MITRE ATT&CKsoftware (malware)
S0223 POWERSTATS
- Domain
- enterprise
- Platforms
- Windows
- Aliases
- Powermud
- Version
- 2.3
- Created
- 2018-04-18
Description
POWERSTATS is a PowerShell-based first stage backdoor used by MuddyWater.
Related
Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (27)
- T1685 Disable or Modify Tools technique
- T1027.016 Junk Code Insertion sub-technique
- T1027.010 Command Obfuscation sub-technique
- T1059.007 JavaScript sub-technique
- T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography sub-technique
- T1090.002 External Proxy sub-technique
- T1132.001 Standard Encoding sub-technique
- T1059.001 PowerShell sub-technique
- T1059.005 Visual Basic sub-technique
- T1087.001 Local Account sub-technique
- T1518.001 Security Software Discovery sub-technique
- T1559.001 Component Object Model sub-technique
- T1559.002 Dynamic Data Exchange sub-technique
- T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service sub-technique
- T1070.004 File Deletion sub-technique
- T1218.005 Mshta sub-technique
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task sub-technique
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information technique
- T1005 Data from Local System technique
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery technique
- T1029 Scheduled Transfer technique
- T1033 System Owner/User Discovery technique
- T1047 Windows Management Instrumentation technique
- T1057 Process Discovery technique
- T1082 System Information Discovery technique
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer technique
- T1113 Screen Capture technique
Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (1)
- G0069 MuddyWater group
References
- https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/MuddyWater-Operations-in-Lebanon-and-Oman.pdf ClearSky MuddyWater Nov 2018
- https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/11/unit42-muddying-the-water-targeted-attacks-in-the-middle-east/ Unit 42 MuddyWater Nov 2017
- https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/seedworm-espionage-group Symantec MuddyWater Dec 2018