ATT&CKProcedure examples

Procedure examples

Real-world descriptions of how a group, tool or campaign used a technique.

Technique: T1055.004×

12 examples

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1055.004
Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareBumblebee

Bumblebee can use asynchronous procedure call (APC) injection to execute commands received from C2.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareSardonic

Sardonic can use the `QueueUserAPC` API to execute shellcode on a compromised machine.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareHeartCrypt

HeartCrypt has the ability to use `NtQueueApcThread` as an alternate method for process injection.

T1055.004
Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareBADHATCH

BADHATCH can inject itself into a new `svchost.exe -k netsvcs` process using the asynchronous procedure call (APC) queue.

T1055.004
Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareInvisiMole

InvisiMole can inject its code into a trusted process via the APC queue.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareIcedID

IcedID has used ZwQueueApcThread to inject itself into remote processes.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareSaint Bot

Saint Bot has written its payload into a newly-created `EhStorAuthn.exe` process using `ZwWriteVirtualMemory` and executed it using `NtQueueApcThread` and `ZwAlertResumeThread`.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareAttor

Attor performs the injection by attaching its code into the APC queue using NtQueueApcThread API.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareXLoader

XLoader injects code into the APC queue using `NtQueueApcThread` API.

T1055.004
Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareCarberp

Carberp has queued an APC routine to explorer.exe by calling ZwQueueApcThread.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwarePillowmint

Pillowmint has used the NtQueueApcThread syscall to inject code into svchost.exe.

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Asynchronous Procedure Call
MalwareTURNEDUP

TURNEDUP is capable of injecting code into the APC queue of a created Rundll32 process as part of an "Early Bird injection."

Data from MITRE ATT&CK® (Enterprise). ATT&CK® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.