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Quarantine Events

Evidence: Quarantine Events
Description: Collect Quarantine Events Database
Category: System
Platform: macos
Short Name: qrntn
Is Parsed: Yes
Sent to Investigation Hub: Yes
Collect File(s): No

This collector gathers quarantine events information from the macOS system. This data is essential for understanding download and execution origins, detecting initial access vectors, and investigating user-driven infections.

This collector gathers structured data about quarantine events.

FieldDescriptionExample
UserUserExample value
QuarantineIDQuarantine IDExample value
TimestampTimestamp2023-10-15 14:30:25+03:00
BundleBundleExample value
AgentNameAgent NameExample value
DataURLData URLExample value
SenderNameSender NameExample value
SenderAddSender AddExample value
TypeNumType Num123
OriginTitleOrigin TitleExample value
OriginURLOrigin URLExample value
OriginAliasOrigin AliasExample value

This collector copies user quarantine databases from ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.QuarantineEventsV2 and parses the LSQuarantineEvent table.

This evidence is crucial for forensic investigations as it reveals downloaded files, source URLs, and agent processes that can indicate phishing, drive-by downloads, or malicious attachments.