S0698: HermeticWizard
HermeticWizard is a worm that has been used to spread HermeticWiper in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least 2022.[1]
Security context for executives and security teams
S0698: HermeticWizard describes [HermeticWizard](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0698) is a worm that has been used to spread [HermeticWiper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0697) in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least 2022.(Citation: ESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022)
Executive priority
S0698: HermeticWizard is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.
Technical view
Security teams should validate S0698: HermeticWizard by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.
Likely telemetry
- Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
- Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry
Detection direction
- Validate whether S0698: HermeticWizard appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
- Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
- Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.
Mitigation priorities
- Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
- Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
- Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits
Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.
This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
HermeticWizard
HermeticWizard is a worm that has been used to spread HermeticWiper in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least 2022.[1]
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.
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.
| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1021.002 | SMB/Windows Admin SharesSub-technique | HermeticWizard can use a list of hardcoded credentials to to authenticate via NTLMSSP to the SMB shares on remote systems.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1059.003 | Windows Command ShellSub-technique | HermeticWizard can use `cmd.exe` for execution on compromised hosts.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1553.002 | Code SigningSub-technique | HermeticWizard has been signed by valid certificates assigned to Hermetica Digital.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1569.002 | Service ExecutionSub-technique | HermeticWizard can use `OpenRemoteServiceManager` to create a service.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1036.005 | Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationSub-technique | HermeticWizard has been named `exec_32.dll` to mimic a legitimate MS Outlook .dll.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1685.005 | Clear Windows Event LogsSub-technique | HermeticWizard has the ability to use `wevtutil cl system` to clear event logs.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1110.001 | Password GuessingSub-technique | HermeticWizard can use a list of hardcoded credentials in attempt to authenticate to SMB shares.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1106 | Native API | HermeticWizard can connect to remote shares using `WNetAddConnection2W`.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1018 | Remote System Discovery | HermeticWizard can find machines on the local network by gathering known local IP addresses through `DNSGetCacheDataTable`, `GetIpNetTable`,`WNetOpenEnumW(RESOURCE_GLOBALNET, RESOURCETYPE_ANY)`,`NetServerEnum`,`GetTcpTable`, and `GetAdaptersAddresses.`[1] |
| Enterprise | T1047 | Windows Management Instrumentation | HermeticWizard can use WMI to create a new process on a remote machine via `C:\windows\system32\cmd.exe /c start C:\windows\system32\\regsvr32.exe /s /iC:\windows\.dll`.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1046 | Network Service Discovery | HermeticWizard has the ability to scan ports on a compromised network.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1570 | Lateral Tool Transfer | HermeticWizard can copy files to other machines on a compromised network.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1218.010 | Regsvr32Sub-technique | HermeticWizard has used `regsvr32.exe /s /i` to execute malicious payloads.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1559.001 | Component Object ModelSub-technique | HermeticWizard can execute files on remote machines using DCOM.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique | HermeticWizard has the ability to encrypt PE files with a reverse XOR loop.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1218.011 | Rundll32Sub-technique | HermeticWizard has the ability to create a new process using `rundll32`.[1] |
All related ATT&CK context
Object version and sync metadata
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Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | 1.1 | Current bundle | 400d9c11eace… | ||
| 19.1 | 1.1 | Older bundle | 400d9c11eace… |
Mirrored ATT&CK source object
The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.
External references and citations
MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.
- [1]ESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022
ESET. (2022, March 1). IsaacWiper and HermeticWizard: New wiper and worm targetingUkraine. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
Open source URL - [2]mitre-attackS0698Open source URL
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