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Adversaries may use utilities to compress and/or encrypt collected data prior to exfiltration. Many utilities include functionalities to compress, enc

Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.(Cit

Valid accounts in cloud environments may allow adversaries to perform actions to achieve Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense

Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by use

Adversaries may search for common password storage locations to obtain user credentials. Passwords are stored in several

Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser. Web bro

Adversaries may encrypt or encode files to obfuscate strings, bytes, and other specific patterns to impede detection. Encrypting and/or encoding file

Adversaries may steal data by exfiltrating it over an un-encrypted network protocol other than that of the existing command and control channel. The d

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code. Vulnerabilities can exist in software due to unsecure coding

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges. Exploitation of a software vulnerability occurs when an adversar

Adversaries may attempt to find unsecured credentials in Group Policy Preferences (GPP). GPP are tools that allow administrators to create domain poli

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different creden

Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). After a

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to cl

Adversaries may passively sniff network traffic to capture information about an environment, including authentication material passed over the network

Adversaries may communicate using a protocol and port pairing that are typically not associated. For example, HTTPS over port 8088(Citation: Symantec

Adversaries may use a single or small list of commonly used passwords against many different accounts to attempt to acquire valid account credentials.

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key. Adding an entry to the "run key

Adversaries may abuse the Windows Task Scheduler to perform task scheduling for initial or recurring execution of malicious code. There are multiple w

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing with a link is a specifi

Adversaries may encode data with a standard data encoding system to make the content of command and control traffic more difficult to detect. Command

Adversaries may employ a known symmetric encryption algorithm to conceal command and control traffic rather than relying on any inherent protections p

Adversaries may buy, steal, or download software tools that can be used during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. A to

Adversaries may obtain and abuse credentials of existing accounts as a means of gaining Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense

Adversaries may abuse Visual Basic (VB) for execution. VB is a programming language created by Microsoft with interoperability with many Windows techn

Adversaries may communicate using application layer protocols associated with web traffic to avoid detection/network filtering by blending in with exi

AutoIt backdoor is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the MONSOON campaign. The actor

DEADWOOD is wiper malware written in C++ using Boost libraries. [DEADWOOD](https://attack.mitre.org/softwar

Empire is an open-source, cross-platform remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publ

LaZagne is a post-exploitation, open-source tool used to recover stored passwords on a system. It has modul

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along

NETWIRE is a publicly available, multiplatform remote administration tool (RAT) that has been used by crimi

NanoCore is a modular remote access tool developed in.NET that can be used to spy on victims and steal inf

The Net utility is a component of the Windows operating system. It is used in command-line operations for c

POWERTON is a custom PowerShell backdoor first observed in 2018. It has typically been deployed as a late-s

PoshC2 is an open source remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publicly available o

PowerSploit is an open source, offensive security framework comprised of [PowerShell](https://attack.mitre.

Pupy is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android) remote administration and post-exploi

Ruler is a tool to abuse Microsoft Exchange services. It is publicly available on GitHub and the tool is ex

StoneDrill is wiper malware discovered in destructive campaigns against both Middle Eastern and European ta

TURNEDUP is a non-public backdoor. It has been dropped by APT33's

ftp is a utility commonly available with operating systems to transfer information over the File Transfer P