KJChen/tech2proc · Datasets at Hugging Face

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Virtualization	Dyre can detect sandbox analysis environments by inspecting the process list and Registry.
Virtualization	EvilBunny's dropper has checked the number of processes and the length and strings of its own file name to identify if the malware is in a sandbox environment.
Virtualization	It has used a component called TerraLoader to check certain hardware and file information to detect sandboxed environments.
Virtualization	Ferocious can run anti-sandbox checks using the Microsoft Excel 4.0 function GET.WORKSPACE to determine the OS version, if there is a mouse present, and if the host is capable of playing sounds.
Virtualization	FinFisher obtains the hardware device list and checks if the MD5 of the vendor ID is equal to a predefined list in order to check for sandbox/virtualized environments.
Virtualization	During Frankenstein, the threat actors used a script that ran WMI queries to check if a VM or sandbox was running, including VMWare and Virtualbox. The script would also call WMI to determine the number of cores allocated to the system; if less than two the script would stop execution.
Virtualization	GoldMax will check if it is being run in a virtualized environment by comparing the collected MAC address to c8:27:cc:c2:37:5a.
Virtualization	Grandoreiro can detect VMWare via its I/O port and Virtual PC via the vpcext instruction.
Virtualization	GravityRAT uses WMI to check the BIOS and manufacturer information for strings like "VMWare", "Virtual", and "XEN" and another WMI request to get the current temperature of the hardware to determine if it's a virtual machine environment.
Virtualization	GuLoader has the ability to perform anti-VM and anti-sandbox checks using string hashing, the API call EnumWindows, and checking for Qemu guest agent.
Virtualization	InvisiMole can check for artifacts of VirtualBox, Virtual PC and VMware environment, and terminate itself if they are detected.
Virtualization	Lucifer can check for specific usernames, computer names, device drivers, DLL's, and virtual devices associated with sandboxed environments and can enter an infinite loop and stop itself if any are detected.
Virtualization	macOS.OSAMiner can parse the output of the native system_profiler tool to determine if the machine is running with 4 cores.
Virtualization	MegaCortex has checked the number of CPUs in the system to avoid being run in a sandbox or emulator.
Virtualization	NativeZone has checked if Vmware or VirtualBox VM is running on a compromised host.
Virtualization	ObliqueRAT can halt execution if it identifies processes belonging to virtual machine software or analysis tools.
Virtualization	It has used macros to verify if a mouse is connected to a compromised machine.
Virtualization	Okrum's loader can check the amount of physical memory and terminates itself if the host has less than 1.5 Gigabytes of physical memory in total.
Virtualization	OopsIE performs several anti-VM and sandbox checks on the victim's machine. One technique the group has used was to perform a WMI query SELECT * FROM MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature to check the temperature to see if it’s running in a virtual environment.
Virtualization	During Operation Dream Job, It used tools that conducted a variety of system checks to detect sandboxes or VMware services.
Virtualization	OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D checks a number of system parameters to see if it is being run on real hardware or in a virtual machine environment, such as sysctl hw.model and the kernel boot time.
Virtualization	P8RAT can check the compromised host for processes associated with VMware or VirtualBox environments.
Virtualization	PlugX checks if VMware tools is running in the background by searching for any process named "vmtoolsd".
Virtualization	PoetRAT checked the size of the hard drive to determine if it was being run in a sandbox environment. In the event of sandbox detection, it would delete itself by overwriting the malware scripts with the contents of "License.txt" and exiting.
Virtualization	Pupy has a module that checks a number of indicators on the system to determine if its running on a virtual machine.
Virtualization	QakBot can check the compromised host for the presence of multiple executables associated with analysis tools and halt execution if any are found.
Virtualization	Remcos searches for Sandboxie and VMware on the system.
Virtualization	RogueRobin uses WMI to check BIOS version for VBOX, bochs, qemu, virtualbox, and vm to check for evidence that the script might be executing within an analysis environment.
Virtualization	ROKRAT can check for VMware-related files and DLLs related to sandboxes.
Virtualization	Saint Bot has run several virtual machine and sandbox checks, including checking if Sbiedll.dll is present in a list of loaded modules, comparing the machine name to HAL9TH and the user name to JohnDoe, and checking the BIOS version for known virtual machine identifiers.
Virtualization	Shark can stop execution if the screen width of the targeted machine is not over 600 pixels.
Virtualization	Smoke Loader scans processes to perform anti-VM checks.
Virtualization	Snip3 has the ability to detect Windows Sandbox, VMWare, or VirtualBox by querying Win32_ComputerSystem to extract the Manufacturer string.
Virtualization	SodaMaster can check for the presence of the Registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VMwareHostOpen.exe before proceeding to its main functionality.
Virtualization	SUNBURST checked the domain name of the compromised host to verify it was running in a real environment.
Virtualization	SVCReady has the ability to determine if its runtime environment is virtualized.
Virtualization	SynAck checks its directory location in an attempt to avoid launching in a sandbox.
Virtualization	Trojan.Karagany can detect commonly used and generic virtualization platforms based primarily on drivers and file paths.
Virtualization	UBoatRAT checks for virtualization software such as VMWare, VirtualBox, or QEmu on the compromised machine.
Virtualization	It has run system checks to determine if they were operating in a virtualized environment.
Virtualization	WastedLocker checked if UCOMIEnumConnections and IActiveScriptParseProcedure32 Registry keys were detected as part of its anti-analysis technique.
Virtualization	WhisperGate can stop its execution when it recognizes the presence of certain monitoring tools.
Virtualization	yty has some basic anti-sandbox detection that tries to detect Virtual PC, Sandboxie, and VMware.
Virtualization	It has used malware that repeatedly checks the mouse cursor position to determine if a real user is on the system.
Virtualization	It used images embedded into document lures that only activate the payload when a user double clicks to avoid sandboxes.
