UPPERCUT

UPPERCUT is a backdoor that has been used by menuPass. [1]

ID: S0275
Associated Software: ANEL
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.1
Created: 17 October 2018
Last Modified: 30 March 2020

Associated Software Descriptions

Name Description
ANEL

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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1071 .001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols

UPPERCUT has used HTTP for C2, including sending error codes in Cookie headers.[1]

Enterprise T1059 .003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

UPPERCUT uses cmd.exe to execute commands on the victim’s machine.[1]

Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

Some versions of UPPERCUT have used the hard-coded string "this is the encrypt key" for Blowfish encryption when communicating with a C2. Later versions have hard-coded keys uniquely for each C2 address.[1]

Enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery

UPPERCUT has the capability to gather the victim's current directory.[1]

Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

UPPERCUT can download and upload files to and from the victim’s machine.[1]

Enterprise T1113 Screen Capture

UPPERCUT can capture desktop screenshots in the PNG format and send them to the C2 server.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

UPPERCUT has the capability to gather the system’s hostname and OS version.[1]

Enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery

UPPERCUT has the capability to gather the victim's proxy information.[1]

Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

UPPERCUT has the capability to collect the current logged on user’s username from a machine.[1]

Enterprise T1124 System Time Discovery

UPPERCUT has the capability to obtain the time zone information and current timestamp of the victim’s machine.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0045 menuPass

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References