Agelocker

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Agelocker, so this is our assessment of the techniques it uses, drawn from public reporting. The techniques themselves, and every "what that means" definition below, come from MITRE ATT&CK v19.2. Confidence: low. Treat it as orientation, not attribution.

1. T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

   What they do: agelocker uses PowerShell scripts to execute malicious commands and propagate across compromised systems.

   What that means: Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.

2. T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder PersistencePrivilege Escalation

   What they do: agelocker modifies registry run keys to ensure persistence after reboot for recurring access.

   What that means: Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a program to a startup folder or referencing it with a Registry run key.

3. T1548.002 Bypass User Account Control Privilege Escalation

   What they do: agelocker bypasses Windows User Account Control checks to execute with elevated privileges.

   What that means: Adversaries may bypass UAC mechanisms to elevate process privileges on system.

4. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: agelocker disables antivirus tools and security monitoring to prevent detection of its activity.

   What that means: Adversaries may disable, degrade, or tamper with security tools or applications (e.g., endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, intrusion detection systems (IDS), antivirus, logging agents, sensors, etc.) to impair or reduce visibility of defensive capabilities.

5. T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information Stealth

   What they do: agelocker obfuscates its own binaries and configuration data to evade static analysis.

   What that means: Adversaries may attempt to make an executable or file difficult to discover or analyze by encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents on the system or in transit.

6. T1057 Process Discovery Discovery

   What they do: agelocker discovers running processes to identify services or tools to disable or encrypt.

   What that means: Adversaries may attempt to get information about running processes on a system.

7. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: agelocker encrypts victim files using its own ransomware payload to hold data hostage for ransom.

   What that means: Adversaries may encrypt data on target systems or on large numbers of systems in a network to interrupt availability to system and network resources.

8. T1489 Service Stop Impact

   What they do: agelocker stops critical Windows services and processes to disrupt victim operations during encryption.

   What that means: Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.