Virtualization	Okrum loader only executes the payload after the left mouse button has been pressed at least three times, in order to avoid being executed within virtualized or emulated environments.
Virtualization	Spark has used a splash screen to check whether an user actively clicks on the screen before running malicious code.
Virtualization	AppleJeus has waited a specified time before downloading a second stage payload.
Virtualization	BADFLICK has delayed communication to the actor-controlled IP address by 5 minutes.
Virtualization	Bazar can use a timer to delay execution of core functionality.
Virtualization	BendyBear can check for analysis environments and signs of debugging using the Windows API kernel32!GetTickCountKernel32 call.
Virtualization	Bisonal has checked if the malware is running in a virtual environment with the anti-debug function GetTickCount() to compare the timing.
Virtualization	Brute Ratel C4 can call NtDelayExecution to pause execution.
Virtualization	Bumblebee has the ability to set a hardcoded and randomized sleep interval.
Virtualization	Clambling can wait 30 minutes before initiating contact with C2.
Virtualization	Clop has used the sleep command to avoid sandbox detection.
Virtualization	Crimson can determine when it has been installed on a host for at least 15 days before downloading the final payload.
Virtualization	DarkTortilla can implement the kernel32.dll Sleep function to delay execution for up to 300 seconds before implementing persistence or processing an addon package.
Virtualization	DRATzarus can use the GetTickCount and GetSystemTimeAsFileTime API calls to measure function timing. DRATzarus can also remotely shut down into sleep mode under specific conditions to evade detection.
Virtualization	Egregor can perform a long sleep (greater than or equal to 3 minutes) to evade detection.
Virtualization	EvilBunny has used time measurements from 3 different APIs before and after performing sleep operations to check and abort if the malware is running in a sandbox.
Virtualization	FatDuke can turn itself on or off at random intervals.
Virtualization	GoldenSpy's installer has delayed installation of GoldenSpy for two hours after it reaches a victim system.
Virtualization	GoldMax has set an execution trigger date and time, stored as an ASCII Unix/Epoch time value.
Virtualization	GrimAgent can sleep for 195 - 205 seconds after payload execution and before deleting its task.
Virtualization	GuLoader has the ability to perform anti-debugging based on time checks, API calls, and CPUID.
Virtualization	HermeticWiper has the ability to receive a command parameter to sleep prior to carrying out destructive actions on a targeted host.
Virtualization	LiteDuke can wait 30 seconds before executing additional code if security software is detected.
Virtualization	Lokibot has performed a time-based anti-debug check before downloading its third stage.
Virtualization	metaMain has delayed execution for five to six minutes during its persistence establishment process.
Virtualization	Okrum's loader can detect presence of an emulator by using two calls to GetTickCount API, and checking whether the time has been accelerated.
Virtualization	During Operation Dream Job, It used tools that collected GetTickCount and GetSystemTimeAsFileTime data to detect sandbox or VMware services.
Virtualization	P8RAT has the ability to "sleep" for a specified time to evade detection.
Virtualization	Pony has delayed execution using a built-in function to avoid detection and analysis.
Virtualization	The QakBot dropper can delay dropping the payload to evade detection.
Virtualization	After initial installation, Raindrop runs a computation to delay execution.
Virtualization	Saint Bot has used the command timeout 20 to pause the execution of its initial loader.
Virtualization	Snip3 can execute WScript.Sleep to delay execution of its second stage.
Virtualization	SodaMaster has the ability to put itself to "sleep" for a specified time.
Virtualization	StrifeWater can modify its sleep time responses from the default of 20-22 seconds.
Virtualization	SUNBURST remained dormant after initial access for a period of up to two weeks.
Virtualization	SVCReady can enter a sleep stage for 30 minutes to evade detection.
Virtualization	ThiefQuest invokes time call to check the system's time, executes a sleep command, invokes a second time call, and then compares the time difference between the two time calls and the amount of time the system slept to identify the sandbox.
Virtualization	Tomiris has the ability to sleep for at least nine minutes to evade sandbox-based analysis systems.
Virtualization	TrickBot has used printf and file I/O loops to delay process execution as part of API hammering.
Virtualization	Ursnif has used a 30 minute delay after execution to evade sandbox monitoring tools.
Virtualization	WhisperGate can pause for 20 seconds to bypass antivirus solutions.
Virtualization	Using the machine's local time, XCSSET waits 43200 seconds (12 hours) from the initial creation timestamp of a specific file, .report. After the elapsed time, XCSSET executes additional modules.
Exploitation of Remote Services	It exploited a Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability to conduct lateral movement.
Exploitation of Remote Services	Bad Rabbit used the EternalRomance SMB exploit to spread through victim networks.
Exploitation of Remote Services	Conficker exploited the MS08-067 Windows vulnerability for remote code execution through a crafted RPC request.
Exploitation of Remote Services	It has exploited a Windows Netlogon vulnerability (CVE-2020-1472) to obtain access to Windows Active Directory servers.
Exploitation of Remote Services	It has used Mimikatz to exploit a domain controller via the ZeroLogon exploit (CVE-2020-1472).
Exploitation of Remote Services	Emotet has been seen exploiting SMB via a vulnerability exploit like EternalBlue (MS17-010) to achieve lateral movement and propagation.
Exploitation of Remote Services	Empire has a limited number of built-in modules for exploiting remote SMB, JBoss, and Jenkins servers.
Exploitation of Remote Services	It has exploited ZeroLogon (CVE-2020-1472) against vulnerable domain controllers.
Exploitation of Remote Services	Flame can use MS10-061 to exploit a print spooler vulnerability in a remote system with a shared printer in order to move laterally.
Exploitation of Remote Services	It has exploited known vulnerabilities in remote services including RDP.
Exploitation of Remote Services	InvisiMole can spread within a network via the BlueKeep (CVE-2019-0708) and EternalBlue (CVE-2017-0144) vulnerabilities in RDP and SMB respectively.
Exploitation of Remote Services	Lucifer can exploit multiple vulnerabilities including EternalBlue (CVE-2017-0144) and EternalRomance (CVE-2017-0144).

