Класс: Email-Worm
Размножаются по каналам электронной почты. При этом червь отсылает свою копию в виде вложения в электронное письмо или ссылку на свой файл, расположенный на каком-либо сетевом ресурсе (например, ссылку (URL) на зараженный файл, расположенный на взломанном или хакерском веб-сайте). В первом случае код червя активизируется при открытии (запуске) зараженного вложения, во втором — при открытии ссылки на зараженный файл. В обоих случаях результат одинаков — активизируется код червя. Для отправки зараженных сообщений почтовые черви используют различные способы. Наиболее распространены: • прямое подключение к SMTP-серверу, с использованием встроенной в код червя почтовой библиотеки; • использование сервисов MS Outlook; • использование функций Windows MAPI. Почтовые черви используют различные источники для поиска почтовых адресов, на которые будут рассылаться зараженные письма: • адресная книга MS Outlook; • адресная база WAB; • файлы текстового формата на жестком диске: выделяют в них строки, являющиеся адресами электронной почты; • письма, которые находятся в почтовом ящике (при этом некоторые почтовые черви «отвечают» на обнаруженные в ящике письма). Многие почтовые черви используют сразу несколько из перечисленных источников. Бывают и другие источники адресов электронной почты, например адресные книги почтовых сервисов с web-интерфейсом.Подробнее
Платформа: Win32
Win32 - платформа, управляемая операционной системой на базе Windows NT (Windows XP, Windows 7 и т.д.), позволяющей исполнять 32-битные приложения. В настоящее время данная платформа является одной из наиболее распространенных.Семейство: Email-Worm.Win32.LovGate
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Тактики и Техники: Mitre*
TA0005
Defense Evasion
The adversary is trying to avoid being detected.
Defense Evasion consists of techniques that adversaries use to avoid detection throughout their compromise. Techniques used for defense evasion include uninstalling/disabling security software or obfuscating/encrypting data and scripts. Adversaries also leverage and abuse trusted processes to hide and masquerade their malware. Other tactics’ techniques are cross-listed here when those techniques include the added benefit of subverting defenses.
Defense Evasion consists of techniques that adversaries use to avoid detection throughout their compromise. Techniques used for defense evasion include uninstalling/disabling security software or obfuscating/encrypting data and scripts. Adversaries also leverage and abuse trusted processes to hide and masquerade their malware. Other tactics’ techniques are cross-listed here when those techniques include the added benefit of subverting defenses.
T1036.005
Masquerading: Match Legitimate Name or Location
Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files or resources when naming/placing them. This is done for the sake of evading defenses and observation. This may be done by placing an executable in a commonly trusted directory (ex: under System32) or giving it the name of a legitimate, trusted program (ex: svchost.exe). In containerized environments, this may also be done by creating a resource in a namespace that matches the naming convention of a container pod or cluster. Alternatively, a file or container image name given may be a close approximation to legitimate programs/images or something innocuous.
Adversaries may also use the same icon of the file they are trying to mimic.
Adversaries may also use the same icon of the file they are trying to mimic.
T1564.001
Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories
Adversaries may set files and directories to be hidden to evade detection mechanisms. To prevent normal users from accidentally changing special files on a system, most operating systems have the concept of a ‘hidden’ file. These files don’t show up when a user browses the file system with a GUI or when using normal commands on the command line. Users must explicitly ask to show the hidden files either via a series of Graphical User Interface (GUI) prompts or with command line switches (
On Linux and Mac, users can mark specific files as hidden simply by putting a “.” as the first character in the file or folder name (Citation: Sofacy Komplex Trojan) (Citation: Antiquated Mac Malware). Files and folders that start with a period, ‘.’, are by default hidden from being viewed in the Finder application and standard command-line utilities like “ls”. Users must specifically change settings to have these files viewable.
Files on macOS can also be marked with the UF_HIDDEN flag which prevents them from being seen in Finder.app, but still allows them to be seen in Terminal.app (Citation: WireLurker). On Windows, users can mark specific files as hidden by using the attrib.exe binary. Many applications create these hidden files and folders to store information so that it doesn’t clutter up the user’s workspace. For example, SSH utilities create a .ssh folder that’s hidden and contains the user’s known hosts and keys.
Adversaries can use this to their advantage to hide files and folders anywhere on the system and evading a typical user or system analysis that does not incorporate investigation of hidden files.
dir /a for Windows and ls –a for Linux and macOS).On Linux and Mac, users can mark specific files as hidden simply by putting a “.” as the first character in the file or folder name (Citation: Sofacy Komplex Trojan) (Citation: Antiquated Mac Malware). Files and folders that start with a period, ‘.’, are by default hidden from being viewed in the Finder application and standard command-line utilities like “ls”. Users must specifically change settings to have these files viewable.
Files on macOS can also be marked with the UF_HIDDEN flag which prevents them from being seen in Finder.app, but still allows them to be seen in Terminal.app (Citation: WireLurker). On Windows, users can mark specific files as hidden by using the attrib.exe binary. Many applications create these hidden files and folders to store information so that it doesn’t clutter up the user’s workspace. For example, SSH utilities create a .ssh folder that’s hidden and contains the user’s known hosts and keys.
Adversaries can use this to their advantage to hide files and folders anywhere on the system and evading a typical user or system analysis that does not incorporate investigation of hidden files.
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