System Service Discovery, Technique T1007 - Enterprise (original) (raw)

G0018

admin@338

admin@338 actors used the following command following exploitation of a machine with LOWBALL malware to obtain information about services: net start >> %temp%\download[5]

G0006

APT1

APT1 used the commands net start and tasklist to get a listing of the services on the system.[6]

G0143

Aquatic Panda

Aquatic Panda has attempted to discover services for third party EDR products.[7]

S0638

Babuk

Babuk can enumerate all services running on a compromised host.[8]

S0127

BBSRAT

BBSRAT can query service configuration information.[9]

S0570

BitPaymer

BitPaymer can enumerate existing Windows services on the host that are configured to run as LocalSystem.[10]

S1070

Black Basta

Black Basta can check whether the service name FAX is present.[11]

G0060

BRONZE BUTLER

BRONZE BUTLER has used TROJ_GETVERSION to discover system services.[12]

S0572

Caterpillar WebShell

Caterpillar WebShell can obtain a list of the services from a system.[13]

G0114

Chimera

Chimera has used net start and net use for system service discovery.[14]

S0154

Cobalt Strike

Cobalt Strike can enumerate services on compromised hosts.[15]

S0244

Comnie

Comnie runs the command: net start >> %TEMP%\info.dat on a victim.[16]

S0625

Cuba

Cuba can query service status using QueryServiceStatusEx function.[17]

S1066

DarkTortilla

DarkTortilla can retrieve information about a compromised system's running services.[18]

S0024

Dyre

Dyre has the ability to identify running services on a compromised host.[19]

G1006

Earth Lusca

Earth Lusca has used Tasklist to obtain information from a compromised host.[20]

S0081

Elise

Elise executes net start after initial communication is made to the remote server.[21]

S1247

Embargo

Embargo has obtained active services running on the victim’s system through the functions OpenSCManagerW() and EnumServicesStatusExW().[22]

S0082

Emissary

Emissary has the capability to execute the command net start to interact with services.[23]

S0091

Epic

Epic uses the tasklist /svc command to list the services on the system.[24]

S0049

GeminiDuke

GeminiDuke collects information on programs and services on the victim that are configured to automatically run at startup.[25]

S0237

GravityRAT

GravityRAT has a feature to list the available services on the system.[26]

S0342

GreyEnergy

GreyEnergy enumerates all Windows services.[27]

S1027

Heyoka Backdoor

Heyoka Backdoor can check if it is running as a service on a compromised host.[28]

S0431

HotCroissant

HotCroissant has the ability to retrieve a list of services on the infected host.[29]

S0203

Hydraq

Hydraq creates a backdoor through which remote attackers can monitor services.[30][31]

S0398

HyperBro

HyperBro can list all services and their configurations.[32]

G0119

Indrik Spider

Indrik Spider has used the win32_service WMI class to retrieve a list of services from the system.[33]

S0260

InvisiMole

InvisiMole can obtain running services on the victim.[34]

S0015

Ixeshe

Ixeshe can list running services.[35]

S0201

JPIN

JPIN can list running services.[36]

S0283

jRAT

jRAT can list local services.[37]

G0004

Ke3chang

Ke3chang performs service discovery using net start commands.[38]

G0094

Kimsuky

Kimsuky has used an instrumentor script to gather the names of all services running on a victim's system.[39]

S0236

Kwampirs

Kwampirs collects a list of running services with the command tasklist /svc.[40]

S9035

LAMEHUG

LAMEHUG can gather service information on targeted systems.[41][42]

S0582

LookBack

LookBack can enumerate services on the victim machine.[43]

S1244

Medusa Ransomware

Medusa Ransomware has leveraged an encoded list of services that it designates for termination.[44][45][46]

G1054

MirrorFace

MirrorFace has used Tasklist for discovery post compromise.[47]

S0039

Net

The net start command can be used in Net to find information about Windows services.[48]

G0049

OilRig

OilRig has used sc query on a victim to gather information about services.[49]

C0012

Operation CuckooBees

During Operation CuckooBees, the threat actors used the net start command as part of their initial reconnaissance.[50]

C0014

Operation Wocao

During Operation Wocao, threat actors used the tasklist command to search for one of its backdoors.[51]

G0033

Poseidon Group

After compromising a victim, Poseidon Group discovers all running services.[52]

S0378

PoshC2

PoshC2 can enumerate service and service permission information.[53]

S1228

PUBLOAD

PUBLOAD has leveraged tasklist to gather running services on victim host.[54]

S1242

Qilin

Qilin can identify specific services for termination or to be left running at execution.[55][56][57][58]

S0629

RainyDay

RainyDay can create and register a service for execution.[59]

S0241

RATANKBA

RATANKBA uses tasklist /svc to display running tasks.[60]

S0496

REvil

REvil can enumerate active services.[61]

S0085

S-Type

S-Type runs the command net start on a victim.[62]

S1085

Sardonic

Sardonic has the ability to execute the net start command.[63]

S0692

SILENTTRINITY

SILENTTRINITY can search for modifiable services that could be used for privilege escalation.[64]

S0533

SLOTHFULMEDIA

SLOTHFULMEDIA has the capability to enumerate services.[65]

S0615

SombRAT

SombRAT can enumerate services on a victim machine.[66]

S0559

SUNBURST

SUNBURST collected a list of service names that were hashed using a FNV-1a + XOR algorithm to check against similarly-hashed hardcoded blocklists.[67]

S0018

Sykipot

Sykipot may use net start to display running services.[68]

S0242

SynAck

SynAck enumerates all running services.[69][70]

S0663

SysUpdate

SysUpdate can collect a list of services on a victim machine.[71]

S0057

Tasklist

Tasklist can be used to discover services running on a system.[72]

G0139

TeamTNT

TeamTNT has searched for services such as Alibaba Cloud Security's aliyun service and BMC Helix Cloud Security's bmc-agent service in order to disable them.[73]

S0266

TrickBot

TrickBot collects a list of install programs and services on the system’s machine.[74]

G0010

Turla

Turla surveys a system upon check-in to discover running services and associated processes using the tasklist /svc command.[24]

S0386

Ursnif

Ursnif has gathered information about running services.[75]

S0180

Volgmer

Volgmer queries the system to identify existing services.[76]

G1017

Volt Typhoon

Volt Typhoon has used net start to list running services.[77]

S0219

WINERACK

WINERACK can enumerate services.[78]

S0086

ZLib

ZLib has the ability to discover and manipulate Windows services.[62]

S0412

ZxShell

ZxShell can check the services on the system.[79]