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DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a)

DarkWatchman is a lightweight JavaScript-based remote access tool (RAT) that avoids file operations; it was first observed in November 2021.(Citation: Prevailion DarkWatchman 2021)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 1
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware System Time Discovery - T1124 (f3c544dc-673c-4ef3-accb-53229f1ae077) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
Browser Information Discovery - T1217 (5e4a2073-9643-44cb-a0b5-e7f4048446c7) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 1
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
JavaScript - T1059.007 (0f4a0c76-ab2d-4cb0-85d3-3f0efb8cba0d) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware System Location Discovery - T1614 (c877e33f-1df6-40d6-b1e7-ce70f16f4979) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern 1
Windows Management Instrumentation - T1047 (01a5a209-b94c-450b-b7f9-946497d91055) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Application Window Discovery - T1010 (4ae4f953-fe58-4cc8-a327-33257e30a830) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Inhibit System Recovery - T1490 (f5d8eed6-48a9-4cdf-a3d7-d1ffa99c3d2a) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) Attack Pattern 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern 1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
Command Obfuscation - T1027.010 (d511a6f6-4a33-41d5-bc95-c343875d1377) Attack Pattern DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Shared Modules - T1129 (0a5231ec-41af-4a35-83d0-6bdf11f28c65) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern 1
DarkWatchman - S0673 (63686509-069b-4143-99ea-4e59cad6cb2a) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 1
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
JavaScript - T1059.007 (0f4a0c76-ab2d-4cb0-85d3-3f0efb8cba0d) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern 2
Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern 2
Data Staged - T1074 (7dd95ff6-712e-4056-9626-312ea4ab4c5e) Attack Pattern Local Data Staging - T1074.001 (1c34f7aa-9341-4a48-bfab-af22e51aca6c) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) 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
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597) Attack Pattern Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b) Attack Pattern 2
Command Obfuscation - T1027.010 (d511a6f6-4a33-41d5-bc95-c343875d1377) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern 2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2