Projectrelic

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Projectrelic, 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: medium. Treat it as orientation, not attribution.

1. T1059.001 PowerShell Execution

   What they do: projectrelic executes malicious commands via PowerShell scripts injected into legitimate processes.

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

2. T1106 Native API Execution

   What they do: projectrelic leverages native API calls to bypass detection while performing file operations.

   What that means: Adversaries may interact with the native OS application programming interface (API) to execute behaviors.

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

   What they do: projectrelic modifies registry run keys to ensure malware execution upon system reboot.

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

4. T1685 Disable or Modify Tools Defense Impairment

   What they do: projectrelic disables antivirus tools and security monitoring utilities to evade detection.

   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. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: projectrelic deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup files via command-line tools to prevent recovery.

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

6. T1057 Process Discovery Discovery

   What they do: projectrelic discovers running processes to identify critical services for disruption or targeting.

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

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

   What they do: projectrelic uses SMB/Windows Admin Shares to spread ransomware across networked machines.

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

8. T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact Impact

   What they do: projectrelic encrypts victim files using custom ransomware binaries targeting critical data.

   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.

9. T1490 Inhibit System Recovery Impact

   What they do: projectrelic triggers system shutdown commands to disrupt operational continuity and increase pressure.

   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.