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Check out the <a href='https://medium.com/mitre-attack/attack-v16-561c76af94cf'>blog post</a> for more information. </div> </div> </div> <div class="row flex-grow-1 flex-shrink-0">   <div class="sidebar nav sticky-top flex-column pr-0 pt-4 pb-3 pl-3" id="v-tab" role="tablist" aria-orientation="vertical"> <div class="resizer" id="resizer"></div>  <div id="sidebars"></div>  </div> <div class="tab-content col-xl-9 pt-4" id="v-tabContent"> <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="v-attckmatrix" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="v-attckmatrix-tab"> <ol class="breadcrumb"> <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li class="breadcrumb-item"><a href="/software/">Software</a></li> <li class="breadcrumb-item">KONNI</li> </ol> <div class="tab-pane fade show active" id="v-" role="tabpanel" aria-labelledby="v--tab"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xl-12"> <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid"> <div class="container-fluid"> <h1> KONNI </h1> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-8"> <div class="description-body"> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> is a remote access tool that security researchers assess has been used by North Korean cyber actors since at least 2014. <a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has significant code overlap with the <a href="/software/S0353">NOKKI</a> malware family, and has been linked to several suspected North Korean campaigns targeting political organizations in Russia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East; there is some evidence potentially linking <a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> to <a href="/groups/G0067">APT37</a>.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-2') id="scite-ref-2-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Grunzweig, J., Lee, B. (2018, September 27). New KONNI Malware attacking Eurasia and Southeast Asia. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018"><sup><a href="https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/09/unit42-new-konni-malware-attacking-eurasia-southeast-asia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="1" aria-describedby="qtip-1">[2]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-3') id="scite-ref-3-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Grunzweig, J. (2018, October 01). NOKKI Almost Ties the Knot with DOGCALL: Reaper Group Uses New Malware to Deploy RAT. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018"><sup><a href="https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2018/10/unit42-nokki-almost-ties-the-knot-with-dogcall-reaper-group-uses-new-malware-to-deploy-rat/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="2" aria-describedby="qtip-2">[3]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4"> <div class="card"> <div class="card-body"> <div id="card-id" class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"></div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">ID: </span>S0356 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"> <span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="left" title="" data-test-ignore="true" data-original-title="This software is commercial, custom closed source, or open source software intended to be used for malicious purposes by adversaries">ⓘ</span> </div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Type</span>: MALWARE </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"> <span data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="left" title="" data-test-ignore="true" data-original-title="The system an adversary is operating within; could be an operating system or application">ⓘ</span> </div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Platforms</span>: Windows </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"></div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Contributors</span>: Doron Karmi, @DoronKarmi </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"></div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Version</span>: 2.1 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"></div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Created: </span>31 January 2019 </div> </div> <div class="row card-data"> <div class="col-md-1 px-0 text-center"></div> <div class="col-md-11 pl-0"> <span class="h5 card-title">Last Modified: </span>11 April 2024 </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="text-center pt-2 version-button live"> <div class="live"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Permalink to this version of S0356" href="/versions/v16/software/S0356/" data-test-ignore="true">Version Permalink</a> </div> <div class="permalink"> <a data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom" title="Go to the live version of S0356" href="/versions/v16/software/S0356/" data-test-ignore="true">Live Version</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="dropdown h3 mt-3 float-right"> <button class="btn btn-navy dropdown-toggle" type="button" id="dropdownMenuButton" data-toggle="dropdown" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false"> <b>ATT&CK<sup>®</sup> Navigator Layers</b> </button> <div class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownMenuButton"> <h6 class="dropdown-header">Enterprise Layer</h6> <a class="dropdown-item" href="/software/S0356/S0356-enterprise-layer.json" download target="_blank">download</a>  <a class="dropdown-item" href="#" id="view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise" target="_blank">view <img width="10" src="/theme/images/external-site-dark.jpeg"></a> <script src="/theme/scripts/settings.js"></script> <script> if (window.location.protocol == "https:") { //view on navigator only works when this site is hosted on HTTPS var layerURL = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.host + base_url + "software/S0356/S0356-enterprise-layer.json"; document.getElementById("view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise").href = "https://mitre-attack.github.io/attack-navigator//#layerURL=" + encodeURIComponent(layerURL); } else { //hide button document.getElementById("view-layer-on-navigator-enterprise").classList.add("d-none"); } </script> </div> </div>  <h2 class="pt-3 mb-2" id="techniques">Techniques Used</h2> <div class="tables-mobile"> <table class="table techniques-used background table-bordered"> <thead> <tr> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Domain</th> <th class="p-2" colspan="2">ID</th> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Name</th> <th class="p-2" scope="col">Use</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1548">T1548</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1548/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1548">Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1548/002">Bypass User Account Control</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has bypassed UAC by performing token impersonation as well as an RPC-based method, this included bypassing UAC set to "AlwaysNotify".<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1134">T1134</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1134/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1134">Access Token Manipulation</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1134/002">Create Process with Token</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has duplicated the token of a high integrity process to spawn an instance of cmd.exe under an impersonated user.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1134/004">.004</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1134">Access Token Manipulation</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1134/004">Parent PID Spoofing</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used parent PID spoofing to spawn a new <code>cmd</code> process using <code>CreateProcessW</code> and a handle to <code>Taskmgr.exe</code>.