Pandora

Pandora is a multistage kernel rootkit with backdoor functionality that has been in use by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.[1]

ID: S0664
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 29 November 2021
Last Modified: 15 April 2022

Techniques Used

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

Pandora can communicate over HTTP.[1]

Enterprise T1543 .003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service

Pandora has the ability to gain system privileges through Windows services.[1]

Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

Pandora has the ability to encrypt communications with D3DES.[1]

Enterprise T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Pandora can use CVE-2017-15303 to bypass Windows Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) protection and load its driver.[1]

Enterprise T1574 .002 Hijack Execution Flow: DLL Side-Loading

Pandora can use DLL side-loading to execute malicious payloads.[1]

Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Pandora can load additional drivers and files onto a victim machine.[1]

Enterprise T1112 Modify Registry

Pandora can write an encrypted token to the Registry to enable processing of remote commands.[1]

Enterprise T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information

Pandora has the ability to compress stings with QuickLZ.[1]

Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

Pandora can monitor processes on a compromised host.[1]

Enterprise T1055 Process Injection

Pandora can start and inject code into a new svchost process.[1]

Enterprise T1553 .006 Subvert Trust Controls: Code Signing Policy Modification

Pandora can use CVE-2017-15303 to disable Windows Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) protection and load its driver.[1]

Enterprise T1569 .002 System Services: Service Execution

Pandora has the ability to install itself as a Windows service.[1]

Enterprise T1205 Traffic Signaling

Pandora can identify if incoming HTTP traffic contains a token and if so it will intercept the traffic and process the received command.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

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