ZeroT
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1548 | .002 | Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism: Bypass User Account Control |
Many ZeroT samples can perform UAC bypass by using eventvwr.exe to execute a malicious file.[2] |
| Enterprise | T1071 | .001 | Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols | |
| Enterprise | T1543 | .003 | Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service |
ZeroT can add a new service to ensure PlugX persists on the system when delivered as another payload onto the system.[2] |
| Enterprise | T1001 | .002 | Data Obfuscation: Steganography |
ZeroT has retrieved stage 2 payloads as Bitmap images that use Least Significant Bit (LSB) steganography.[1][2] |
| Enterprise | T1140 | Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information |
ZeroT shellcode decrypts and decompresses its RC4-encrypted payload.[2] |
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| Enterprise | T1573 | .001 | Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography | |
| Enterprise | T1574 | .002 | Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Side-Loading |
ZeroT has used DLL side-loading to load malicious payloads.[1][2] |
| Enterprise | T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | ||
| Enterprise | T1027 | .001 | Obfuscated Files or Information: Binary Padding |
ZeroT has obfuscated DLLs and functions using dummy API calls inserted between real instructions.[2] |
| .002 | Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing | |||
| .013 | Obfuscated Files or Information: Encrypted/Encoded File | |||
| Enterprise | T1082 | System Information Discovery |
ZeroT gathers the victim's computer name, Windows version, and system language, and then sends it to its C2 server.[2] |
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| Enterprise | T1016 | System Network Configuration Discovery |
ZeroT gathers the victim's IP address and domain information, and then sends it to its C2 server.[2] |
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