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Co-authored-by: Desiree Beck <dbeck@mitre.org>
2025-04-03 17:46:24 -04:00

5.6 KiB

ID C0016
Objective(s) File System
Related ATT&CK Techniques None
Version 2.1
Created 14 August 2020
Last Modified 5 December 2023

Create File

Malware creates a file.

Methods

Name ID Description
Create Office Document C0016.001 An Office document is created.
Create Ransomware File C0016.002 Create a file used by ransomware.

Use in Malware

Name Date Method Description
Snake 2004 -- Snake creates files. [1]

Detection

Tool: capa Mapping APIs
create or open file Create File (C0016) CreateFile, CreateFileEx, IoCreateFile, IoCreateFileEx, ZwOpenFile, ZwCreateFile, NtOpenFile, NtCreateFile, LZCreateFile, LZOpenFile, fopen, fopen64, fdopen, freopen, open, openat
Tool: CAPE Class Mapping APIs
copies_self CopiesSelf Create File (C0016) --
rat_pcclient PcClientMutexes Create File (C0016) --
ransomware_radamant RansomwareRadamant Create File (C0016) --
remcos_files RemcosFiles Create File (C0016) --
karagany_files KaraganyFiles Create File (C0016) --
obliquerat_files ObliquekRATFiles Create File (C0016) --
ransomware_message RansomwareMessage Create File (C0016) NtWriteFile
rat_luminosity LuminosityRAT Create File (C0016) NtCreateFile, CryptHashData
xpertrat_files XpertRATFiles Create File (C0016) --
nemty_note NemtyNote Create File (C0016) NtWriteFile
office_write_exe OfficeWriteEXE Create File (C0016) NtWriteFile
warzonerat_files WarzoneRATFiles Create File (C0016) --
spreading_autoruninf CreatesAutorunInf Create File (C0016) --
neshta_files NeshtaFiles Create File (C0016) NtCreateFile
arkei_files ArkeiFiles Create File (C0016) --
office_postscript OfficePostScript Create File (C0016) NtWriteFile
rat_nanocore NanocoreRAT Create File (C0016) CryptHashData
qulab_files QulabFiles Create File (C0016) --
ransomware_files RansomwareFiles Create File (C0016), Create File (C0016) --
ransomware_files RansomwareFiles Create File (C0016), Create File::Create Ransomware File (C0016.002) --
dcrat_files DCRatFiles Create File (C0016) --
rtf_embedded_office_file RTFEmbeddedOfficeFile Create File (C0016) --
rtf_embedded_office_file RTFEmbeddedOfficeFile Create File::Create Office Document (C0016.001) --
stack_pivot_file_created StackPivotFileCreated Create File (C0016) NtCreateFile
masslogger_files MassLoggerFiles Create File (C0016) --
stealth_file StealthFile Create File (C0016) NtSetInformationFile, NtClose, NtCreateFile, NtDuplicateObject, NtOpenFile

References

[1] https://www.cybereason.com/blog/research/threat-analysis-report-snake-infostealer-malware