AutoIt backdoor downloads a PowerShell script that decodes to a typical shellcode loader.2
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AutoIt backdoor S0129
- Type
- malware
- Platform
- Windows
- Created
- 31 May 2017
- Last modified
- 25 April 2025
AutoIt backdoor is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the MONSOON campaign. The actors frequently used it in weaponized .pps files exploiting CVE-2014-6352. [1] This malware makes use of the legitimate scripting language for Windows GUI automation with the same name.
4
TechniquesBottom 17%
4
Tactics32nd pct
2
Threat groupsunranked
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
MITRE reference S0129
AutoIt backdoor is capable of identifying documents on the victim with the following extensions: .doc; .pdf, .csv, .ppt, .docx, .pst, .xls, .xlsx, .pptx, and .jpeg.3
AutoIt backdoor has sent a C2 response that was base64-encoded.4
AutoIt backdoor attempts to escalate privileges by bypassing User Access Control.5
Standing S0129
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this tool touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques4Bottom 17%
17th percentile · 83% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics432nd pct
32nd percentile · 68% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more tactics spanned.
Threat groups261% tie · 22 values
61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Campaigns085% tie · 8 values
85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique52.5medTop 7%
93rd percentile · 93% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many detection rules per technique or fewer.
Tests / technique15.5med
Detection coverage S0129
406 distinct rules cover the 4 techniques recorded for this tool. The 407 technique-to-rule mappings resolve to 406 distinct rules, because one rule can cover several techniques. 317 Sigma · 89 Splunk.
4 covered by at least one rule406 distinct rules in total
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