Class: Downloader
Programs of this type stealthily download a variety of content from network resources. They are not malicious programs, but malicious users can use them to download malicious content onto a victim computer. If a user has installed such a program on his/her computer, or if it was installed by a system administrator, then it does not pose any threat.Read more
Platform: Win32
Win32 is an API on Windows NT-based operating systems (Windows XP, Windows 7, etc.) that supports execution of 32-bit applications. One of the most widespread programming platforms in the world.Family: MediaDrug
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Tactics and Techniques: Mitre*
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Command and Control
Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server.
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Web Protocols
Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with existing traffic. Commands to the remote system, and often the results of those commands, will be embedded within the protocol traffic between the client and server.
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