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used RDP to move laterally in victim networks. | ['T1021.001'] |
used regsvr32.exe to execute scripts. | ['T1218.010'] |
used Regsvr32 to bypass application whitelisting techniques. | ['T1218.010'] |
used scheduled tasks to automatically log out of created accounts every 8 hours as well as to execute malicious files. | ['T1053.005'] |
used SMTP as a communication channel in various implants, initially using self-registered Google Mail accounts and later compromised email servers of its victims. Later implants such as use a blend of HTTP and other legitimate channels, depending on module configuration. | ['T1071'] |
used spearphishing emails with malicious Microsoft Word attachments to infect victims. | ['T1598.002'] |
used spearphishing with PDF attachments containing malicious links that redirected to credential harvesting websites. | ['T1598.003'] |
used sticky-keys to obtain unauthenticated, privileged console access. | ['T1546.008'] |
used the Ammyy Admin tool as well as TeamViewer for remote access. | ['T1219'] |
used the Plink command-line utility to create SSH tunnels to C2 servers. | ['T1573', 'T1071'] |
used the PowerShell filenames Office365DCOMCheck.ps1 and SystemDiskClean.ps1. | ['T1036'] |
used to download payloads, run a reverse shell, and execute malware on the victim's machine. | ['T1059.001'] |
used to launch an authentication window for users to enter their credentials. | ['T1187'] |
used to remove artifacts from victims. | ['T1070'] |
used UPX to pack files. | ['T1027.002'] |
used various social media channels to spearphish victims. | ['T1566.003'] |
used VBS and JavaScript scripts to help perform tasks on the victim's machine. | ['T1064'] |
used VPNs and Outlook Web Access (OWA) to maintain access to victim networks. | ['T1133'] |
use HTTPS for all command and control communication methods. | ['T1071'] |
uses 's malleable C2 functionality to blend in with network traffic. | ['T1095'] |
uses 443 for C2 communications. | ['T1043'] |
uses a backup communication method with an HTTP beacon. | ['T1008'] |
uses a batch file that configures the ComSysApp service to autostart in order to establish persistence. | ['T1547.001'] |
uses a batch file that modifies Registry keys to launch a DLL into the svchost.exe process. | ['T1112'] |
uses a batch file to kill a security program task and then attempts to remove itself. | ['T1064'] |
uses a batch file to load a DLL into the svchost.exe process. | ['T1055'] |
uses a command-line interface. | ['T1059'] |
uses a command-line interface to interact with systems. | ['T1059'] |
uses a copy of tor2web proxy for HTTPS communications. | ['T1090.003'] |
uses a custom binary protocol for C2 communications. | ['T1095'] |
uses a custom binary protocol to beacon back to its C2 server. It has also used XOR for encrypting communications. | ['T1095'] |
uses a custom command and control protocol that communicates over commonly used ports, and is frequently encapsulated by application layer protocols. | ['T1043', 'T1071'] |
uses a custom command and control protocol that communicates over commonly used ports. The C2 protocol is encapsulated in common application layer protocols. | ['T1043'] |
uses a custom crypter leveraging Microsoft’s CryptoAPI to encrypt C2 traffic. | ['T1573'] |
uses a custom DNS tunneling protocol for C2. | ['T1095'] |
uses a custom encryption algorithm, which consists of XOR and a stream that is similar to the Blum Blum Shub algorithm. | ['T1573'] |
uses a custom encryption algorithm on data sent back to the C2 server over HTTP. | ['T1573'] |
uses a customized XOR algorithm to encrypt C2 communications. | ['T1573'] |
uses a custom packer. | ['T1027.002'] |
uses a custom packing algorithm. | ['T1027.002'] |
uses a custom TCP protocol for C2. | ['T1095'] |
uses a custom UDP protocol to communicate. | ['T1095'] |
uses a dropper called MaoCheng that harvests a stolen digital signature from Adobe Systems. | ['T1553.002'] |
uses AES and a preshared key to decrypt the custom Base64 routine used to encode strings and scripts. | ['T1140'] |
uses AES to encrypt C2 communications. | ['T1573'] |
uses AES to encrypt certain information sent over its C2 channel. | ['T1573'] |
uses AES to encrypt network communication. | ['T1573'] |
uses a hidden directory named .calisto to store data from the victim’s machine before exfiltration. | ['T1074', 'T1564.001'] |
uses a keylogger and steals clipboard contents from victims. | ['T1056'] |
uses a keylogger plugin to gather keystrokes. | ['T1056'] |
uses a keylogger to capture keystrokes. | ['T1056'] |
