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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)

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BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 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 Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 1
Clear Windows Event Logs - T1685.005 (75b9a4d2-d4e2-4ca1-9aab-1badd9e05fd0) 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
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Credentials In Files - T1552.001 (837f9164-50af-4ac0-8219-379d8a74cefc) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Network Service Discovery - T1046 (e3a12395-188d-4051-9a16-ea8e14d07b88) Attack Pattern 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 Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern 1
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) 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
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern 1
Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 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
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia 1
Services File Permissions Weakness - T1574.010 (9e8b28c9-35fe-48ac-a14d-e6cc032dcbcd) Attack Pattern 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 Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Shortcut Modification - T1547.009 (4ab929c6-ee2d-4fb5-aab4-b14be2ed7179) 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
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 1
Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool 1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern BlackEnergy - S0089 (54cc1d4f-5c53-4f0e-9ef5-11b4998e82e4) Malware 1
System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) 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
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
Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d) Attack Pattern Dynamic-link Library Injection - T1055.001 (f4599aa0-4f85-4a32-80ea-fc39dc965945) Attack Pattern 2
Disable or Modify Tools - T1685 (bbde9781-60aa-4b8a-a911-895b0c1b3872) Attack Pattern Clear Windows Event Logs - T1685.005 (75b9a4d2-d4e2-4ca1-9aab-1badd9e05fd0) Attack Pattern 2
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) 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
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) 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
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
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) 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
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
BlackEnergy (5a22cad7-65fa-4b7a-a7aa-7915a6101efa) Tool BlackEnergy (82c644ab-550a-4a83-9b35-d545f4719069) Malpedia 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