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ID B0025
Objective(s) Execution
Related ATT&CK Technique None

Conditional Execution

Malware checks system environment conditions or characteristics to determine execution path. For example, malware may not run or be dormant unless system conditions are right, or file that is dropped may vary according to execution environment. Conditional execution happens autonomously, not because of an attacker's command.

Methods

Name ID Description
Suicide Exit B0025.001 Malware terminates its execution based on a trigger condition or value (or because it has completed).

Malware Examples

Name Date Description
WebCobra 2018 Drops either Cryptonight or Claymore's Zcash miner, depending on system architecture. [1]
Conficker 2008 A routine causes the process to suicide exit if the keyboard language is set to Ukranian.

References

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