ATT&CKReferencesTrend Micro Qakbot December 2020

Trend Micro Qakbot December 2020

Trend Micro. (2020, December 17). QAKBOT: A decade-old malware still with new tricks. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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Procedure examples11

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1053.005
Scheduled Task
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has the ability to create scheduled tasks for persistence.

T1055
Process Injection
MalwareQakBot

QakBot can inject itself into processes including explore.exe, Iexplore.exe, Mobsync.exe., and wermgr.exe.

T1056.001
Keylogging
MalwareQakBot

QakBot can capture keystrokes on a compromised host.

T1059.005
Visual Basic
MalwareQakBot

QakBot can use VBS to download and execute malicious files.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has the ability to download additional components and malware.

T1114.001
Local Email Collection
MalwareQakBot

QakBot can target and steal locally stored emails to support thread hijacking phishing campaigns.

T1204.001
Malicious Link
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has gained execution through users opening malicious links.

T1204.002
Malicious File
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has gained execution through users opening malicious attachments.

T1547.001
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
MalwareQakBot

QakBot can maintain persistence by creating an auto-run Registry key.

T1566.001
Spearphishing Attachment
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has spread through emails with malicious attachments.

T1566.002
Spearphishing Link
MalwareQakBot

QakBot has spread through emails with malicious links.

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