How many Living-off-the-Land Binaries abuse T1218.012?

LOLPulse tracks 1 verified living-off-the-land binaries across Windows, Linux, and macOS that adversaries can leverage to execute Technique T1218.012 (T1218.012).

How can detection engineers monitor for T1218.012?

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.

T1218.012Tactic: Defense EvasionOfficial MITRE ATT&CK Page

T1218.012: Technique T1218.012

Adversaries may leverage living-off-the-land techniques (T1218.012) 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 T1218.012

Across 1 verified binaries

Windows1 payloads

Verclsid.exe

Used to verify a COM object before it is instantiated by Windows Explorer

Sample Attack Vector:

verclsid.exe /S /C {CLSID}

Inspect Verclsid.exe & Telemetry

Curated & Verified by

Sharon Ben Moshe

Cybersecurity Researcher & Detection Engineer • Check Point

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