Data Obfuscation: Имитация протокола
Other sub-techniques of Data Obfuscation (3)
ID | Название |
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.001 | Мусорные данные |
.002 | Стеганография |
.003 | Имитация протокола |
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts. By impersonating legitimate protocols or web services, adversaries can make their command and control traffic blend in with legitimate network traffic. Adversaries may impersonate a fake SSL/TLS handshake to make it look like subsequent traffic is SSL/TLS encrypted, potentially interfering with some security tooling, or to make the traffic look like it is related with a trusted entity.
Примеры процедур |
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Lazarus Group |
Lazarus Group malware also uses a unique form of communication encryption known as FakeTLS that mimics TLS but uses a different encryption method, potentially evading SSL traffic inspection/decryption.(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware)(Citation: McAfee Lazarus Resurfaces Feb 2018)(Citation: McAfee GhostSecret) |
Cobalt Strike |
Cobalt Strike can mimic the HTTP protocol for C2 communication, while hiding the actual data in either an HTTP header, URI parameter, the transaction body, or appending it to the URI.(Citation: Cobalt Strike Manual 4.3 November 2020) |
BADCALL |
BADCALL uses a FakeTLS method during C2.(Citation: US-CERT BADCALL) |
KeyBoy |
KeyBoy uses custom SSL libraries to impersonate SSL in C2 traffic.(Citation: PWC KeyBoys Feb 2017) |
Higaisa |
Higaisa used a FakeTLS session for C2 communications.(Citation: Zscaler Higaisa 2020) |
TAINTEDSCRIBE |
TAINTEDSCRIBE has used FakeTLS for session authentication.(Citation: CISA MAR-10288834-2.v1 TAINTEDSCRIBE MAY 2020) |
Bankshot |
Bankshot generates a false TLS handshake using a public certificate to disguise C2 network communications.(Citation: US-CERT Bankshot Dec 2017) |
HARDRAIN |
HARDRAIN uses FakeTLS to communicate with its C2 server.(Citation: US-CERT HARDRAIN March 2018) |
SUNBURST |
SUNBURST masqueraded its network traffic as the Orion Improvement Program (OIP) protocol.(Citation: FireEye SUNBURST Backdoor December 2020) |
InvisiMole |
InvisiMole can mimic HTTP protocol with custom HTTP “verbs” HIDE, ZVVP, and NOP.(Citation: ESET InvisiMole June 2018)(Citation: ESET InvisiMole June 2020) |
FakeM |
FakeM C2 traffic attempts to evade detection by resembling data generated by legitimate messenger applications, such as MSN and Yahoo! messengers. Additionally, some variants of FakeM use modified SSL code for communications back to C2 servers, making SSL decryption ineffective.(Citation: Scarlet Mimic Jan 2016) |
FALLCHILL |
FALLCHILL uses fake Transport Layer Security (TLS) to communicate with its C2 server.(Citation: US-CERT FALLCHILL Nov 2017) |
Okrum |
Okrum mimics HTTP protocol for C2 communication, while hiding the actual messages in the Cookie and Set-Cookie headers of the HTTP requests.(Citation: ESET Okrum July 2019) |
Контрмеры |
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Контрмера | Описание |
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Network Intrusion Prevention |
Use intrusion detection signatures to block traffic at network boundaries. |
Обнаружение
Analyze network data for uncommon data flows (e.g., a client sending significantly more data than it receives from a server). Processes utilizing the network that do not normally have network communication or have never been seen before are suspicious. Analyze packet contents to detect communications that do not follow the expected protocol behavior for the port that is being used.(Citation: University of Birmingham C2)
Ссылки
- Gardiner, J., Cova, M., Nagaraja, S. (2014, February). Command & Control Understanding, Denying and Detecting. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
- Falcone, R. and Miller-Osborn, J.. (2016, January 24). Scarlet Mimic: Years-Long Espionage Campaign Targets Minority Activists. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
- Sherstobitoff, R., Malhotra, A. (2018, April 24). Analyzing Operation GhostSecret: Attack Seeks to Steal Data Worldwide. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
- Sherstobitoff, R. (2018, February 12). Lazarus Resurfaces, Targets Global Banks and Bitcoin Users. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Unraveling the Long Thread of the Sony Attack. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- Novetta Threat Research Group. (2016, February 24). Operation Blockbuster: Destructive Malware Report. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
- Parys, B. (2017, February 11). The KeyBoys are back in town. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
- Singh, S. Singh, A. (2020, June 11). The Return on the Higaisa APT. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- US-CERT. (2017, December 13). Malware Analysis Report (MAR) - 10135536-B. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- US-CERT. (2018, February 05). Malware Analysis Report (MAR) - 10135536-F. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- FireEye. (2020, December 13). Highly Evasive Attacker Leverages SolarWinds Supply Chain to Compromise Multiple Global Victims With SUNBURST Backdoor. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- USG. (2020, May 12). MAR-10288834-2.v1 – North Korean Trojan: TAINTEDSCRIBE. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- US-CERT. (2017, November 22). Alert (TA17-318A): HIDDEN COBRA – North Korean Remote Administration Tool: FALLCHILL. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- US-CERT. (2018, February 06). Malware Analysis Report (MAR) - 10135536-G. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
- Hromcova, Z. (2019, July). OKRUM AND KETRICAN: AN OVERVIEW OF RECENT KE3CHANG GROUP ACTIVITY. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- Strategic Cyber LLC. (2020, November 5). Cobalt Strike: Advanced Threat Tactics for Penetration Testers. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
- Hromcova, Z. and Cherpanov, A. (2020, June). INVISIMOLE: THE HIDDEN PART OF THE STORY. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- Hromcová, Z. (2018, June 07). InvisiMole: Surprisingly equipped spyware, undercover since 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
Связанные риски
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Передача данных по скрытым каналам из-за
возможности маскировки вредоносного трафика под легитимный в сетевом трафике
Конфиденциальность
Раскрытие информации
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Несанкционированное управление ИТ инфраструктурой из-за
возможности маскировки вредоносного трафика под легитимный в сетевом трафике
Повышение привилегий
Целостность
НСД
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Утечка информации из-за
возможности маскировки вредоносного трафика под легитимный в сетевом трафике
Конфиденциальность
Раскрытие информации
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