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1071">T1071</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1071/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1071">Application Layer Protocol</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1071/001">Web Protocols</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used HTTP POST for C2.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1560">T1560</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1560">Archive Collected Data</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has encrypted data and files prior to exfiltration.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1547">T1547</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1547/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1547/001">Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder</a> </td> <td> <p>A version of <a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has dropped a Windows shortcut into the Startup folder to establish persistence.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1547/009">.009</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1547">Boot or Logon Autostart Execution</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1547/009">Shortcut Modification</a> </td> <td> <p>A version of <a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> drops a Windows shortcut on the victim鈥檚 machine to establish persistence.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1115">T1115</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1115">Clipboard Data</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> had a feature to steal data from the clipboard.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059">T1059</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1059/001">PowerShell</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> used PowerShell to download and execute a specific 64-bit version of the malware.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059/003">.003</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1059/003">Windows Command Shell</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used cmd.exe to execute arbitrary commands on the infected host across different stages of the infection chain.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059/007">.007</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1059">Command and Scripting Interpreter</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1059/007">JavaScript</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has executed malicious JavaScript code.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1543">T1543</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1543/003">.003</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1543">Create or Modify System Process</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1543/003">Windows Service</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has registered itself as a service using its export function.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1555">T1555</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1555/003">.003</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1555">Credentials from Password Stores</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1555/003">Credentials from Web Browsers</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can steal profiles (containing credential information) from Firefox, Chrome, and Opera.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1132">T1132</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1132/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1132">Data Encoding</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1132/001">Standard Encoding</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used a custom base64 key to encode stolen data before exfiltration.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1005">T1005</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1005">Data from Local System</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has stored collected information and discovered processes in a tmp file.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1140">T1140</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1140">Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used certutil to download and decode base64 encoded strings and has also devoted a custom section to performing all the components of the deobfuscation process.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1573">T1573</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1573/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1573">Encrypted Channel</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1573/001">Symmetric Cryptography</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used AES to encrypt C2 traffic.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-6') id="scite-ref-6-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Santos, R. (2022, January 26). KONNI evolves into stealthier RAT. Retrieved April 13, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes KONNI Evolves Jan 2022"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2022/01/konni-evolves-into-stealthier-rat/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="5" aria-describedby="qtip-5">[6]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1546">T1546</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1546/015">.015</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1546">Event Triggered Execution</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1546/015">Component Object Model Hijacking</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has modified ComSysApp service to load the malicious DLL payload.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1048">T1048</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1048/003">.003</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1048">Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1048/003">Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used FTP to exfiltrate reconnaissance data out.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1041">T1041</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1041">Exfiltration Over C2 Channel</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has sent data and files to its C2 server.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-6') id="scite-ref-6-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Santos, R. (2022, January 26). KONNI evolves into stealthier RAT. Retrieved April 13, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes KONNI Evolves Jan 2022"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2022/01/konni-evolves-into-stealthier-rat/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="5" aria-describedby="qtip-5">[6]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1083">T1083</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1083">File and Directory Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p>A version of <a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> searches for filenames created with a previous version of the malware, suggesting different versions targeted the same victims and the versions may work together.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1070">T1070</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1070/004">.004</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1070">Indicator Removal</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1070/004">File Deletion</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can delete files.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1105">T1105</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1105">Ingress Tool Transfer</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can download files and execute them on the victim鈥檚 machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1056">T1056</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1056/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1056">Input Capture</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1056/001">Keylogging</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has the capability to perform keylogging.