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ID B0047
Objective(s) Defense Evasion, Persistence
Related ATT&CK Techniques None
Version 3.0
Created 13 December 2019
Last Modified 4 March 2023

Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration

Malware may install malicious configuration settings or may modify existing configuration settings. For example, malware may change configuration settings associated with security mechanisms to make it difficult to detect or change configuration settings to maintain a foothold on the network.

Use in Malware

Name Date Method Description
Black Energy 2007 -- Malware configures the system to the TESTSIGNING boot configuration option to load its unsigned driver component. [1]
YiSpecter 2015 -- The malware changes iOS Safari's default configuration. [2]

Detection

Tool: CAPE Mapping APIs
bcdedit_command Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) ShellExecuteExW, NtCreateUserProcess, CreateProcessInternalW
stealth_hidden_extension Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
stealth_hiddenreg Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
stealth_hide_notifications Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
disables_app_launch Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
modify_hostfile Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
antiav_srp Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --
bypass_firewall Install Insecure or Malicious Configuration (B0047) --

References

[1] https://blog-assets.f-secure.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/15163408/BlackEnergy_Quedagh.pdf

[2] https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/yispecter-first-ios-malware-attacks-non-jailbroken-ios-devices-by-abusing-private-apis/