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attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f1951e8a-500e-4a26-8803-76d95c4554b4
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-10T18:33:36.159000Z
2023-08-14T15:53:00.999000Z
Service Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows service control manager to execute malicious commands or payloads. The Windows service control manager (<code>services.exe</code>) is an interface to manage and manipulate services.(Citation: Microsoft Service Control Manager) The service control manager is accessible to users via GUI ...
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false
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Changes to service Registry entries and command line invocation of tools capable of modifying services that do not correlate with known software, patch cycles, etc., may be suspicious. If a service is used only to execute a binary or script and not to persist, then it will likely be changed back to its original form sh...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
1.2
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f232fa7a-025c-4d43-abc7-318e81a73d65
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-13T20:36:57.378000Z
2024-03-29T15:42:13.499000Z
Cloud Accounts
Valid accounts in cloud environments may allow adversaries to perform actions to achieve Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Cloud accounts are those created and configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration of resources within a cloud...
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false
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Monitor the activity of cloud accounts to detect abnormal or malicious behavior, such as accessing information outside of the normal function of the account or account usage at atypical hours.
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Azure AD", "Office 365", "SaaS", "IaaS", "Google Workspace" ]
1.7
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f244b8dd-af6c-4391-a497-fc03627ce995
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-06-23T22:28:28.041000Z
2022-05-04T14:52:51.290000Z
Environmental Keying
Adversaries may environmentally key payloads or other features of malware to evade defenses and constraint execution to a specific target environment. Environmental keying uses cryptography to constrain execution or actions based on adversary supplied environment specific conditions that are expected to be present on t...
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false
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Detecting the use of environmental keying may be difficult depending on the implementation. Monitoring for suspicious processes being spawned that gather a variety of system information or perform other forms of [Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0007), especially in a short period of time, may aid in detec...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2017-05-31T21:30:21.689000Z
2020-07-14T19:49:47.340000Z
Fallback Channels
Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
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false
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Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do not follow...
[ "enterprise-attack" ]
false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "Windows", "macOS" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f2857333-11d4-45bf-b064-2c28d8525be5
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-13T20:33:00.009000Z
2024-02-14T21:56:34.831000Z
NTFS File Attributes
Adversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection. Every New Technology File System (NTFS) formatted partition contains a Master File Table (MFT) that maintains a record for every file/directory on the partition. (Citation: SpectorOps Host-Based Jul 2017) Within MFT entri...
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false
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Forensic techniques exist to identify information stored in NTFS EA. (Citation: Journey into IR ZeroAccess NTFS EA) Monitor calls to the <code>ZwSetEaFile</code> and <code>ZwQueryEaFile</code> Windows API functions as well as binaries used to interact with EA, (Citation: Oddvar Moe ADS1 Jan 2018) (Citation: Oddvar Moe ...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
1.1
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f2877f7f-9a4c-4251-879f-1224e3006bee
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-02-11T18:43:38.588000Z
2023-03-30T21:01:46.538000Z
Kerberoasting
Adversaries may abuse a valid Kerberos ticket-granting ticket (TGT) or sniff network traffic to obtain a ticket-granting service (TGS) ticket that may be vulnerable to [Brute Force](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1110).(Citation: Empire InvokeKerberoast Oct 2016)(Citation: AdSecurity Cracking Kerberos Dec 2015) ...
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false
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Enable Audit Kerberos Service Ticket Operations to log Kerberos TGS service ticket requests. Particularly investigate irregular patterns of activity (ex: accounts making numerous requests, Event ID 4769, within a small time frame, especially if they also request RC4 encryption [Type 0x17]).(Citation: Microsoft Detectin...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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1.2
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f303a39a-6255-4b89-aecc-18c4d8ca7163
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-02-11T18:45:34.293000Z
2021-04-22T20:20:14.595000Z
DCSync
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citation: Samba DRSUAPI) (Citation: Wine API samlib.dll) to simulate the replication proc...
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false
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Monitor domain controller logs for replication requests and other unscheduled activity possibly associated with DCSync.(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citation: Samba DRSUAPI) Also monitor for network protocols(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft NRPC Dec 201...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2017-05-31T21:31:37.450000Z
2024-04-16T12:50:15.929000Z
System Time Discovery
An adversary may gather the system time and/or time zone settings from a local or remote system. The system time is set and stored by services, such as the Windows Time Service on Windows or <code>systemsetup</code> on macOS.(Citation: MSDN System Time)(Citation: Technet Windows Time Service)(Citation: systemsetup mac ...
