Duqu

Duqu is a malware platform that uses a modular approach to extend functionality after deployment within a target network. [1]

ID: S0038
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.2
Created: 31 May 2017
Last Modified: 16 April 2025

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1090 .001 代理: Internal Proxy

Duqu can be configured to have commands relayed over a peer-to-peer network of infected hosts if some of the hosts do not have Internet access.[1]

Enterprise T1543 .003 创建或修改系统进程: Windows Service

Duqu creates a new service that loads a malicious driver when the system starts. When Duqu is active, the operating system believes that the driver is legitimate, as it has been signed with a valid private key.[1]

Enterprise T1573 .001 加密通道: Symmetric Cryptography

The Duqu command and control protocol's data stream can be encrypted with AES-CBC.[1]

Enterprise T1572 协议隧道

Duqu uses a custom command and control protocol that communicates over commonly used ports, and is frequently encapsulated by application layer protocols.[1]

Enterprise T1071 应用层协议

Duqu uses a custom command and control protocol that communicates over commonly used ports, and is frequently encapsulated by application layer protocols.[1]

Enterprise T1010 应用窗口发现

The discovery modules used with Duqu can collect information on open windows.[1]

Enterprise T1560 .003 归档收集数据: Archive via Custom Method

Modules can be pushed to and executed by Duqu that copy data to a staging area, compress it, and XOR encrypt it.[1]

Enterprise T1074 .001 数据分段: Local Data Staging

Modules can be pushed to and executed by Duqu that copy data to a staging area, compress it, and XOR encrypt it.[1]

Enterprise T1001 .002 数据混淆: Steganography

When the Duqu command and control is operating over HTTP or HTTPS, Duqu uploads data to its controller by appending it to a blank JPG file.[1]

Enterprise T1078 有效账户

Adversaries can instruct Duqu to spread laterally by copying itself to shares it has enumerated and for which it has obtained legitimate credentials (via keylogging or other means). The remote host is then infected by using the compromised credentials to schedule a task on remote machines that executes the malware.[1]

Enterprise T1218 .007 系统二进制代理执行: Msiexec

Duqu has used msiexec to execute malicious Windows Installer packages. Additionally, a PROPERTY=VALUE pair containing a 56-bit encryption key has been used to decrypt the main payload from the installer packages.[2]

Enterprise T1049 系统网络连接发现

The discovery modules used with Duqu can collect information on network connections.[1]

Enterprise T1016 系统网络配置发现

The reconnaissance modules used with Duqu can collect information on network configuration.[1]

Enterprise T1134 访问令牌操控

Duqu examines running system processes for tokens that have specific system privileges. If it finds one, it will copy the token and store it for later use. Eventually it will start new processes with the stored token attached. It can also steal tokens to acquire administrative privileges.[2]

Enterprise T1087 .001 账号发现: Local Account

The discovery modules used with Duqu can collect information on accounts and permissions.[1]

Enterprise T1056 .001 输入捕获: Keylogging

Duqu can track key presses with a keylogger module.[1]

Enterprise T1057 进程发现

The discovery modules used with Duqu can collect information on process details.[1]

Enterprise T1055 .001 进程注入: Dynamic-link Library Injection

Duqu will inject itself into different processes to evade detection. The selection of the target process is influenced by the security software that is installed on the system (Duqu will inject into different processes depending on which security suite is installed on the infected host).[1]

.012 进程注入: Process Hollowing

Duqu is capable of loading executable code via process hollowing.[1]

Enterprise T1021 .002 远程服务: SMB/Windows Admin Shares

Adversaries can instruct Duqu to spread laterally by copying itself to shares it has enumerated and for which it has obtained legitimate credentials (via keylogging or other means). The remote host is then infected by using the compromised credentials to schedule a task on remote machines that executes the malware.[1]

Enterprise T1053 .005 预定任务/作业: Scheduled Task

Adversaries can instruct Duqu to spread laterally by copying itself to shares it has enumerated and for which it has obtained legitimate credentials (via keylogging or other means). The remote host is then infected by using the compromised credentials to schedule a task on remote machines that executes the malware.[1]

ICS T0811 Data from Information Repositories

Duqu downloads additional modules for the collection of data in information repositories, including the Infostealer 2 module that can access data from Windows Shares.[3]

ICS T0893 Data from Local System

Duqu downloads additional modules for the collection of data from local systems. The modules are named: infostealer 1, infostealer 2 and reconnaissance. [3]

ICS T0882 Theft of Operational Information

Duqu's purpose is to gather intelligence data and assets from entities such as industrial infrastructure and system manufacturers, amongst others not in the industrial sector, in order to more easily conduct a future attack against another third party.[3]

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