysis details
Severity: criticaladware64bitmachocve-2019-12259cve-2019-12265exploitchecks-hostnamepersistence
Freshness: Historical · Last seen 650 days ago.
- Detection rate
- 45%
- Threat type
- adware
- Family
- maxofferdeal
- Confidence
- 100%
- detection
- 45 · Engine detection rate; color may also reflect VirusSign confidence.
Overview
- SHA256
49e32c2c1c323e9dc98435aaf755cc4c1fada1bcfe94969556ffabe60256f132- SHA1
c7964db64cf3c60b580379812edc5b7dc4b7f310- MD5
8fe812e0929c0353d522213b3e7340b1- Filename
- OSXUpdate
- File type
- macho
- MIME
- application/x-mach-binary
- File size
- 535940
- TLSH
T183B4B52B2391939EC142C0F4E2F7937192357E732B1466E73674CB961FF04A21E58B9A- SSDEEP
6144:PkZ35+Ef5gvYp7dDZ2joeP5iRebwmNatAAQXexM:sqq5p7f2seJwmNapQ6M- First seen
- 2020-09-23T13:19:41Z
- Last seen
- 2025-01-31T23:39:50Z
Key findings
A focused interpretation of the evidence, relationships and observation history that matter most.
Analysis takeaway
Elevated engine detections. Related indicators in this report: 15. Review the supporting evidence before taking action.
Detection signal
Malicious. Engine detections are elevated at 45%.
Confidence signal
VirusSign reports 100% confidence. Review this alongside engine detections and relationship evidence.
Threat context
Classification includes type adware and family maxofferdeal.
Relationship context
15 related indicators are shown across 3 relationship group(s). Additional relationship intelligence is available through API and data access.
Observation timeline
16 timestamped observations are arranged from 2007-03-17 to 2023-12-03. These are observation or metadata times, not execution order.
Why this verdict
Review the reported detections, analysis confidence and supporting context.
Engine detections are elevated in this report. Review the reported confidence, classification and relationships alongside them.
Reported engine detection rate, not the probability that this indicator is malicious.
VirusSign analysis confidence; separate from detection rate and actor-association confidence.
3 relationship group(s) provide pivot and infrastructure context.
Classification context: type adware, family maxofferdeal.
Last seen 650 days ago.
Signals reflect the intelligence returned in this report. Missing values mean not reported, not zero. Related indicators are investigation leads, not proof of shared malicious activity.
File profile
summarySelected file intelligence summary.
- Filename
- OSXUpdate
- File type
- macho
- MIME
- application/x-mach-binary
- Size
- 535940
Observed behavior
selected detailsSelected behavioral observations and reported framework mappings.
View details · 5 shown
- Changes permissions of written Mach-O files
- Classification label
- Connects to IPs without corresponding DNS lookups
- Contains functionality related to audio recording
- Contains functionality related to key logging
5 shown
View MITRE ATT&CK details · 5 shown
- T1546.006 — Changes permissions of written Mach-O filesTactics: TA0003 · TA0004
- T1056 — Contains functionality related to audio recordingTactics: TA0006 · TA0009
- T1543.001 — Contains functionality related to login items (used for persistence)Tactics: TA0003 · TA0004
- T1564.001 — Creates hidden Mach-O filesTactics: TA0005
- T1064 — Executes commands using a shell command-line interpreterTactics: TA0002 · TA0005
5 shown
Network activity
selected detailsSelected observations and details. Additional structured data are available through API and data access.
Network activity5+
TCP, UDPports 443, 80, 53
- 5+ outbound connections observed
- 0 domains, 5+ IPs, 0 URLs
- Common ports: 443, 80, 53, 67
- Protocols: TCP, UDP
View details · 5 shown
- IP
- 8.8.8.8
- Port
- 53
- Protocol
- UDP
- IP
- 72.247.96.186
- Port
- 443
- Protocol
- TCP
- IP
- 72.247.96.114
- Port
- 443
- Protocol
- TCP
- IP
- 67.195.228.56
- Port
- 443
- Protocol
- TCP
- IP
- 64.78.200.1
- Port
- 443
- Protocol
- TCP
5 shown
DNS request activity5+
A5+ response IPs
- 5+ DNS requests observed
- 5+ unique queries
- 5+ response IPs
- Query types: A
- Response codes: NOERROR
View details · 5 shown
- Query
- icloud.com
- Type
- A
- Answers
- 17.253.144.10
- Response
- NOERROR
- Query
- gateway.fe.apple-dns.net
- Query
- c.apple.news
- Type
- A
- Answers
- 17.253.83.206, 17.253.83.202, 23.192.209.135
- Response
- NOERROR
- Query
- apple.com
- Type
- A
- Answers
- 17.253.144.10
- Response
- NOERROR
- Query
- apple-finance.query.yahoo.com
- Type
- A
- Answers
- 67.195.228.56
- Response
- NOERROR
5 shown