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false
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Command-line interface monitoring may be useful to detect instances of net.exe or other command-line utilities being used to gather system time or time zone. Methods of detecting API use for gathering this information are likely less useful due to how often they may be used by legitimate software. For network infrastr...
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows", "Network", "Linux", "macOS" ]
1.4
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f3d95a1f-bba2-44ce-9af7-37866cd63fd0
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2019-11-27T13:52:45.853000Z
2023-11-15T14:38:10.876000Z
At
Adversaries may abuse the [at](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0110) utility to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. The [at](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0110) utility exists as an executable within Windows, Linux, and macOS for scheduling tasks at a specified time and...
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false
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Monitor process execution from the svchost.exe in Windows 10 and the Windows Task Scheduler taskeng.exe for older versions of Windows. (Citation: Twitter Leoloobeek Scheduled Task) If scheduled tasks are not used for persistence, then the adversary is likely to remove the task when the action is complete. Monitor Windo...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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2.2
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-01-14T01:26:08.145000Z
2023-08-11T21:34:38.558000Z
Dynamic-link Library Injection
Adversaries may inject dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges. DLL injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. DLL injection is commonly performed by writing the path to a DLL ...
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false
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Monitoring Windows API calls indicative of the various types of code injection may generate a significant amount of data and may not be directly useful for defense unless collected under specific circumstances for known bad sequences of calls, since benign use of API functions may be common and difficult to distinguish...
[ "enterprise-attack" ]
true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
1.3
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f4b843c1-7e92-4701-8fed-ce82f8be2636
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-10-01T02:17:46.086000Z
2021-04-15T03:14:01.255000Z
Exploits
Adversaries may buy, steal, or download exploits that can be used during targeting. An exploit takes advantage of a bug or vulnerability in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer hardware or software. Rather than developing their own exploits, an adversary may find/modify exploits from...
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false
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Much of this activity will take place outside the visibility of the target organization, making detection of this behavior difficult. Detection efforts may be focused on behaviors relating to the use of exploits (i.e. [Exploit Public-Facing Application](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1190), [Exploitation for Cli...
[ "enterprise-attack" ]
true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "PRE" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f4c1826f-a322-41cd-9557-562100848c84
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-02-11T19:01:56.887000Z
2024-04-11T21:51:44.851000Z
Modify Authentication Process
Adversaries may modify authentication mechanisms and processes to access user credentials or enable otherwise unwarranted access to accounts. The authentication process is handled by mechanisms, such as the Local Security Authentication Server (LSASS) process and the Security Accounts Manager (SAM) on Windows, pluggabl...
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false
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Monitor for new, unfamiliar DLL files written to a domain controller and/or local computer. Monitor for changes to Registry entries for password filters (ex: <code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\Notification Packages</code>) and correlate then investigate the DLL files these files reference. ...
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows", "Linux", "macOS", "Network", "Azure AD", "Google Workspace", "IaaS", "Office 365", "SaaS" ]
2.4
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f5946b5e-9408-485f-a7f7-b5efc88909b6
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-02-11T19:01:15.930000Z
2020-11-10T18:29:31.138000Z
Credential API Hooking
Adversaries may hook into Windows application programming interface (API) functions to collect user credentials. Malicious hooking mechanisms may capture API calls that include parameters that reveal user authentication credentials.(Citation: Microsoft TrojanSpy:Win32/Ursnif.gen!I Sept 2017) Unlike [Keylogging](https:/...
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false
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Monitor for calls to the `SetWindowsHookEx` and `SetWinEventHook` functions, which install a hook procedure.(Citation: Microsoft Hook Overview)(Citation: Volatility Detecting Hooks Sept 2012) Also consider analyzing hook chains (which hold pointers to hook procedures for each type of hook) using tools(Citation: Volatil...
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1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2019-04-12T18:28:15.451000Z
2022-08-31T17:30:05.440000Z
Firmware Corruption
Adversaries may overwrite or corrupt the flash memory contents of system BIOS or other firmware in devices attached to a system in order to render them inoperable or unable to boot, thus denying the availability to use the devices and/or the system.(Citation: Symantec Chernobyl W95.CIH) Firmware is software that is loa...
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false
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System firmware manipulation may be detected.(Citation: MITRE Trustworthy Firmware Measurement) Log attempts to read/write to BIOS and compare against known patching behavior.
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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1.2
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2019-04-02T13:54:43.136000Z
2024-04-12T02:30:08.379000Z
Inhibit System Recovery
Adversaries may delete or remove built-in data and turn off services designed to aid in the recovery of a corrupted system to prevent recovery.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018)(Citation: FireEye WannaCry 2017) This may deny access to available backups and recovery options. Operating systems may contain features...
