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S1135 MultiLayer Wiper

MultiLayer Wiper is wiper malware written in .NET associated with Agrius operations. Observed samples of MultiLayer Wiper have an anomalous, future compilation date suggesting possible metadata manipulation.1

Item Value
ID S1135
Associated Names
Type MALWARE
Version 1.0
Created 22 May 2024
Last Modified 29 August 2024
Navigation Layer View In ATT&CK® Navigator

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter -
enterprise T1059.003 Windows Command Shell MultiLayer Wiper uses a batch script launched via a scheduled task to delete Windows Event Logs.1
enterprise T1485 Data Destruction MultiLayer Wiper deletes files on network drives, but corrupts and overwrites with random data files stored locally.1
enterprise T1565 Data Manipulation -
enterprise T1565.001 Stored Data Manipulation MultiLayer Wiper changes the original path information of deleted files to make recovery efforts more difficult.1
enterprise T1561 Disk Wipe -
enterprise T1561.002 Disk Structure Wipe MultiLayer Wiper opens a handle to \\\\.\\PhysicalDrive0 and wipes the first 512 bytes of data from this location, removing the boot sector.1
enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery MultiLayer Wiper generates a list of all files and paths on the fixed drives of an infected system, enumerating all files on the system except specific folders defined in a hardcoded list.1
enterprise T1562 Impair Defenses -
enterprise T1562.001 Disable or Modify Tools MultiLayer Wiper removes the Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) service from infected devices along with all present shadow copies.1
enterprise T1070 Indicator Removal MultiLayer Wiper uses a batch script to clear file system cache memory via the ProcessIdleTasks export in advapi32.dll as an anti-analysis and anti-forensics technique.1
enterprise T1070.001 Clear Windows Event Logs MultiLayer Wiper removes Windows event logs during execution.1
enterprise T1070.004 File Deletion MultiLayer Wiper uses a batch file, remover.bat to delete malware artifacts and the batch file itself during execution.1
enterprise T1070.006 Timestomp MultiLayer Wiper changes timestamps of overwritten files to either 1601.1.1 for NTFS filesystems, or 1980.1.1 for all other filesystems.1
enterprise T1490 Inhibit System Recovery MultiLayer Wiper wipes the boot sector of infected systems to inhibit system recovery.1
enterprise T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information -
enterprise T1027.009 Embedded Payloads MultiLayer Wiper contains two binaries in its resources section, MultiList and MultiWip. MultiLayer Wiper drops and executes each of these items when run, then deletes them after execution.1
enterprise T1053 Scheduled Task/Job -
enterprise T1053.005 Scheduled Task MultiLayer Wiper creates a malicious scheduled task that launches a batch file to remove Windows Event Logs.1
enterprise T1529 System Shutdown/Reboot MultiLayer Wiper reboots the infected system following wiping and related tasks to prevent system recovery.1

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G1030 Agrius MultiLayer Wiper is associated with wiping operations linked to Agrius.1

References