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1036">T1036</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1036/004">.004</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1036">Masquerading</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1036/004">Masquerade Task or Service</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has pretended to be the xmlProv Network Provisioning service.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1036/005">.005</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1036">Masquerading</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1036/005">Match Legitimate Name or Location</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has created a shortcut called "Anti virus service.lnk" in an apparent attempt to masquerade as a legitimate file.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1112">T1112</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1112">Modify Registry</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has modified registry keys of ComSysApp, Svchost, and xmlProv on the machine to gain persistence.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1106">T1106</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1106">Native API</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has hardcoded API calls within its functions to use on the victim's machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1027">T1027</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1027/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1027">Obfuscated Files or Information</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1027/002">Software Packing</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has been packed for obfuscation.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-6') id="scite-ref-6-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Santos, R. (2022, January 26). KONNI evolves into stealthier RAT. Retrieved April 13, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes KONNI Evolves Jan 2022"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2022/01/konni-evolves-into-stealthier-rat/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="5" aria-describedby="qtip-5">[6]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td></td> <td></td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1027/013">.013</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1027">Obfuscated Files or Information</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1027/013">Encrypted/Encoded File</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> is heavily obfuscated and includes encrypted configuration files.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1566">T1566</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1566/001">.001</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1566">Phishing</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1566/001">Spearphishing Attachment</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has been delivered via spearphishing campaigns through a malicious Word document.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1057">T1057</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1057">Process Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used the command <code>cmd /c tasklist</code> to get a snapshot of the current processes on the target machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1113">T1113</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1113">Screen Capture</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can take screenshots of the victim鈥檚 machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1218">T1218</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1218/011">.011</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1218">System Binary Proxy Execution</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1218/011">Rundll32</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used Rundll32 to execute its loader for privilege escalation purposes.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1082">T1082</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1082">System Information Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can gather the OS version, architecture information, connected drives, hostname, RAM size, and disk space information from the victim鈥檚 machine and has used <code>cmd /c systeminfo</code> command to get a snapshot of the current system state of the target machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-4') id="scite-ref-4-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Karmi, D. (2020, January 4). A Look Into Konni 2019 Campaign. Retrieved April 28, 2020."data-reference="Medium KONNI Jan 2020"><sup><a href="https://medium.com/d-hunter/a-look-into-konni-2019-campaign-b45a0f321e9b" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="3" aria-describedby="qtip-3">[4]</a></sup></span><span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1016">T1016</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1016">System Network Configuration Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can collect the IP address from the victim鈥檚 machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1049">T1049</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1049">System Network Connections Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has used <code>net session</code> on the victim's machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="technique enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td colspan="2"> <a href="/techniques/T1033">T1033</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1033">System Owner/User Discovery</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> can collect the username from the victim鈥檚 machine.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-1') id="scite-ref-1-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. Retrieved November 5, 2018."data-reference="Talos Konni May 2017"><sup><a href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="0" aria-describedby="qtip-0">[1]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sub technique noparent enterprise" id="enterprise"> <td> Enterprise </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1204">T1204</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1204/002">.002</a> </td> <td> <a href="/techniques/T1204">User Execution</a>: <a href="/techniques/T1204/002">Malicious File</a> </td> <td> <p><a href="/software/S0356">KONNI</a> has relied on a victim to enable malicious macros within an attachment delivered via email.<span onclick=scrollToRef('scite-5') id="scite-ref-5-a" class="scite-citeref-number" title="Threat Intelligence Team. (2021, August 23). New variant of Konni malware used in campaign targetting Russia. Retrieved January 5, 2022."data-reference="Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021"><sup><a href="https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-intelligence/2021/08/new-variant-of-konni-malware-used-in-campaign-targetting-russia/" target="_blank" data-hasqtip="4" aria-describedby="qtip-4">[5]</a></sup></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2 class="pt-3" id="references">References</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col"> <ol> <li> <span id="scite-1" class="scite-citation"> <span class="scite-citation-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" name="scite-1" href="https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/05/konni-malware-under-radar-for-years.html" target="_blank"> Rascagneres, P. (2017, May 03). KONNI: A Malware Under The Radar For Years. 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