ATT&CKReferencesSecurelist WhiteBear Aug 2017

Securelist WhiteBear Aug 2017

Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2017, August 30). Introducing WhiteBear. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

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Techniques0

Not cited by any technique.

Groups0

None recorded.

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples12

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1027.013
Encrypted/Encoded File
MalwareGazer

Gazer logs its actions into files that are encrypted with 3DES. It also uses RSA to encrypt resources.

T1033
System Owner/User Discovery
MalwareGazer

Gazer obtains the current user's security identifier.

T1053.005
Scheduled Task
MalwareGazer

Gazer can establish persistence by creating a scheduled task.

T1055
Process Injection
MalwareGazer

Gazer injects its communication module into an Internet accessible process through which it performs C2.

T1055.003
Thread Execution Hijacking
MalwareGazer

Gazer performs thread execution hijacking to inject its orchestrator into a running thread from a remote process.

T1070.004
File Deletion
MalwareGazer

Gazer has commands to delete files and persistence mechanisms from the victim.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer
MalwareGazer

Gazer can execute a task to download a file.

T1547.001
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
MalwareGazer

Gazer can establish persistence by creating a .lnk file in the Start menu.

T1547.009
Shortcut Modification
MalwareGazer

Gazer can establish persistence by creating a .lnk file in the Start menu or by modifying existing .lnk files to execute the malware through cmd.exe.

T1553.002
Code Signing
MalwareGazer

Gazer versions are signed with various valid certificates; one was likely faked and issued by Comodo for "Solid Loop Ltd," and another was issued for "Ultimate Computer Support Ltd."

T1573.001
Symmetric Cryptography
MalwareGazer

Gazer uses custom encryption for C2 that uses 3DES.

T1573.002
Asymmetric Cryptography
MalwareGazer

Gazer uses custom encryption for C2 that uses RSA.

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