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MITRE ATT&CK Malware

Ferocious (S0679)

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[Ferocious](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0679) is a first stage implant composed of VBS and PowerShell scripts that has been used by [WIRTE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0090) since at least 2021.(Citation: Kaspersky WIRTE November 2021)

Platforms: Windows

▪Techniques implemented (9)

T1059.005Visual BasicT1120Peripheral Device DiscoveryT1518.001Security Software DiscoveryT1546.015Component Object Model HijackingT1059.001PowerShellT1497.001System ChecksT1082System Information DiscoveryT1070.004File DeletionT1112Modify Registry

▪Used by groups (1)

G0090WIRTE
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