uses a keylogger to capture keystrokes and location of where the user is typing. | ['T1056'] |
uses a keylogger to capture keystrokes it then sends back to the server after it is stopped. | ['T1056'] |
uses a large list of C2 servers that it cycles through until a successful connection is established. | ['T1008'] |
uses a list of known credentials gathered through credential dumping to guess passwords to accounts as it spreads throughout a network. | ['T1110'] |
uses a modified version of pentesting script wmiexec.vbs, which logs into a remote machine using WMI. | ['T1047'] |
uses a module to execute Mimikatz with PowerShell to perform . | ['T1064', 'T1059.001'] |
uses a module to receive a notification every time a USB mass storage device is inserted into a victim. | ['T1120'] |
uses and other Active Directory utilities to enumerate hosts. | ['T1018'] |
uses a Port 22 malware variant to modify several Registry keys. | ['T1112'] |
uses a PowerShell script to launch shellcode that retrieves an additional payload. | ['T1059.001'] |
uses AppleScript to create a login item for persistence. | ['T1059.002'] |
uses a simple one-byte XOR method to obfuscate values in the malware. | ['T1027'] |
uses a sophisticated keylogger. | ['T1056'] |
uses a specific port of 443 and can also use ports 53 and 80 for C2. One variant uses HTTP over port 443 to connect to its C2 server. | ['T1043'] |
uses a tool to infect connected USB devices and transmit itself to air-gapped computers when the infected USB device is inserted. | ['T1091'] |
uses a variation of the XOR cipher to encrypt files before exfiltration. | ['T1486'] |
uses a virus that propagates by infecting executables stored on shared drives. | ['T1080'] |
uses a WMI event subscription to establish persistence. | ['T1546.003'] |
uses Base64 encoding for C2 traffic. | ['T1132'] |
uses Base64 encoding for communication in the message body of an HTTP request. | ['T1132'] |
uses blogs and third-party sites (GitHub, tumbler, and BlogSpot) to avoid DNS-based blocking of their communication to the command and control server. | ['T1102'] |
uses character replacement, environment variables, and XOR encoding to obfuscate code. | ['T1027'] |
uses cloud based services for C2. | ['T1102'] |
uses cmd.exe and /bin/bash to execute commands on the victim’s machine. | ['T1059'] |
uses cmd.exe to execute commands for discovery. | ['T1059'] |
uses cmd.exe to execute commands on the victim’s machine. | ['T1059'] |
uses cmd.exe to execute scripts and commands on the victim’s machine. | ['T1059'] |
uses cmd.exe to run commands for enumerating the host. | ['T1059'] |
uses cmd.exe to set the Registry Run key value. It also has a command to spawn a command shell. | ['T1059'] |
uses COM hijacking as a method of persistence. | ['T1546.015'] |
uses command line for execution. | ['T1059'] |
uses commands such as netsh advfirewall firewall to discover local firewall settings. | ['T1518.001'] |
uses commands such as netsh interface show to discover network interface settings. | ['T1016'] |
uses credential dumpers such as and to extract cached credentials from Windows systems. | ['T1003'] |
uses custom base64 encoding to obfuscate HTTP traffic. | ['T1132'] |
uses DLL search order hijacking for persistence by saving itself as ntshrui.dll to the Windows directory so it will load before the legitimate ntshrui.dll saved in the System32 subdirectory. | ['T1574.001'] |
uses DLL side-loading, typically using a digitally signed sample of Kaspersky Anti-Virus (AV) 6.0 for Windows Workstations or McAfee's Outlook Scan About Box to load malicious DLL files. | ['T1574.002'] |
uses DLL side-loading to load malicious programs. | ['T1574.002'] |
uses DNS as its C2 protocol. | ['T1071'] |
uses DNS for C2. | ['T1071'] |
uses DNS for the C2 communications. | ['T1071'] |
uses DNS TXT records for C2. | ['T1071'] |
uses Domain Fronting to disguise the destination of network traffic as another server that is hosted in the same Content Delivery Network (CDN) as the intended desitnation. | ['T1090.004'] |
uses encrypted Windows APIs and also encrypts data using the alternative base64+RC4 or the Caesar cipher. | ['T1027'] |
uses FakeTLS to communicate with its C2 server. | ['T1573'] |
uses fake Transport Layer Security (TLS) to communicate with its C2 server, encoding data with RC4 encryption. | ['T1573'] |
uses file and folder names related to legitimate programs in order to blend in, such as HP, Intel, Adobe, and perflogs. | ['T1036'] |
uses FTP for command and control. | ['T1071'] |
uses GET and POST requests over HTTP or HTTPS for command and control to obtain commands and send ZLIB compressed data back to the C2 server. | ['T1071'] |