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Created 1 August 2019
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Install Additional Program

Installs another, different program on the system. The additional program can be any secondary module; examples include backdoors, malicious drivers, kernel modules, and OS X Apps.

Malware that installs another component is called a "dropper." If the code is contained in the malware, it's a "single stage" dropper; "two stage" droppers download the code from a remote location (the associated download behavior is covered by the Ingress Tool Transfer (E1105) behavior.

Use in Malware

Name Date Description
WebCobra November 2018 Drops software to mine for cryptocurrency. [1]
Geneio August 2015 Tricks OS X keychain to create application files.
GotBotKR July 2019 GotBotKR reinstalls its running instance if it is removed. [3]
MazarBot 2016 Installs a backdoor.
Mebromi 2011 A Trojan downloader.
YiSpecter 2015 Can download and install arbitrary iOS apps.
UP007 2016 The malware is a dropper that creates multiple files [4]

References

[1] https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/other-blogs/mcafee-labs/webcobra-malware-uses-victims-computers-to-mine-cryptocurrency/

[2] https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/deep-analysis-of-driver-based-mitm-malware-itranslator.html

[3] https://www.welivesecurity.com/2019/07/08/south-korean-users-backdoor-torrents/

[4] https://citizenlab.ca/2016/04/between-hong-kong-and-burma/