Crutch

Crutch is a backdoor designed for document theft that has been used by Turla since at least 2015.[1]

ID: S0538
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 04 December 2020
Last Modified: 22 December 2020

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1025 从可移动介质获取数据

Crutch can monitor removable drives and exfiltrate files matching a given extension list.[1]

Enterprise T1005 从本地系统获取数据

Crutch can exfiltrate files from compromised systems.[1]

Enterprise T1036 .004 伪装: Masquerade Task or Service

Crutch has established persistence with a scheduled task impersonating the Outlook item finder.[1]

Enterprise T1574 .001 劫持执行流: DLL Search Order Hijacking

Crutch can persist via DLL search order hijacking on Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft OneDrive.[1]

Enterprise T1008 回退信道

Crutch has used a hardcoded GitHub repository as a fallback channel.[1]

Enterprise T1120 外围设备发现

Crutch can monitor for removable drives being plugged into the compromised machine.[1]

Enterprise T1071 .001 应用层协议: Web Protocols

Crutch has conducted C2 communications with a Dropbox account using the HTTP API.[1]

Enterprise T1560 .001 归档收集数据: Archive via Utility

Crutch has used the WinRAR utility to compress and encrypt stolen files.[1]

Enterprise T1074 .001 数据分段: Local Data Staging

Crutch has staged stolen files in the C:\AMD\Temp directory.[1]

Enterprise T1102 .002 网络服务: Bidirectional Communication

Crutch can use Dropbox to receive commands and upload stolen data.[1]

Enterprise T1119 自动化收集

Crutch can automatically monitor removable drives in a loop and copy interesting files.[1]

Enterprise T1020 自动化渗出

Crutch has automatically exfiltrated stolen files to Dropbox.[1]

Enterprise T1041 通过C2信道渗出

Crutch can exfiltrate data over the primary C2 channel (Dropbox HTTP API).[1]

Enterprise T1567 .002 通过网络服务渗出: Exfiltration to Cloud Storage

Crutch has exfiltrated stolen data to Dropbox.[1]

Enterprise T1053 .005 预定任务/作业: Scheduled Task

Crutch has the ability to persist using scheduled tasks.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0010 Turla

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References