

The system time is set and stored by the Windows Time Service within a domain to maintain time synchronization between systems and services in an enterprise network.Īdversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software.Īn adversary may attempt to get detailed information about the operating system and hardware, including version, patches, hotfixes, service packs, and architecture.Ĭontains ability to query CPU informationĪdversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system.Īdversaries may conduct C2 communications over a non-standard port to bypass proxies and firewalls that have been improperly configured.

Software packing is a method of compressing or encrypting an executable.Īdversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to hide configuration information within Registry keys, remove information as part of cleaning up, or as part of other techniques to aid in ] and ]. Process injection is a method of executing arbitrary code in the address space of a separate live process. Modifies auto-execute functionality by setting/creating a value in the registry Installs hooks/patches the running processĪdding an entry to the "run keys" in the Registry or startup folder will cause the program referenced to be executed when a user logs in. Windows processes often leverage application programming interface (API) functions to perform tasks that require reusable system resources. Loadable Kernel Modules (or LKMs) are pieces of code that can be loaded and unloaded into the kernel upon demand.Ĭontains ability to enumerate processes/modules/threads