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false
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Use process monitoring to monitor the execution and command line parameters of binaries involved in inhibiting system recovery, such as vssadmin, wbadmin, bcdedit, REAgentC, and diskshadow. The Windows event logs, ex. Event ID 524 indicating a system catalog was deleted, may contain entries associated with suspicious a...
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows", "macOS", "Linux", "Network", "IaaS", "Containers" ]
1.4
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f63fe421-b1d1-45c0-b8a7-02cd16ff2bed
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-01-24T14:26:51.207000Z
2022-04-20T17:09:17.363000Z
Netsh Helper DLL
Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by Netsh Helper DLLs. Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system. It contains functionality to add helper DLLs for extending functionality of the u...
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false
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It is likely unusual for netsh.exe to have any child processes in most environments. Monitor process executions and investigate any child processes spawned by netsh.exe for malicious behavior. Monitor the <code>HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Netsh</code> registry key for any new or suspicious entries that do not correlate wit...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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1.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f6ad61ee-65f3-4bd0-a3f5-2f0accb36317
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-02T19:24:00.951000Z
2024-01-31T14:15:55.690000Z
Spearphishing via Service
Adversaries may send spearphishing messages via third-party services in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing via service is a specific variant of spearphishing. It is different from other forms of spearphishing in that it employs the use of third party services rather than directly via enterprise ...
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Because most common third-party services used for spearphishing via service leverage TLS encryption, SSL/TLS inspection is generally required to detect the initial communication/delivery. With SSL/TLS inspection intrusion detection signatures or other security gateway appliances may be able to detect malware. Anti-vi...
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2.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-14T23:08:20.244000Z
2024-03-07T14:29:02.408000Z
Internal Proxy
Adversaries may use an internal proxy to direct command and control traffic between two or more systems in a compromised environment. Many tools exist that enable traffic redirection through proxies or port redirection, including [HTRAN](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0040), ZXProxy, and ZXPortMap. (Citation: Trend...
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false
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Analyze network data for uncommon data flows between clients that should not or often do not communicate with one another. Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do not follow th...
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows", "Network" ]
1.1
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2018-04-18T17:59:24.739000Z
2022-04-18T14:43:46.045000Z
System Script Proxy Execution
Adversaries may use trusted scripts, often signed with certificates, to proxy the execution of malicious files. Several Microsoft signed scripts that have been downloaded from Microsoft or are default on Windows installations can be used to proxy execution of other files.(Citation: LOLBAS Project) This behavior may be ...
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false
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Monitor script processes, such as `cscript`, and command-line parameters for scripts like PubPrn.vbs that may be used to proxy execution of malicious files.
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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2.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-14T22:24:21.841000Z
2020-03-26T23:12:30.499000Z
Dead Drop Resolver
Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service to host information that points to additional command and control (C2) infrastructure. Adversaries may post content, known as a dead drop resolver, on Web services with embedded (and often obfuscated/encoded) domains or IP addresses. Once infected, victim...
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false
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Host data that can relate unknown or suspicious process activity using a network connection is important to supplement any existing indicators of compromise based on malware command and control signatures and infrastructure or the presence of strong encryption. Packet capture analysis will require SSL/TLS inspection if...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-15T00:30:25.444000Z
2024-02-02T20:10:01.862000Z
Junk Data
Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.(Citation: FireEye SUNBURST Backdoor December 2020) By adding random or meaningless data to the protocols used for command and control, adversaries can prevent trivial methods for decoding, deciphering, or otherwise...
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false
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Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do not follow...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-10-02T17:08:07.742000Z
2021-04-15T03:43:12.843000Z
Spearphishing Service
Adversaries may send spearphishing messages via third-party services to elicit sensitive information that can be used during targeting. Spearphishing for information is an attempt to trick targets into divulging information, frequently credentials or other actionable information. Spearphishing for information frequentl...
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false
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Monitor social media traffic for suspicious activity, including messages requesting information as well as abnormal file or data transfers (especially those involving unknown, or otherwise suspicious accounts). Much of this activity may have a very high occurrence and associated false positive rate, as well as potenti...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "PRE" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2021-03-31T14:01:52.321000Z
2023-04-15T16:11:25.409000Z
Container API
Adversaries may gather credentials via APIs within a containers environment. APIs in these environments, such as the Docker API and Kubernetes APIs, allow a user to remotely manage their container resources and cluster components.(Citation: Docker API)(Citation: Kubernetes API) An adversary may access the Docker API t...
