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S1065: Woody RAT

Woody RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations.[1]

EnterpriseS1065MalwareObject v1.2 Modified
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Glexia's Take

Analyst context for executives and security teams

Analyst confidence Medium

Woody RAT is a Windows remote access trojan documented by ATT&CK as used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations. Its ATT&CK relationships matter because they describe a full post-compromise pattern: execution through user/client-side paths, host and account discovery, registry and software inspection, process injection/hollowing for stealth, local data collection, screen capture, tool transfer, web-based command-and-control, and exfiltration over that C2 channel. For leaders, this is less about one malware name and more about whether Windows endpoint, network, and response capabilities can see and contain a RAT that blends discovery, collection, and C2 behavior.

Executive priority

Treat this as a coverage-validation use case for Windows RAT defense. Priority questions: can the organization prove it collects the endpoint, PowerShell/cmd, process, registry, file, and web traffic evidence needed to investigate a remote access compromise; can incident responders quickly determine what data was accessed or exfiltrated; and are client application exposure, malicious-file handling, and egress controls managed as part of resilience and audit evidence? Because ATT&CK provides no detection text for Woody RAT, local telemetry and control validation are decisive.

Technical view

SOC and IR teams should validate coverage around the related ATT&CK behaviors rather than relying on a malware-specific signature. On Windows systems, look for suspicious PowerShell or Windows Command Shell execution, registry queries, user/account/software/network/process discovery, file and directory enumeration, screen capture activity, creation or transfer of tools/files, file deletion, encoded or decoded artifacts, process injection or process hollowing indicators, and outbound HTTP/S or similar web-protocol C2 followed by possible exfiltration over the same channel. Correlate these behaviors into sequences: initial execution via malicious file or client exploitation, discovery, stealth/process manipulation, collection, C2, and exfiltration.

Likely telemetry

  • Windows endpoint process creation and command-line telemetry
  • PowerShell execution and script block/module logging where available
  • Windows registry access/query telemetry
  • File creation, modification, deletion, and directory enumeration evidence
  • Endpoint detection telemetry for process injection and process hollowing behaviors

Detection direction

  • Build detections around behavior chains, not only the Woody RAT name: execution plus discovery plus C2/exfiltration is higher-confidence than any single administrative command.
  • Tune for Windows command shell and PowerShell misuse, while accounting for legitimate administration and software management activity.
  • Validate visibility into registry queries, account/user discovery, process discovery, software discovery, file/directory discovery, and network configuration or Internet connectivity checks.
  • Prioritize alerting and hunt logic for process injection and process hollowing, since these behaviors can hide malicious execution under legitimate process names.
  • Correlate outbound web-protocol traffic with unusual process lineage, newly created binaries, encoded/decoded artifacts, or post-execution discovery activity.

Mitigation priorities

  • Harden Windows execution paths first: reduce exposure to malicious files, keep client applications patched, and control script interpreter use where operationally feasible.
  • Improve endpoint prevention and visibility for process injection, process hollowing, suspicious child processes, registry access, and tool transfer.
  • Apply least privilege and access control so account discovery and local data collection yield less operationally sensitive information.
  • Strengthen egress governance for web-protocol traffic with proxy logging, DNS visibility, and review of unusual outbound destinations or processes.
  • Prepare IR playbooks for RAT intrusions that include host isolation, memory/filesystem triage, account review, data-access scoping, and C2/exfiltration assessment.
Analyst notes and limits

The supplied ATT&CK object is a malware entry for Woody RAT, external ID S1065, platform Windows, with Malwarebytes as the cited external reporting source. ATT&CK does not specify tactics directly on the malware object, but the relationship context maps it to execution, discovery, collection, stealth, privilege-escalation, command-and-control, and exfiltration techniques. No attribution should be inferred from the supplied fields.

Official detection guidance is not provided. The object states historical use against Russian organizations, but the supplied data does not support claims about current activity, affected customers, specific indicators, infrastructure, vulnerabilities, or guaranteed detection coverage. Local environment telemetry, baselines, and incident evidence are required to determine exposure and coverage.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Woody RAT

Woody RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations.[1]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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Domain ID Name Relationship / procedure
Enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery

Woody RAT can list all files and their associated attributes, including filename, type, owner, creation time, last access time, last write time, size, and permissions.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

Woody RAT can retrieve a list of user accounts and usernames from an infected machine.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Sub-technique

Woody RAT can execute commands using `cmd.exe`.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1055.012 Process Hollowing Sub-technique

Woody RAT can create a suspended notepad process and write shellcode to delete a file into the suspended process using `NtWriteVirtualMemory`.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

