ATT&CKReferencesF-Secure Cosmicduke

F-Secure Cosmicduke

F-Secure Labs. (2014, July). COSMICDUKE Cosmu with a twist of MiniDuke. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

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Not cited by any technique.

Groups0

None recorded.

Software0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

Procedure examples13

TechniqueUsed byProcedure example
T1005
Data from Local System
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke steals user files from local hard drives with file extensions that match a predefined list.

T1020
Automated Exfiltration
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke exfiltrates collected files automatically over FTP to remote servers.

T1025
Data from Removable Media
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke steals user files from removable media with file extensions and keywords that match a predefined list.

T1039
Data from Network Shared Drive
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke steals user files from network shared drives with file extensions and keywords that match a predefined list.

T1048.003
Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke exfiltrates collected files over FTP or WebDAV. Exfiltration servers can be separately configured from C2 servers.

T1053.005
Scheduled Task
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke uses scheduled tasks typically named "Watchmon Service" for persistence.

T1071.001
Web Protocols
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke can use HTTP or HTTPS for command and control to hard-coded C2 servers.

T1083
File and Directory Discovery
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke searches attached and mounted drives for file extensions and keywords that match a predefined list.

T1113
Screen Capture
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke takes periodic screenshots and exfiltrates them.

T1114.001
Local Email Collection
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke searches for Microsoft Outlook data files with extensions .pst and .ost for collection and exfiltration.

T1115
Clipboard Data
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke copies and exfiltrates the clipboard contents every 30 seconds.

T1543.003
Windows Service
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke uses Windows services typically named "javamtsup" for persistence.

T1573.001
Symmetric Cryptography
MalwareCosmicDuke

CosmicDuke contains a custom version of the RC4 algorithm that includes a programming error.

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