ATT&CKProcedure examples

Procedure examples

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

Technique: T1561.002×

13 examples

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareShrinkLocker

ShrinkLocker has used Diskpart to format newly-created partitions.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareWhisperGate

WhisperGate can overwrite the Master Book Record (MBR) on victim systems with a malicious 16-bit bootloader.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareMultiLayer Wiper

MultiLayer Wiper opens a handle to \\\\\\\\.\\\\PhysicalDrive0 and wipes the first 512 bytes of data from this location, removing the boot sector.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareShamoon

Shamoon has been seen overwriting features of disk structure such as the MBR.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareStoneDrill

StoneDrill can wipe the master boot record of an infected computer.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareHermeticWiper

HermeticWiper has the ability to corrupt disk partitions, damage the Master Boot Record (MBR), and overwrite the Master File Table (MFT) of all available physical drives.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareCaddyWiper

CaddyWiper has the ability to destroy information about a physical drive's partitions including the MBR, GPT, and partition entries.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareBFG Agonizer

BFG Agonizer retrieves a device handle to \\\\.\\PhysicalDrive0 to wipe the boot sector of a given disk.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareKillDisk

KillDisk overwrites the first sector of the Master Boot Record with “0x00”.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareDEADWOOD

DEADWOOD opens and writes zeroes to the first 512 bytes of each drive, deleting the MBR. DEADWOOD then sends the control code IOCTL_DISK_DELETE_DRIVE_LAYOUT to ensure the MBR is removed from the drive.

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Disk Structure Wipe
ToolDiskpart

Diskpart can be used to delete a partition or a volume. Diskpart can also be used to remove all partitions or volume formatting from the selected disk.

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Disk Structure Wipe
ToolRawDisk

RawDisk was used in Shamoon to help overwrite components of disk structure like the MBR and disk partitions.

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Disk Structure Wipe
MalwareZeroCleare

ZeroCleare can corrupt the file system and wipe the system drive on targeted hosts.

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