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BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4)

BlackEnergy is a malware toolkit that has been used by both criminal and APT actors. It dates back to at least 2007 and was originally designed to create botnets for use in conducting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but its use has evolved to support various plug-ins. It is well known for being used during the confrontation between Georgia and Russia in 2008, as well as in targeting Ukrainian institutions. Variants include BlackEnergy 2 and BlackEnergy 3. (Citation: F-Secure BlackEnergy 2014)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern 1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Code Signing Policy Modification - T1553.006 (565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 1
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) Attack Pattern 1
Data Destruction - T1485 (d45a3d09-b3cf-48f4-9f0f-f521ee5cb05c) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Network Service Discovery - T1046 (e3a12395-188d-4051-9a16-ea8e14d07b88) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern 1
Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern 1
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 2
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern 2
Subvert Trust Controls - T1553 (b83e166d-13d7-4b52-8677-dff90c548fd7) Attack Pattern Code Signing Policy Modification - T1553.006 (565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
SMB/Windows Admin Shares - T1021.002 (4f9ca633-15c5-463c-9724-bdcd54fde541) Attack Pattern Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 2
Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern 2
BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 2
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 2
Unsecured Credentials - T1552 (435dfb86-2697-4867-85b5-2fef496c0517) Attack Pattern Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern 2