Virtualization

Dyre can detect sandbox analysis environments by inspecting the process list and Registry.

Virtualization

EvilBunny's dropper has checked the number of processes and the length and strings of its own file name to identify if the malware is in a sandbox environment.

Virtualization

It has used a component called TerraLoader to check certain hardware and file information to detect sandboxed environments.

Virtualization

Ferocious can run anti-sandbox checks using the Microsoft Excel 4.0 function GET.WORKSPACE to determine the OS version, if there is a mouse present, and if the host is capable of playing sounds.

Virtualization

FinFisher obtains the hardware device list and checks if the MD5 of the vendor ID is equal to a predefined list in order to check for sandbox/virtualized environments.

Virtualization

During Frankenstein, the threat actors used a script that ran WMI queries to check if a VM or sandbox was running, including VMWare and Virtualbox. The script would also call WMI to determine the number of cores allocated to the system; if less than two the script would stop execution.

Virtualization

GoldMax will check if it is being run in a virtualized environment by comparing the collected MAC address to c8:27:cc:c2:37:5a.

Virtualization

Grandoreiro can detect VMWare via its I/O port and Virtual PC via the vpcext instruction.

Virtualization

GravityRAT uses WMI to check the BIOS and manufacturer information for strings like "VMWare", "Virtual", and "XEN" and another WMI request to get the current temperature of the hardware to determine if it's a virtual machine environment.

