Snake

MITRE ATT&CK does not currently catalogue Snake, 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: snake executes malicious commands via PowerShell scripts to stage payloads and manipulate system behavior.

   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: snake modifies registry run keys to ensure malware execution upon system reboot for persistence.

   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: snake disables security tools and event logging mechanisms to evade detection and hinder incident response.

   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. T1027.002 Software Packing Stealth

   What they do: snake packs its malware binaries to evade static analysis and signature-based detection.

   What that means: Adversaries may perform software packing or virtual machine software protection to conceal their code.

5. T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth

   What they do: snake deletes Volume Shadow Copies and backup files via command-line utilities to ensure data recovery is impossible.

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

6. T1110 Brute Force Credential Access

   What they do: snake brute-forces local accounts to gain initial access or persistence 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.

7. T1057 Process Discovery Discovery

   What they do: snake discovers running processes using native APIs to identify critical services for disruption or evasion.

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

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

   What they do: snake uses SMB/Windows Admin Shares to move laterally across networked victim 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: snake encrypts victim files using a custom ransomware payload to hold data hostage for payment.

   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: snake runs commands to inhibit system recovery processes after encryption to prevent restoration.

    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.