ATT&CKGroupsWinnti Group

Winnti Group

G0044

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About this group

Winnti Group is a threat group with Chinese origins that has been active since at least 2010. The group has heavily targeted the gaming industry, but it has also expanded the scope of its targeting. Some reporting suggests a number of other groups, including Axiom, APT17, and Ke3chang, are closely linked to Winnti Group.

Techniques used6

Procedure examples6

TechniqueProcedure example
T1014
Rootkit

Winnti Group used a rootkit to modify typical server functionality.

T1057
Process Discovery

Winnti Group looked for a specific process running on infected servers.

T1083
File and Directory Discovery

Winnti Group has used a program named ff.exe to search for specific documents on compromised hosts.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer

Winnti Group has downloaded an auxiliary program named ff.exe to infected machines.

T1553.002
Code Signing

Winnti Group used stolen certificates to sign its malware.

T1583.001
Domains

Winnti Group has registered domains for C2 that mimicked sites of their intended targets.

Software3

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References4

  1. 401 TRG Winnti Umbrella May 2018 Open source
    Hegel, T. (2018, May 3). Burning Umbrella: An Intelligence Report on the Winnti Umbrella and Associated State-Sponsored Attackers. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  2. Kaspersky Winnti April 2013 Open source
    Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team. (2013, April 11). Winnti. More than just a game. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  3. Kaspersky Winnti June 2015 Open source
    Tarakanov, D. (2015, June 22). Games are over: Winnti is now targeting pharmaceutical companies. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  4. Novetta Winnti April 2015 Open source
    Novetta Threat Research Group. (2015, April 7). Winnti Analysis. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

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