Woody RAT can retrieve the following information from an infected machine: OS, architecture, computer name, OS build version, and environment variables.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1059.001 PowerShell Sub-technique

Woody RAT can execute PowerShell commands and scripts with the use of .NET DLL, `WoodyPowerSession`.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Woody RAT can exfiltrate files from an infected machine to its C2 server.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

Woody RAT can call `NtQuerySystemProcessInformation` with `SystemProcessInformation` to enumerate all running processes, including associated information such as PID, parent PID, image name, and owner.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1027.013 Encrypted/Encoded File Sub-technique

Woody RAT has used Base64 encoded strings and scripts.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1680 Local Storage Discovery

Woody RAT can retrieve information about storage drives from an infected machine.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1518.001 Security Software Discovery Sub-technique

Woody RAT can detect Avast Software, Doctor Web, Kaspersky, AVG, ESET, and Sophos antivirus programs.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1087 Account Discovery

Woody RAT can identify administrator accounts on an infected machine.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1005 Data from Local System

Woody RAT can collect information from a compromised host.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1113 Screen Capture

Woody RAT has the ability to take a screenshot of the infected host desktop using Windows GDI+.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

Woody RAT can deobfuscate Base64-encoded strings and scripts.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Woody RAT can download files from its C2 server, including the .NET DLLs, `WoodySharpExecutor` and `WoodyPowerSession`.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography Sub-technique

Woody RAT can use RSA-4096 to encrypt data sent to its C2 server.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1070.004 File Deletion Sub-technique

Woody RAT has the ability to delete itself from disk by creating a suspended notepad process and writing shellcode to delete a file into the suspended process using `NtWriteVirtualMemory`.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1055 Process Injection

Woody RAT can inject code into a targeted process by writing to the remote memory of an infected system and then create a remote thread.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1071.001 Web Protocols Sub-technique

Woody RAT can communicate with its C2 server using HTTP requests.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment Sub-technique

Woody RAT has been delivered via malicious Word documents and archive files.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery Sub-technique

Woody RAT can make `Ping` GET HTTP requests to its C2 server at regular intervals for network connectivity checks.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1204.002 Malicious File Sub-technique

Woody RAT has relied on users opening a malicious email attachment for execution.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1106 Native API

Woody RAT can use multiple native APIs, including `WriteProcessMemory`, `CreateProcess`, and `CreateRemoteThread` for process injection.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1685 Disable or Modify Tools

Woody RAT has suppressed all error reporting by calling `SetErrorMode` with 0x8007 as a parameter.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery

Woody RAT can retrieve network interface and proxy information.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution

Woody RAT has relied on CVE-2022-30190 (Follina) for execution during delivery.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1012 Query Registry

Woody RAT can search registry keys to identify antivirus programs on an compromised host.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1518 Software Discovery

Woody RAT can collect .NET, PowerShell, and Python information from an infected host.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
Enterprise T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography Sub-technique

Woody RAT can use AES-CBC to encrypt data sent to its C2 server.CitationMalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022
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All related ATT&CK context

uses · Technique T1083: File and Directory Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1033: System Owner/User Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1059.003: Windows Command Shell Enterprise uses · Technique T1055.012: Process Hollowing Enterprise uses · Technique T1082: System Information Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1059.001: PowerShell Enterprise uses · Technique T1041: Exfiltration Over C2 Channel Enterprise uses · Technique T1057: Process Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1027.013: Encrypted/Encoded File Enterprise uses · Technique T1680: Local Storage Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1518.001: Security Software Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1087: Account Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1005: Data from Local System Enterprise uses · Technique T1113: Screen Capture Enterprise uses · Technique T1140: Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information Enterprise uses · Technique T1105: Ingress Tool Transfer Enterprise uses · Technique T1573.002: Asymmetric Cryptography Enterprise uses · Technique T1070.004: File Deletion Enterprise uses · Technique T1055: Process Injection Enterprise uses · Technique T1071.001: Web Protocols Enterprise uses · Technique T1566.001: Spearphishing Attachment Enterprise uses · Technique T1016.001: Internet Connection Discovery Enterprise uses · Technique T1204.002: Malicious File Enterprise uses · Technique T1106: Native API Enterprise
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19.1
Object version
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Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases (1)
Release Bundle imported Object version Modified Status Raw hash
19.1 1.2 Current bundle 52e93b2e54c7…
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External references and citations

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  1. [1]
    MalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022

    MalwareBytes Threat Intelligence Team. (2022, August 3). Woody RAT: A new feature-rich malware spotted in the wild. Retrieved December 6, 2022.

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  2. [2]
    mitre-attack S1065
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