How many Living-off-the-Land Binaries abuse T1218.002?

LOLPulse tracks 1 verified living-off-the-land binaries across Windows, Linux, and macOS that adversaries can leverage to execute Technique T1218.002 (T1218.002).

How can detection engineers monitor for T1218.002?

Detection strategies involve correlating process command-line arguments, parent process lineage, and behavioral telemetry rules (KQL, Sigma, and Splunk) specifically authored for the binaries listed in this matrix.

T1218.002Tactic: Defense EvasionOfficial MITRE ATT&CK Page

T1218.002: Technique T1218.002

Adversaries may leverage living-off-the-land techniques (T1218.002) to achieve execution, evade defenses, or transfer tools.

Total Capable Binaries: 1

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Windows: 1

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Linux: 0

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macOS: 0

Living-off-the-Land Matrix for T1218.002

Across 1 verified binaries

Windows2 payloads

Control.exe

Binary used to launch controlpanel items in Windows

Sample Attack Vector:

control.exe {PATH_ABSOLUTE}:evil.dll

Inspect Control.exe & Telemetry

Curated & Verified by

Sharon Ben Moshe

Cybersecurity Researcher & Detection Engineer • Check Point

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