Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed
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Execution Vectors
Technique Name | Technique Type | Cover Application | Categories | Technique Description and Use Case |
Languages Supported | Version |
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DLL Hijack - External Manifest | VLC Player Portable | User, Audio, Media | Operator listens to music or views videos while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack |
Irfan View | User, Media, Images | Operator views/edits photos while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Chrome Portable | User, Internet, Browser | Operator uses portable browser while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Opera Portable | User, Internet, Browser | Operator uses portable browser while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Firefox Portable | User, Internet, Browser | Operator uses portable browser while collection is occurring | v2.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | ClamWin Portable | Administrator, Technical, PSP | Operator "scans the target system" for malicious software while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Kaspersky TDSS Killer Portable | Administrator, Technical, PSP | Operator "scans the target system" for malicious software while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | McAfee Stinger Portable | Administrator, Technical, PSP | Operator "scans the target system" for malicious software while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Sophos Virus Removal | Administrator, Technical, PSP | Operator "scans the target system" for malicious software while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Thunderbird Portable | User, Mail Client, Technical | Operator checks email while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Opera Mail | User, Mail Client, Technical | Operator checks email while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Foxit Reader | User, PDFPortable Document Format Reader | Operator views documents in viewer while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Libre Office Portable | User, Office Documents | Operator views/edits documents while colleciton is occurring | v1.0 | ||
Trojan | Prezi | User, Presentation Software | Operator conducts powerpoint presentation while collection is occurring | v2.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Babel Pad | User, Note Taker-Text Editor | Operator takes notes or views documents while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Notepad++ | User, Note Taker-Text Editor | Operator takes notes or views documents while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Skype | User, Video-Chat | Operator uses Skype to chat or call while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Iperius Backup | User, Backup Software | Operator performs a backup while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | Sandisk Secure Access | Administrator, Technical, Encrypted Container | Operator extracts or stores data in encrypted container while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
Trojan | U3 Software | Administrator, U3 Software | Operator installs U3 software while collection is occurring | v2.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | 2048 | User, Game | Operator plays game while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | LBreakout2 | User, Game | Operator plays game while collection is occurring | v1.0 | ||
DLL Hijack | 7-Zip Portable | User, Compression, Backup | Operator performs backup, encrypted storage while collection is occurring | v2.0 | ||
Portable Linux CMD Prompt | User, Technical, CMD Prompt | Operator uses command line tool while collection is occurring | v2.0 |
Blacklisting/Whitelisting
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Blacklist or Whitelist based upon process names | v1.0 | |
Blacklist or Whitelist based upon process path | v2.0 | |
Blacklist or Whitelist based upon registry key | v2.0 | |
Blacklist or Whitelist based upon file existence | v1.0 | |
Blacklist or Whitelist based upon internet connection | v1.0 |
PSP Defeats
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
File exists | v1.0 | |
Run from location | v2.0 | |
COM calls (separate process) | v1.0 | |
Pack code stegged into image, zip, rar, or like | v1.0 |
DLP Defeats
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
USB Guard - Disables Write Blocking By USBGuard | v1.0 | |
Fixed Disk | ||
Folder Junction | ||
Separate Process |
Survey
Technique Name | Category | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|---|
SWMI_Addict | Configurable Full Machine Survey | v1.0 |
File Collection
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
File Queueing | v2.0 | |
Prioritized file collection by extension and directory | v1.0 | |
Smash and Grab | v1.0 |
Persistence
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Powershell startup script | v2.0 | |
Scheduled Task | v1.0 | |
DLL Hijacks | v2.0 | |
WMI | v1.0 | |
Service | v2.0 | |
COM Junction | v1.0 | |
CPL File | v1.0 |
Hooks
Technique Name | Hook Type | Technique Description | Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|---|---|
???? | Privilege | Uses a WMIWindows Management Instrumentation Event to asynchronously watch registry keys for specific key - if a command is written to the specified key, the command will be executed as System. | XP - 10 | v1.0 |
???? | Local/Drive | CLSID Junction Folder - | XP - 10 | v1.0 |
???? | Local/Drive | Libarary File (library-ms) | 7 - 10 | v1.0 |
Local/Drive | WMI | XP - 10 | v1.0 | |
???? | Local/Remote/File | Stegged File Carries Payload and/or Command | XP - 10 | v1.0 |
BITS | ||||
Junction Folder (Hide CLSID extension) | ||||
Search Handler - Internet Cache, Office Document | ||||
WMI Event | ||||
Scheduled Task | ||||
Library-ms | ||||
Group Policy | ||||
Stored RPC | ||||
Remote Service |
Privilege Escalation
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Prompt for Administrator (UACUser Account Control) | v1.0 | |
Prompt for Administrator (credential stealing?) | v2.0 | |
Sandworm | Use INF file and InfDefaultInstall to bypass UACUser Account Control on Windows 7 | v1.0 |
Artillery | Utilizes elevated COM object to write to System32 and an auto-elevated process to execute as administrator | v1.0 |
Calvary | Utilizes the wusa.exe auto-elevated process to write to System32 and another auto-elevated process to execute as administrator | v1.0 |
Stinger | UAC bypass that obtains the token from an auto-elevated process, modifies it, and reuses it to execute as administrator | v1.0 |
Payload Deployment
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Create Process | v1.0 | |
Load Library | v1.0 | |
Create Process WMI | v1.0 | |
Create Process COM? | v1.0 | |
Reflect Load Library | v1.0 |
Data Storage
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
ADS | v1.0 | |
File Container | v1.0 | |
Steg into images, rar's, video, audio | v1.0 | |
Steg into documents (Sharpie) | v2.0 | |
Covert Partition? | v2.0 |
Post Processing
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Raw | ||
Summary | v1.0 | |
Codex | v1.0 | |
TIO | v1.0 | |
ISO File Collection | v2.0 | |
Directory Walk Viewer | v2.0 |
Miscellaneous
Technique Name | Technique Description and Use Case | Version |
---|---|---|
Marble | Automated string/data obfuscation utilizing pre and post-build events | v1.0 |
Logging/Reporting | v1.0 |