MITRE ATT&CKsoftware (malware)

S0275 UPPERCUT

Published 2018-10-17 Modified 2026-05-12 Official page ↗
Domain
enterprise
Platforms
Windows
Aliases
ANEL
Version
2.0
Created
2018-10-17

Description

UPPERCUT is a 32-bit HTTP-based backdoor that has been used by menuPass since at least 2017. Once thought to be exclusive to menuPass, UPPERCUT was also observed being used by menuPass-associated MirrorFace during Operation AkaiRyū.

Related

Uses · MITRE ATT&CK (15)

  • T1678 Delay Execution technique
  • T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography sub-technique
  • T1071.001 Web Protocols sub-technique
  • T1132.001 Standard Encoding sub-technique
  • T1574.001 DLL sub-technique
  • T1059.003 Windows Command Shell sub-technique
  • T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control sub-technique
  • T1005 Data from Local System technique
  • T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery technique
  • T1033 System Owner/User Discovery technique
  • T1082 System Information Discovery technique
  • T1083 File and Directory Discovery technique
  • T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer technique
  • T1113 Screen Capture technique
  • T1124 System Time Discovery technique

Referenced by MITRE ATT&CK · uses (3)

  • C0060 Operation AkaiRyū campaign
  • G1054 MirrorFace group
  • G0045 menuPass group

References