Virtualization

GuLoader has the ability to perform anti-VM and anti-sandbox checks using string hashing, the API call EnumWindows, and checking for Qemu guest agent.

Virtualization

InvisiMole can check for artifacts of VirtualBox, Virtual PC and VMware environment, and terminate itself if they are detected.

Virtualization

Lucifer can check for specific usernames, computer names, device drivers, DLL's, and virtual devices associated with sandboxed environments and can enter an infinite loop and stop itself if any are detected.

Virtualization

macOS.OSAMiner can parse the output of the native system_profiler tool to determine if the machine is running with 4 cores.

Virtualization

MegaCortex has checked the number of CPUs in the system to avoid being run in a sandbox or emulator.

Virtualization

NativeZone has checked if Vmware or VirtualBox VM is running on a compromised host.

Virtualization

ObliqueRAT can halt execution if it identifies processes belonging to virtual machine software or analysis tools.

Virtualization

It has used macros to verify if a mouse is connected to a compromised machine.

Virtualization

Okrum's loader can check the amount of physical memory and terminates itself if the host has less than 1.5 Gigabytes of physical memory in total.

Virtualization

OopsIE performs several anti-VM and sandbox checks on the victim's machine. One technique the group has used was to perform a WMI query SELECT * FROM MSAcpi_ThermalZoneTemperature to check the temperature to see if it’s running in a virtual environment.

Virtualization

During Operation Dream Job, It used tools that conducted a variety of system checks to detect sandboxes or VMware services.

Virtualization

OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D checks a number of system parameters to see if it is being run on real hardware or in a virtual machine environment, such as sysctl hw.model and the kernel boot time.

Virtualization

P8RAT can check the compromised host for processes associated with VMware or VirtualBox environments.

Virtualization

PlugX checks if VMware tools is running in the background by searching for any process named "vmtoolsd".

Virtualization

PoetRAT checked the size of the hard drive to determine if it was being run in a sandbox environment. In the event of sandbox detection, it would delete itself by overwriting the malware scripts with the contents of "License.txt" and exiting.

Virtualization

Pupy has a module that checks a number of indicators on the system to determine if its running on a virtual machine.

Virtualization

QakBot can check the compromised host for the presence of multiple executables associated with analysis tools and halt execution if any are found.

Virtualization

Remcos searches for Sandboxie and VMware on the system.

Virtualization

RogueRobin uses WMI to check BIOS version for VBOX, bochs, qemu, virtualbox, and vm to check for evidence that the script might be executing within an analysis environment.

Virtualization

ROKRAT can check for VMware-related files and DLLs related to sandboxes.

Virtualization

Saint Bot has run several virtual machine and sandbox checks, including checking if Sbiedll.dll is present in a list of loaded modules, comparing the machine name to HAL9TH and the user name to JohnDoe, and checking the BIOS version for known virtual machine identifiers.

Virtualization

Shark can stop execution if the screen width of the targeted machine is not over 600 pixels.

Virtualization

Smoke Loader scans processes to perform anti-VM checks.

Virtualization

Snip3 has the ability to detect Windows Sandbox, VMWare, or VirtualBox by querying Win32_ComputerSystem to extract the Manufacturer string.

Virtualization

SodaMaster can check for the presence of the Registry key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VMwareHostOpen.exe before proceeding to its main functionality.

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SUNBURST checked the domain name of the compromised host to verify it was running in a real environment.

Virtualization

SVCReady has the ability to determine if its runtime environment is virtualized.

Virtualization

SynAck checks its directory location in an attempt to avoid launching in a sandbox.

Virtualization

Trojan.Karagany can detect commonly used and generic virtualization platforms based primarily on drivers and file paths.

Virtualization

UBoatRAT checks for virtualization software such as VMWare, VirtualBox, or QEmu on the compromised machine.

Virtualization

It has run system checks to determine if they were operating in a virtualized environment.

Virtualization

WastedLocker checked if UCOMIEnumConnections and IActiveScriptParseProcedure32 Registry keys were detected as part of its anti-analysis technique.

Virtualization

WhisperGate can stop its execution when it recognizes the presence of certain monitoring tools.

Virtualization

yty has some basic anti-sandbox detection that tries to detect Virtual PC, Sandboxie, and VMware.

Virtualization

It has used malware that repeatedly checks the mouse cursor position to determine if a real user is on the system.

Virtualization

It used images embedded into document lures that only activate the payload when a user double clicks to avoid sandboxes.

