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Summary

Use xpc to execute routines with launchd to submit a keep-alive job from the specified binary without a backing plist.
  • Needs Admin: False
  • Version: 1
  • Author: @xorrior, @Morpheus______, @its_a_feature_

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Arguments

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program

  • Description: Path to the binary to execute.
  • Required Value: True
  • Default Value: None

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servicename

  • Description: Name of the service to create with the specified program
  • Required Value: False
  • Default Value: None

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Usage

xpc_submit -program /Users/itsafeature/Desktop/evil.bin -servicename com.itsafeature.test

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Detailed Summary

This command uses the xpc_pipe_routine function to send XPC messages to launchd. This uses the ROUTINE_SUBMIT routine to submit a program for launchd to execute.