Mamona

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Mamona, 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: mamona uses PowerShell scripts to execute malicious commands and payload deployment on compromised hosts.

   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: mamona modifies registry run keys to ensure malware execution upon system startup.

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

3. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: mamona disables antivirus tools and security software to evade detection and persistence mechanisms.

   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.

4. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: mamona deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup files via system commands to prevent recovery.

   What that means: Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

5. T1110 Brute Force Credential Access

   What they do: mamona brute-forces local accounts to gain initial access and escalate privileges on victim machines.

   What that means: Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.

6. T1018 Remote System Discovery Discovery

   What they do: mamona performs remote system discovery to map the victim environment before deploying payloads.

   What that means: Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of other systems by IP address, hostname, or other logical identifier on a network that may be used for Lateral Movement from the current system.

7. T1135 Network Share Discovery Discovery

   What they do: mamona scans network shares to identify victim systems and data targets for encryption.

   What that means: Adversaries may look for folders and drives shared on remote systems as a means of identifying sources of information to gather as a precursor for Collection and to identify potential systems of interest for Lateral Movement.

8. T1021.002 SMB/Windows Admin Shares Lateral Movement

   What they do: mamona moves laterally across the network targeting SMB shares to encrypt additional systems.

   What that means: Adversaries may use Valid Accounts to interact with a remote network share using Server Message Block (SMB).

9. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: mamona encrypts victim files and data using its ransomware payload to maximize impact and extortion.

   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.

10. T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact

    What they do: mamona invokes system recovery processes termination mechanisms to disable restore capabilities.

    What that means: Adversaries may delete or remove built-in data and turn off services designed to aid in the recovery of a corrupted system to prevent recovery.