How many Living-off-the-Land Binaries abuse T1485?

LOLPulse tracks 2 verified living-off-the-land binaries across Windows, Linux, and macOS that adversaries can leverage to execute Technique T1485 (T1485).

How can detection engineers monitor for T1485?

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.

T1485Tactic: Execution & Defense EvasionOfficial MITRE ATT&CK Page

T1485: Technique T1485

Adversaries may leverage living-off-the-land techniques (T1485) to achieve execution, evade defenses, or transfer tools.

Total Capable Binaries: 2

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Windows: 2

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Linux: 0

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macOS: 0

Living-off-the-Land Matrix for T1485

Across 2 verified binaries

Windows2 payloads

Cipher.exe

File Encryption Utility

Sample Attack Vector:

cipher /w:{PATH_ABSOLUTE:folder}

Inspect Cipher.exe & Telemetry

Windows3 payloads

Fsutil.exe

File System Utility

Sample Attack Vector:

fsutil.exe file setZeroData offset=0 length=9999999999 {PATH_ABSOLUTE}

Inspect Fsutil.exe & Telemetry

Curated & Verified by

Sharon Ben Moshe

Cybersecurity Researcher & Detection Engineer • Check Point

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