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MITRE ATT&CK® Malware

S0273: Socksbot

Socksbot is a backdoor that abuses Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies. [1]

EnterpriseS0273MalwareObject v1.1Modified
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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Socksbot

Socksbot is a backdoor that abuses Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies. [1]

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

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5 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1055.001Dynamic-link Library InjectionSub-technique

Socksbot creates a suspended svchost process and injects its DLL into it.[1]

EnterpriseT1059.001PowerShellSub-technique

Socksbot can write and execute PowerShell scripts.[1]

EnterpriseT1090Proxy

Socksbot can start SOCKS proxy threads.[1]

EnterpriseT1113Screen Capture

Socksbot can take screenshots.[1]

EnterpriseT1057Process Discovery

Socksbot can list all running processes.[1]

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Object version and sync metadata

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ATT&CK release
20.0
Object version
1.1
Created
Modified
Raw hash
cdc2315d89fddc50...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(3)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
20.01.1Current bundlecdc2315d89fd…
19.21.1Older bundlecdc2315d89fd…
19.11.1Older bundlecdc2315d89fd…
Raw source

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Source references

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  1. [1]
    TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017

    Lunghi, D., et al. (2017, December). Untangling the Patchwork Cyberespionage Group. Retrieved July 10, 2018.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    Socksbot

    (Citation: TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017)

  3. [3]
    mitre-attackS0273
    Open source URL
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