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false
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Establish centralized logging for the activity of container and Kubernetes cluster components. Monitor logs for actions that could be taken to gather credentials to container and cloud infrastructure, including the use of discovery API calls by new or unexpected users and APIs that access Docker logs. It may be possib...
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
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1.2
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--f9cc4d06-775f-4ee1-b401-4e2cc0da30ba
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-10-01T00:51:28.513000Z
2023-03-07T13:05:42.901000Z
Domains
Adversaries may hijack domains and/or subdomains that can be used during targeting. Domain registration hijacking is the act of changing the registration of a domain name without the permission of the original registrant.(Citation: ICANNDomainNameHijacking) Adversaries may gain access to an email account for the person...
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false
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Consider monitoring for anomalous changes to domain registrant information and/or domain resolution information that may indicate the compromise of a domain. Efforts may need to be tailored to specific domains of interest as benign registration and resolution changes are a common occurrence on the internet. Much of th...
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "PRE" ]
1.3
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2019-12-12T14:59:58.168000Z
2020-03-25T23:30:20.638000Z
SQL Stored Procedures
Adversaries may abuse SQL stored procedures to establish persistent access to systems. SQL Stored Procedures are code that can be saved and reused so that database users do not waste time rewriting frequently used SQL queries. Stored procedures can be invoked via SQL statements to the database using the procedure name ...
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false
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On a MSSQL Server, consider monitoring for xp_cmdshell usage.(Citation: NetSPI Startup Stored Procedures) Consider enabling audit features that can log malicious startup activities.
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows", "Linux" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-10-19T17:58:04.155000Z
2021-12-14T23:14:26.107000Z
Network Device Authentication
Adversaries may use [Patch System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601/001) to hard code a password in the operating system, thus bypassing of native authentication mechanisms for local accounts on network devices. [Modify System Image](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1601) may include implanted code ...
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false
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Consider verifying the checksum of the operating system file and verifying the image of the operating system in memory.(Citation: Cisco IOS Software Integrity Assurance - Image File Verification)(Citation: Cisco IOS Software Integrity Assurance - Run-Time Memory Verification) Detection of this behavior may be difficul...
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Network" ]
2.0
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--fb640c43-aa6b-431e-a961-a279010424ac
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-02-20T22:06:41.739000Z
2024-04-16T13:00:33.303000Z
Disk Content Wipe
Adversaries may erase the contents of storage devices on specific systems or in large numbers in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources. Adversaries may partially or completely overwrite the contents of a storage device rendering the data irrecoverable through the storage interface.(Citati...
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false
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Look for attempts to read/write to sensitive locations like the partition boot sector or BIOS parameter block/superblock. Monitor for direct access read/write attempts using the <code>\\\\.\\</code> notation.(Citation: Microsoft Sysmon v6 May 2017) Monitor for unusual kernel driver installation activity. For network i...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows", "Network" ]
1.1
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--fb8d023d-45be-47e9-bc51-f56bcae6435b
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-15T15:37:47.583000Z
2023-04-12T23:39:25.476000Z
Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol
Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an un-encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel. The data may also be sent to an alternate network location from the main command and control server.(Citation: copy_cmd_cisco) Adversaries may opt to obfuscate this data, wit...
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false
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Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do not follow...
[ "enterprise-attack" ]
true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows", "Network" ]
2.1
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--fc742192-19e3-466c-9eb5-964a97b29490
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-16T15:23:30.896000Z
2023-03-30T21:01:39.601000Z
Dylib Hijacking
Adversaries may execute their own payloads by placing a malicious dynamic library (dylib) with an expected name in a path a victim application searches at runtime. The dynamic loader will try to find the dylibs based on the sequential order of the search paths. Paths to dylibs may be prefixed with <code>@rpath</code>, ...
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false
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Monitor file systems for moving, renaming, replacing, or modifying dylibs. Changes in the set of dylibs that are loaded by a process (compared to past behavior) that do not correlate with known software, patches, etc., are suspicious. Check the system for multiple dylibs with the same name and monitor which versions ha...
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "macOS" ]
2.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-10-19T19:53:10.576000Z
2020-10-22T17:49:02.660000Z
Downgrade System Image
Adversaries may install an older version of the operating system of a network device to weaken security. Older operating system versions on network devices often have weaker encryption ciphers and, in general, fewer/less updated defensive features. (Citation: Cisco Synful Knock Evolution) On embedded devices, downgra...
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false
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Many embedded network devices provide a command to print the version of the currently running operating system. Use this command to query the operating system for its version number and compare it to what is expected for the device in question. Because image downgrade may be used in conjunction with [Patch System Ima...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Network" ]
1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-03-13T20:26:46.695000Z
2023-07-14T13:04:04.591000Z
Local Accounts
Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of a local account as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users, remote support, services, or for administration on a single system or service. Local Acco...