Virtualization

Okrum loader only executes the payload after the left mouse button has been pressed at least three times, in order to avoid being executed within virtualized or emulated environments.

Virtualization

Spark has used a splash screen to check whether an user actively clicks on the screen before running malicious code.

Virtualization

AppleJeus has waited a specified time before downloading a second stage payload.

Virtualization

BADFLICK has delayed communication to the actor-controlled IP address by 5 minutes.

Virtualization

Bazar can use a timer to delay execution of core functionality.

Virtualization

BendyBear can check for analysis environments and signs of debugging using the Windows API kernel32!GetTickCountKernel32 call.

Virtualization

Bisonal has checked if the malware is running in a virtual environment with the anti-debug function GetTickCount() to compare the timing.

Virtualization

Brute Ratel C4 can call NtDelayExecution to pause execution.

Virtualization

Bumblebee has the ability to set a hardcoded and randomized sleep interval.

Virtualization

Clambling can wait 30 minutes before initiating contact with C2.

Virtualization

Clop has used the sleep command to avoid sandbox detection.

Virtualization

Crimson can determine when it has been installed on a host for at least 15 days before downloading the final payload.

Virtualization

DarkTortilla can implement the kernel32.dll Sleep function to delay execution for up to 300 seconds before implementing persistence or processing an addon package.

Virtualization

DRATzarus can use the GetTickCount and GetSystemTimeAsFileTime API calls to measure function timing. DRATzarus can also remotely shut down into sleep mode under specific conditions to evade detection.

Virtualization

Egregor can perform a long sleep (greater than or equal to 3 minutes) to evade detection.

Virtualization

EvilBunny has used time measurements from 3 different APIs before and after performing sleep operations to check and abort if the malware is running in a sandbox.

Virtualization

FatDuke can turn itself on or off at random intervals.

Virtualization

GoldenSpy's installer has delayed installation of GoldenSpy for two hours after it reaches a victim system.

Virtualization

GoldMax has set an execution trigger date and time, stored as an ASCII Unix/Epoch time value.

Virtualization

GrimAgent can sleep for 195 - 205 seconds after payload execution and before deleting its task.

Virtualization

GuLoader has the ability to perform anti-debugging based on time checks, API calls, and CPUID.

Virtualization

HermeticWiper has the ability to receive a command parameter to sleep prior to carrying out destructive actions on a targeted host.

Virtualization

LiteDuke can wait 30 seconds before executing additional code if security software is detected.

Virtualization

Lokibot has performed a time-based anti-debug check before downloading its third stage.

Virtualization

metaMain has delayed execution for five to six minutes during its persistence establishment process.

Virtualization

Okrum's loader can detect presence of an emulator by using two calls to GetTickCount API, and checking whether the time has been accelerated.

Virtualization

During Operation Dream Job, It used tools that collected GetTickCount and GetSystemTimeAsFileTime data to detect sandbox or VMware services.

Virtualization

P8RAT has the ability to "sleep" for a specified time to evade detection.

Virtualization

Pony has delayed execution using a built-in function to avoid detection and analysis.

Virtualization

The QakBot dropper can delay dropping the payload to evade detection.

Virtualization

After initial installation, Raindrop runs a computation to delay execution.

Virtualization

Saint Bot has used the command timeout 20 to pause the execution of its initial loader.

Virtualization

Snip3 can execute WScript.Sleep to delay execution of its second stage.

Virtualization

SodaMaster has the ability to put itself to "sleep" for a specified time.

Virtualization

StrifeWater can modify its sleep time responses from the default of 20-22 seconds.

Virtualization

SUNBURST remained dormant after initial access for a period of up to two weeks.

Virtualization

SVCReady can enter a sleep stage for 30 minutes to evade detection.

Virtualization

ThiefQuest invokes time call to check the system's time, executes a sleep command, invokes a second time call, and then compares the time difference between the two time calls and the amount of time the system slept to identify the sandbox.

Virtualization

Tomiris has the ability to sleep for at least nine minutes to evade sandbox-based analysis systems.

Virtualization

TrickBot has used printf and file I/O loops to delay process execution as part of API hammering.

Virtualization

Ursnif has used a 30 minute delay after execution to evade sandbox monitoring tools.

Virtualization

WhisperGate can pause for 20 seconds to bypass antivirus solutions.

Virtualization

Using the machine's local time, XCSSET waits 43200 seconds (12 hours) from the initial creation timestamp of a specific file, .report. After the elapsed time, XCSSET executes additional modules.