PowerStallion
PowerStallion is a lightweight PowerShell backdoor used by Turla, possibly as a recovery access tool to install other backdoors.[1]
ID: S0393
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1027 | Obfuscated Files or Information | PowerStallion uses a XOR cipher to encrypt command output written to its OneDrive C2 server. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1086 | PowerShell | PowerStallion uses PowerShell loops to iteratively check for available commands in its OneDrive C2 server. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1057 | Process Discovery | PowerStallion has been used to monitor process lists. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1064 | Scripting | PowerStallion uses PowerShell loops to iteratively check for available commands in its OneDrive C2 server. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1099 | Timestomp | PowerStallion modifies the MAC times of its local log files to match that of the victim's desktop.ini file. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1102 | Web Service |
PowerStallion uses Microsoft OneDrive as a C2 server via a network drive mapped with net use.
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Groups That Use This Software
| ID | Name | References |
|---|---|---|
| G0010 | Turla | [1] |