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Perform regular audits of local system accounts to detect accounts that may have been created by an adversary for persistence. Look for suspicious account behavior, such as accounts logged in at odd times or outside of business hours.
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "macOS", "Windows", "Containers", "Network" ]
1.4
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2018-04-18T17:59:24.739000Z
2023-10-15T11:41:47.274000Z
Exploitation for Defense Evasion
Adversaries may exploit a system or application vulnerability to bypass security features. Exploitation of a vulnerability occurs when an adversary takes advantage of a programming error in a program, service, or within the operating system software or kernel itself to execute adversary-controlled code. Vulnerabilities...
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false
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Exploitation for defense evasion may happen shortly after the system has been compromised to prevent detection during later actions for for additional tools that may be brought in and used. Detecting software exploitation may be difficult depending on the tools available. Software exploits may not always succeed or may...
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Linux", "Windows", "macOS", "SaaS", "IaaS" ]
1.4
attack-pattern
attack-pattern--ff25900d-76d5-449b-a351-8824e62fc81b
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2017-05-31T21:31:39.262000Z
2022-05-05T05:00:37.443000Z
Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution
Adversaries may take advantage of trusted developer utilities to proxy execution of malicious payloads. There are many utilities used for software development related tasks that can be used to execute code in various forms to assist in development, debugging, and reverse engineering.(Citation: engima0x3 DNX Bypass)(Cit...
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false
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Monitor for abnormal presence of these or other utilities that enable proxy execution that are typically used for development, debugging, and reverse engineering on a system that is not used for these purposes may be suspicious. Use process monitoring to monitor the execution and arguments of from developer utilities ...
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false
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
1.2
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2019-10-04T20:42:28.541000Z
2023-03-22T20:45:22.531000Z
System Shutdown/Reboot
Adversaries may shutdown/reboot systems to interrupt access to, or aid in the destruction of, those systems. Operating systems may contain commands to initiate a shutdown/reboot of a machine or network device. In some cases, these commands may also be used to initiate a shutdown/reboot of a remote computer or network d...
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false
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Use process monitoring to monitor the execution and command line parameters of binaries involved in shutting down or rebooting systems. Windows event logs may also designate activity associated with a shutdown/reboot, ex. Event ID 1074 and 6006. Unexpected or unauthorized commands from network cli on network devices ma...
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1.3
attack-pattern
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2021-09-28T01:36:41.638000Z
2022-05-20T17:41:16.112000Z
MMC
Adversaries may abuse mmc.exe to proxy execution of malicious .msc files. Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a binary that may be signed by Microsoft and is used in several ways in either its GUI or in a command prompt.(Citation: win_mmc)(Citation: what_is_mmc) MMC can be used to create, open, and save custom consol...
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false
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Monitor processes and command-line parameters for suspicious or malicious use of MMC. Since MMC is a signed Windows binary, verify use of MMC is legitimate and not malicious. Monitor for creation and use of .msc files. MMC may legitimately be used to call Microsoft-created .msc files, such as <code>services.msc</code...
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true
identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
[ "Windows" ]
2.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2021-11-19T14:13:11.335000Z
2021-11-29T15:56:50.370000Z
Process Argument Spoofing
Adversaries may attempt to hide process command-line arguments by overwriting process memory. Process command-line arguments are stored in the process environment block (PEB), a data structure used by Windows to store various information about/used by a process. The PEB includes the process command-line arguments that ...
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false
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Detection of process argument spoofing may be difficult as adversaries may momentarily modify stored arguments used for malicious execution. These changes may bypass process creation detection and/or later process memory analysis. Consider monitoring for [Process Hollowing](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1055/012...
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true
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1.0
attack-pattern
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identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5
2020-06-24T22:30:55.843000Z
2021-08-30T21:35:12.049000Z
COR_PROFILER
Adversaries may leverage the COR_PROFILER environment variable to hijack the execution flow of programs that load the .NET CLR. The COR_PROFILER is a .NET Framework feature which allows developers to specify an unmanaged (or external of .NET) profiling DLL to be loaded into each .NET process that loads the Common Langu...
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false
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For detecting system and user scope abuse of the COR_PROFILER, monitor the Registry for changes to COR_ENABLE_PROFILING, COR_PROFILER, and COR_PROFILER_PATH that correspond to system and user environment variables that do not correlate to known developer tools. Extra scrutiny should be placed on suspicious modification...
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true
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1.0