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Home/ATT&CK/T1033
MITRE ATT&CK Technique

T1033: System Owner/User Discovery

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Adversaries may attempt to identify the primary user, currently logged in user, set of users that commonly uses a system, or whether a user is actively using the system. They may do this, for example, by retrieving account usernames or by using [OS Credential Dumping](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1003). The information may be collected in a number of different ways using other Discovery techniques, because user and username details are prevalent throughout a system and include running process ownership, file/directory ownership, session information, and system logs. Adversaries may use the information from [System Owner/User Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1033) during automated discovery to shape follow-on behaviors, including whether or not the adversary fully infects the target and/or attempts specific actions. Various utilities and commands may acquire this information, including <code>whoami</code>. In macOS and Linux, the currently logged in user can be identified with <code>w</code> and <code>who</code>. On macOS the <code>dscl . list /Users | grep -v '_'</code> command can also be used to enumerate user accounts. Environment variables, such as <code>%USERNAME%</code> and <code>$USER</code>, may also be used to access this information. On network devices, [Network Device CLI](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059/008) commands such as `show users` and `show ssh` can be used to display users currently logged into the device.(Citation: show_ssh_users_cmd_cisco)(Citation: US-CERT TA18-106A Network Infrastructure Devices 2018)

Tactics
Discovery
Platforms
Linux, macOS, Network Devices, Windows

▪Used by groups (40)

G0004Ke3changG0022APT3G0027Threat Group-3390

▪Software using this technique (202)

