ATT&CKReferencesZScaler Hacking Team

ZScaler Hacking Team

Desai, D.. (2015, August 14). Chinese cyber espionage APT group leveraging recently leaked Hacking Team exploits to target a Financial Services Firm. Retrieved January 26, 2016.

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Procedure examples5

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1036.005
Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
MalwareHTTPBrowser

HTTPBrowser's installer contains a malicious file named navlu.dll to decrypt and run the RAT. navlu.dll is also the name of a legitimate Symantec DLL.

T1070.004
File Deletion
MalwareHTTPBrowser

HTTPBrowser deletes its original installer file once installation is complete.

T1083
File and Directory Discovery
MalwareHTTPBrowser

HTTPBrowser is capable of listing files, folders, and drives on a victim.

T1547.001
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
MalwareHTTPBrowser

HTTPBrowser has established persistence by setting the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run key value for wdm to the path of the executable. It has also used the Registry entry HKEY_USERS\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run vpdn “%ALLUSERPROFILE%\%APPDATA%\vpdn\VPDN_LU.exe” to establish persistence.

T1574.001
DLL
MalwareHTTPBrowser

HTTPBrowser abuses the Windows DLL load order by using a legitimate Symantec anti-virus binary, VPDN_LU.exe, to load a malicious DLL that mimics a legitimate Symantec DLL, navlu.dll. HTTPBrowser has also used DLL side-loading.

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