S0664 Pandora
Pandora is a multistage kernel rootkit with backdoor functionality that has been in use by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.1
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | S0664 |
| Associated Names | |
| Type | MALWARE |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Created | 29 November 2021 |
| Last Modified | 15 April 2022 |
| Navigation Layer | View In ATT&CK® Navigator |
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| enterprise | T1071 | Application Layer Protocol | - |
| enterprise | T1071.001 | Web Protocols | Pandora can communicate over HTTP.1 |
| enterprise | T1543 | Create or Modify System Process | - |
| enterprise | T1543.003 | Windows Service | Pandora has the ability to gain system privileges through Windows services.1 |
| enterprise | T1573 | Encrypted Channel | - |
| enterprise | T1573.001 | Symmetric Cryptography | Pandora has the ability to encrypt communications with D3DES.1 |
| enterprise | T1068 | Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Pandora can use CVE-2017-15303 to bypass Windows Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) protection and load its driver.1 |
| enterprise | T1574 | Hijack Execution Flow | - |
| enterprise | T1574.002 | DLL Side-Loading | Pandora can use DLL side-loading to execute malicious payloads.1 |
| enterprise | T1105 | Ingress Tool Transfer | Pandora can load additional drivers and files onto a victim machine.1 |
| enterprise | T1112 | Modify Registry | Pandora can write an encrypted token to the Registry to enable processing of remote commands.1 |
| enterprise | T1027 | Obfuscated Files or Information | Pandora has the ability to compress stings with QuickLZ.1 |
| enterprise | T1057 | Process Discovery | Pandora can monitor processes on a compromised host.1 |
| enterprise | T1055 | Process Injection | Pandora can start and inject code into a new svchost process.1 |
| enterprise | T1553 | Subvert Trust Controls | - |
| enterprise | T1553.006 | Code Signing Policy Modification | Pandora can use CVE-2017-15303 to disable Windows Driver Signature Enforcement (DSE) protection and load its driver.1 |
| enterprise | T1569 | System Services | - |
| enterprise | T1569.002 | Service Execution | Pandora has the ability to install itself as a Windows service.1 |
| enterprise | T1205 | Traffic Signaling | Pandora can identify if incoming HTTP traffic contains a token and if so it will intercept the traffic and process the received command.1 |
Groups That Use This Software
| ID | Name | References |
|---|---|---|
| G0027 | Threat Group-3390 | 1 |