S0013PlugXmalwareS0015Ixeshemalware

▪Reference

T1033 on MITRE ATT&CK
G0032Lazarus Group
G0034Sandworm Team
G0035Dragonfly
G0038Stealth Falcon
G0040Patchwork
G0046FIN7
G0047Gamaredon Group
G0049OilRig
G0050APT32
G0051FIN10
G0059Magic Hound
G0061FIN8
G0067APT37
G0069MuddyWater
G0073APT19
G0081Tropic Trooper
G0082APT38
G0087APT39
G0093GALLIUM
G0094Kimsuky
G0096APT41
G0102Wizard Spider
G0112Windshift
G0114Chimera
G0121Sidewinder
G0125HAFNIUM
G0128ZIRCONIUM
G0143Aquatic Panda
G1001HEXANE
G1006Earth Lusca
G1014LuminousMoth
G1017Volt Typhoon
G1035Winter Vivern
G1036Moonstone Sleet
G1046Storm-1811
G1051Medusa Group
G1054MirrorFace
S0017BISCUITmalware
S0021Derusbimalware
S0024Dyremalware
S0058SslMMmalware
S0059WinMMmalware
S0060Sys10malware
S0084Mis-Typemalware
S0085S-Typemalware
S0091Epicmalware
S0092Agent.btzmalware
S0093Backdoor.Oldreamalware
S0094Trojan.Karaganymalware
S0098T9000malware
S0113Prikormkamalware
S0115Crimsonmalware
S0125Remsecmalware
S0130Unknown Loggermalware
S0139PowerDukemalware
S0148RTMmalware
S0149MoonWindmalware
S0153RedLeavesmalware
S0155WINDSHIELDmalware
S0161XAgentOSXmalware
S0162Komplexmalware
S0168Gazermalware
S0171Felismusmalware
S0172Reavermalware
S0184POWRUNERmalware
S0186DownPapermalware
S0192Pupytool
S0201JPINmalware
S0214HAPPYWORKmalware
S0219WINERACKmalware
S0223POWERSTATSmalware
S0228NanHaiShumalware
S0236Kwampirsmalware
S0237GravityRATmalware
S0240ROKRATmalware
S0241RATANKBAmalware
S0242SynAckmalware
S0248ytymalware
S0249Gold Dragonmalware
S0250Koadictool
S0251Zebrocymalware
S0256Mosquitomalware
S0257VERMINmalware
S0258RGDoormalware
S0260InvisiMolemalware
S0262QuasarRATtool
S0265Kazuarmalware
S0266TrickBotmalware
S0267FELIXROOTmalware
S0269QUADAGENTmalware
S0270RogueRobinmalware
S0272NDiskMonitormalware
S0275UPPERCUTmalware
S0280MirageFoxmalware
S0284More_eggsmalware
S0331Agent Teslamalware
S0332Remcostool
S0334DarkCometmalware
S0339Micropsiamalware
S0340Octopusmalware
S0344Azorultmalware
S0348Cardinal RATmalware
S0350zwShellmalware
S0351Cannonmalware
S0353NOKKImalware
S0354Denismalware
S0356KONNImalware
S0362Linux Rabbitmalware
S0363Empiretool
S0367Emotetmalware
S0374SpeakUpmalware
S0379Revenge RATmalware
S0381FlawedAmmyymalware
S0382ServHelpermalware
S0385njRATmalware
S0391HAWKBALLmalware
S0401Exaramel for Linuxmalware
S0412ZxShellmalware
S0414BabySharkmalware
S0428PoetRATmalware
S0431HotCroissantmalware
S0433Rifdoormalware
S0439Okrummalware
S0441PowerShowermalware
S0447Lokibotmalware
S0448Rising Sunmalware
S0450SHARPSTATSmalware
S0455Metamorfomalware
S0456Aria-bodymalware
S0459MechaFloundermalware
S0460Get2malware
S0461SDBbotmalware
S0476Valakmalware
S0477Goopymalware
S0486Bonadanmalware
S0498Cryptoisticmalware
S0513LiteDukemalware
S0514WellMessmalware
S0515WellMailmalware
S0521BloodHoundtool
S0531Grandoreiromalware
S0532Lucifermalware
S0533SLOTHFULMEDIAmalware
S0534Bazarmalware
S0543Sparkmalware
S0554Egregormalware
S0559SUNBURSTmalware
S0568EVILNUMmalware
S0569Explosivemalware
S0572Caterpillar WebShellmalware
S0590NBTscantool
S0596ShadowPadmalware
S0610SideTwistmalware
S0615SombRATmalware
S0627SodaMastermalware
S0631Chaesmalware
S0632GrimAgentmalware
S0635BoomBoxmalware
S0644ObliqueRATmalware
S0647Turianmalware
S0649SMOKEDHAMmalware
S0650QakBotmalware
S0652MarkiRATmalware
S0657BLUELIGHTmalware
S0659Diavolmalware
S0660Clamblingmalware
S0662RCSessionmalware
S0663SysUpdatemalware
S0666Gelsemiummalware
S0667Chrommmemalware
S0673DarkWatchmanmalware
S0680LitePowermalware
S0681Lizarmalware
S0691Neoichormalware
S0692SILENTTRINITYtool
S0694DRATzarusmalware
S0696Flagpromalware
S1013ZxxZmalware
S1015Milanmalware
S1016MacMamalware
S1018Saint Botmalware
S1021DnsSystemmalware
S1024CreepySnailmalware
S1025Amadeymalware
S1028Action RATmalware
S1029AuTo Stealermalware
S1030Squirrelwafflemalware
S1032PyDCryptmalware
S1034StrifeWatermalware
S1035Small Sievemalware
S1037STARWHALEmalware
S1039Bumblebeemalware
S1044FunnyDreammalware
S1059metaMainmalware
S1060Mafaldamalware
S1064SVCReadymalware
S1065Woody RATmalware
S1068BlackCatmalware
S1075KOPILUWAKmalware
S1081BADHATCHmalware
S1087AsyncRATtool
S1106NGLitemalware
S1124SocGholishmalware
S1130Raspberry Robinmalware
S1141LunarWebmalware
S1146MgBotmalware
S1147Nightdoormalware
S1148Raccoon Stealermalware
S1149CHIMNEYSWEEPmalware
S1153Cuckoo Stealermalware
S1160Latrodectusmalware
S1169Mangomalware
S1172OilBoostermalware
S1207XLoadermalware
S1226BOOKWORMmalware
S1228PUBLOADmalware
S1229Havocmalware
S1239TONESHELLmalware
S1240RedLine Stealermalware
S1245InvisibleFerretmalware
S1248XORIndex Loadermalware
S1249HexEval Loadermalware
S9019PureCryptermalware
S9020LODEINFOmalware
S9023HiddenFacemalware
S9029IronWindmalware
S9035LAMEHUGmalware
S9037RustyWatermalware
S9041TeamPCP Cloud Stealermalware
S9042CanisterWormmalware
S9043Mini Shai-Huludmalware
S9046IOControlmalware
S9052MiniFastmalware
S9053MiniJunkmalware
S9062MiniBrowsemalware
S9063DEEPROOTmalware
S9067TWOSTROKEmalware

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