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2.3 KiB

ID F0006
Objective(s) Defense Evasion
Related ATT&CK Techniques Impair Defenses: Indicator Blocking (T1562.006)
Version 2.0
Created 1 August 2019
Last Modified 1 March 2023

Indicator Blocking

Malware blocks indicators or events that would indicate malicious activity. Methods relevant to the malware domain are below.

See ATT&CK: Impair Defenses: Indicator Blocking (T1562.006).

Methods

Name ID Description
Remove SMS Warning Messages F0006.001 Malware captures the message body of incoming SMS messages and aborts displaying messages that meets a certain criteria.

Use in Malware

Name Date Method Description
BlackEnergy 2007 -- The malware clears windows event logs and removes the watermark associated with enabling the TESTSIGNING boot configuration option by removing the relevent strings in the user32.dll.mui of the system. [1]
Conficker 2008 -- The malware terminates various services related to system security and Windows and prevents network access to various websites related to antivirus software. [2]
DarkComet 2008 -- The malware can disable security center functions like anti-virus and firewall. [3]
TrickBot 2016 -- TrickBot terminates the following anti-malware services: Window Defender, MBamService (Malwarebytes), SAVService (Sophos AV). [4]

References

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

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conficker

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

[4] https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/18/k/trickbot-shows-off-new-trick-password-grabber-module.html