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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
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 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
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) 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
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
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 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
BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 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
Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 1
Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 1
System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Code Signing Policy Modification - T1553.006 (565275d5-fcc3-4b66-b4e7-928e4cac6b8c) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Windows Event Logs - T1070.001 (6495ae23-3ab4-43c5-a94f-5638a2c31fd2) 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
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) 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
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) 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
BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) Attack Pattern Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern 2
Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) 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
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 Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) 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