This technique can be used to hide a newly-created user from the configuration and login screens. The idea here is to set a property Hide500Users in the /Library/Preferences/com.apple.loginwindow.plist file. In this case, all users with a uid lower than 500 won't be present in the these screens. An example of a threat utilizing this technique to hide an illegitimate user is Pirrit.
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