


Possibly tries to evade analysis by sleeping many timesĪdversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code.Īdversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.Īdversaries may use NTFS file attributes to hide their malicious data in order to evade detection.Īdversaries may hook into Windows application programming interface (API) functions to collect user credentials. The input sample is signed with a certificateĪdversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to hide configuration information within Registry keys, remove information as part of cleaning up, or as part of other techniques to aid in persistence and execution.Īdversaries may employ various time-based methods to detect and avoid virtualization and analysis environments. The input sample is signed with an invalid certificate Observed AdjustTokenPrivileges API stringĪdversaries may create, acquire, or steal code signing materials to sign their malware or tools. Observed strings related to Windows privilegesĪdversaries may inject malicious code into suspended and hollowed processes in order to evade process-based defenses.Īllocates virtual memory in a remote processĪdversaries may inject code into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges.Īdversaries may modify access tokens to operate under a different user or system security context to perform actions and bypass access controls. Adversaries may interact with the native OS application programming interface (API) to execute behaviors.Īdversaries may circumvent mechanisms designed to control elevate privileges to gain higher-level permissions.
