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ID E1082
Objective(s) Discovery
Related ATT&CK Techniques System Information Discovery (T1082)
Version 2.0
Created 2 August 2022
Last Modified 13 September 2023

System Information Discovery

Malware may attempt to get detailed information about the system.

See ATT&CK: System Information Discovery (T1082).

Methods

Name ID Description
Generate Windows Exception E1082.m01 Malware may trigger an exception as a way of gathering system details.

Use in Malware

Name Date Method Description
TrickBot 2016 -- The malware can collect information about the computer, resources, services, installed programs, firmware, and operating system versions. [7]
WebCobra 2018 -- Malware learns about the system so it can drop compatible miner software. [8]
Ursnif 2016 -- Malware uses Window's command prompt commands to gather system info, task list, installed drivers, and installed programs. [1]
BlackEnergy 2007 -- Malware uses Systeminfo to gather OS version, system configuration, BIOS, the motherboard, and processor. [2]
DarkComet 2008 -- Malware can collect information about the computer, resources, and operating system version. [3]
Emotet 2018 -- Emotet collects information related to OS, processes, and sometimes mail client information and sends it to C2. [4]
Stuxnet 2010 -- Malware gathers information (OS version, workgroup status, computer name, domain/workgroup name, file name of infected project file) about each computer in the network to spread itself. [5]
Stuxnet 2010 -- Stuxnet checks OS version. [5]
CHOPSTICK 2015 -- CHOPSTICK collects information from the host including Windows version, CPU architecture, and UAC settings. [6]
CryptoLocker 2013 -- The malware queries environment variables. [9]
Gamut 2014 -- The malware queries environment variables. [9]
GoBotKR 2019 -- GoBotKR uses wmic, systeminfo and ver commands to collect information about the system and the installed software and queries environment variables. [9] [10]
Hupigon 2013 -- Hupigon queries environment variables. [9]
Kovter 2016 -- Kovter gets disk information. [9]
Mebromi 2011 -- Mebromi checks OS version. [9]
Redhip 2011 -- Redhip checks the OS version. [9]
Rombertik 2015 -- Rombertik gets the disk size. [9]
Shamoon 2012 -- Shamoon gets the hostname. [9]
UP007 2016 -- The malware queries environment variables. [9]

Detection

Tool: capa Mapping APIs
query environment variable System Information Discovery (E1082) kernel32.GetEnvironmentVariable, kernel32.GetEnvironmentStrings, kernel32.ExpandEnvironmentStrings, msvcr90.getenv, msvcrt.getenv, System.Environment::GetEnvironmentVariable, System.Environment::GetEnvironmentVariables, System.Environment::ExpandEnvironmentVariables
get disk information System Information Discovery (E1082) kernel32.GetDriveType, kernel32.GetLogicalDrives, kernel32.GetVolumeInformation, kernel32.GetVolumeNameForVolumeMountPoint, kernel32.GetVolumePathNamesForVolumeName, kernel32.GetLogicalDriveStrings, kernel32.QueryDosDevice
get disk size System Information Discovery (E1082) kernel32.GetDiskFreeSpace, kernel32.GetDiskFreeSpaceEx, DeviceIoControl
check OS version System Information Discovery (E1082) --
get hostname System Information Discovery (E1082) kernel32.GetComputerName, kernel32.GetComputerNameEx, GetComputerObjectName, ws2_32.gethostname, gethostname
Tool: CAPE Mapping APIs
antivm_generic_disk System Information Discovery (E1082) DeviceIoControl, NtClose, NtCreateFile, NtDuplicateObject, NtOpenFile, NtDeviceIoControlFile
recon_systeminfo System Information Discovery (E1082) --
recon_beacon System Information Discovery (E1082) HttpOpenRequestA, HttpSendRequestA
uses_adfind System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_cpu System Information Discovery (E1082) --
accesses_mailslot System Information Discovery (E1082) --
accesses_netlogon_regkey System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_bios System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_hyperv_keys System Information Discovery (E1082) --
uses_windows_utilities_nltest System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_scsi System Information Discovery (E1082) RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExA, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExA
antivm_parallels_keys System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_diskreg System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_system System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_account_discovery_cmd System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_currently_loggedin_user_cmd System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_info_discovery_cmd System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_info_discovery_pwsh System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_network_discovery_cmd System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_network_discovery_pwsh System Information Discovery (E1082) --
system_user_discovery_cmd System Information Discovery (E1082) --
antivm_generic_services System Information Discovery (E1082) RegOpenKeyExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegOpenKeyExA
antivm_generic_disk_setupapi System Information Discovery (E1082) SetupDiGetClassDevsA, SetupDiGetClassDevsW
antisandbox_check_userdomain System Information Discovery (E1082) rtcEnvironBstr
browser_scanbox System Information Discovery (E1082) JsEval, COleScript_ParseScriptText, COleScript_Compile
recon_fingerprint System Information Discovery (E1082) --

References

[1] https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/threat-encyclopedia/malware/PE_URSNIF.A2?_ga=2.131425807.1462021705.1559742358-1202584019.1549394279

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

[3] https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2012/06/you-dirty-rat-part-1-darkcomet/

[4] https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/white_papers/ExploringEmotetsActivities_Final.pdf

[5] https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/security-response-w32-stuxnet-dossier-11-en

[6] https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/rpt-apt28.pdf

[7] https://www.securityartwork.es/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Trickbot-report-S2-Grupo.pdf

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

[9] capa v4.0, analyzed at MITRE on 10/12/2022

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