T1005: Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data)
Operational Executive Summary
T1005 (Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data)) is classified under the Collection tactic within the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Adversary tradecraft focused on gathering sensitive files, keystrokes, screen captures, audio, and database records prior to exfiltration. In telemetry gathered across enterprise endpoints and the EMBER 2018 benchmark, this technique was weaponized across 41 distinct malware families, totaling over 10,770 validated samples.
Technical Anatomy & Adversary Tradecraft
Adversaries leverage Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data) to accomplish operational objectives while minimizing anomalous forensic footprints. When executing Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data), malicious binaries commonly interact directly with low-level Windows APIs, kernel mode drivers, or native scripting interfaces to bypass traditional file-integrity monitors and static antivirus signatures.
In modern multi-stage campaigns, T1005 is frequently observed functioning as an intermediate bridge: initial access payloads (such as spearphishing loaders or exploit macros) execute Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data) to establish in-memory execution or persistence before staging secondary ransomware or data-exfiltration implants.
Authoritative MITRE ATT&CK Reference: View official technique documentation, sub-techniques, and adversary groups at
https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1005/.
Detection Engineering & Threat Hunting
Detecting Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data) requires telemetry correlation across endpoint detection and response (EDR) agents, Sysmon event streams, and security information event management (SIEM) pipelines:
- Process Creation & Lineage: Monitor parent-child process anomalies where unexpected parent binaries (e.g., Office executables, web browsers, or script hosts) spawn command shells or native Windows utilities.
- API Hooking & Behavioral Telemetry: EDR platforms should flag rapid calls to memory allocation, process injection, or registry manipulation APIs originating from unbacked executable memory regions.
- Network Anomaly Correlation: Cross-reference endpoint execution timestamps with external network socket establishment to identify anomalous beaconing or covert data staging.
SOC Containment & Hardening Guidance
To mitigate risks associated with T1005 (Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data)) across production infrastructure, security teams should implement the following defensive controls:
- Attack Surface Reduction (ASR): Enforce strict application control policies (WDAC or AppLocker) to restrict execution to signed and verified corporate binaries.
- Least Privilege & Credential Hygiene: Restrict local administrative privileges to prevent adversaries from tampering with defensive agents or escalating privileges.
- Network Microsegmentation: Restrict lateral communication across endpoint VLANs to prevent wormable payloads from utilizing Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data) across adjacent network segments.
Cataloged Malware Families Utilizing T1005 (41 Families)
The following malware families in the SystemHelpDesk catalog have been verified utilizing T1005 (Data from Local System (Scraping RAM for Track 1/Track 2 data)):
41 families
| Family | Category | Sample Count | Technical Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| ursnif | Banking Trojan | 8,188 | Ursnif (also widely known by its underlying codebase names Gozi and ISFB) is one of the most enduring and technically sophisticated banking trojans and modular ... |
| azorult | Infostealer | 1,513 | AZORult is an infamous, highly efficient commodity information stealer and malware downloader first commercialized in 2016 by Russian underground developer 'Pav... |
| cosmicduke | Infostealer | 408 | Backdoor:Win32/CosmicDuke (also tracked as Bot-Moog, TinyBaron, or Nemor) is an advanced cyber espionage platform developed and deployed by APT29 (Cozy Bear / R... |
| kasidet | Pos Malware | 294 | Kasidet (cataloged across threat research as Neutrino Bot, Win32/Kasidet, Trojan.Kasidet, and Backdoor:Win32/Kasidet) is a sophisticated modular Windows botnet ... |
| neutrinopos | Trojan | 60 | NeutrinoPoS (also widely tracked in cyber threat intelligence as Kasidet, Trojan:Win32/Kasidet, and MWZLesson) is a notorious Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware family... |
| coinstealer | Infostealer | 52 | Coinstealer (cataloged across threat intelligence databases and security vendors under signatures including Trojan:Win32/Coinstealer, Trojan:Win32/Coinstealer!r... |
| kelihos | Spam Bot | 47 | Worm:Win32/Kelihos (also known as Hlux) was a massive, highly resilient peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet that operated from 2010 until its final federal dismantling in... |
| candiru | Spyware | 45 | Candiru (operating under corporate entities Saito Tech Ltd, Taveta Ltd, and Grindavik Solutions) is an Israeli commercial cyber-surveillance contractor speciali... |
| cardspy | Infostealer | 44 | CardSpy is a specialized payment card and financial surveillance trojan active since 2013. Distributed through phishing emails, trojanized e-commerce utilities,... |
| equationdrug | Advanced Threat | 25 | Trojan:Win32/EquationDrug is a state-of-the-art cyber-espionage platform attributed by global threat intelligence researchers to the Equation Group (associated ... |
| babar | Advanced Threat | 14 | Trojan:Win32/Babar is a highly sophisticated, nation-state cyber-espionage implant attributed by international intelligence agencies and cybersecurity researche... |
| hydrapos | Pos Malware | 14 | HydraPOS (classified in threat intelligence feeds as Trojan:Win32/HydraPOS and Trojan-POS.Win32.Hydra) is a specialized Point-of-Sale (POS) memory scraping malw... |
| dimnie | Infostealer | 13 | Dimnie (first discovered in 2014 and thoroughly analyzed by security firms including Palo Alto Networks Unit 42) is an evasive modular infostealer and intellige... |
| evrial | Ransomware | 9 | TrojanSpy:Win32/Evrial is a specialized, highly aggressive Information Stealer that gained prominence for its intense focus on cryptocurrency theft. While it pe... |
| poscardstealer | Trojan | 6 | Trojan:Win32/Poscardstealer (often representing families like BlackPOS, Dexter, or Alina) is a critical classification for **Point-of-Sale (PoS) RAM Scrapers**.... |
| alinaos | Trojan | 2 | Alinaos (classified in antivirus detection telemetry under designations including Trojan:Win32/Alinaos, Trojan.Win32.Alinaos, and Win32/Alinaos) is a multi-stag... |
| browserpwdstealer | Infostealer | 2 | Browserpwdstealer (classified in antivirus detection telemetry under designations including PWS:Win32/Browserpwdstealer, PWS.Win32.Browserpwdstealer, and Win32/... |
| confucius | Trojan | 2 | Trojan:Win32/Confucius is a specialized espionage trojan and backdoor associated with the 'Confucius' Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group (often linked to So... |
| gamethief | Trojan | 2 | Trojan:Win32/Gamethief (or Trojan-PSW:Win32/OnLineGames) is a broad classification for specialized credential stealers designed specifically to target the lucra... |
| gampass | Trojan | 2 | Trojan-PSW:Win32/Gampass is a specialized credential stealer designed specifically to target the lucrative online gaming market. Unlike traditional banking troj... |
| huntpos | Advanced Threat | 2 | Malware:Win32/Huntpos is a highly destructive and specialized Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware family. It is engineered specifically to target retail, hospitality, a... |
| keyboy | Trojan | 2 | Backdoor:Win32/Keyboy is a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and backdoor heavily utilized by Chinese-speaking Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, m... |
| lineage | Advanced Threat | 2 | PWS:Win32/Lineage (Password Stealer) is a highly targeted classification for malware designed specifically to steal credentials, account information, and valuab... |
| siplog | Trojan | 2 | Trojan:Win32/Siplog is a specialized Information Stealer designed specifically to target and compromise Voice over IP (VoIP) communications. Its primary objecti... |
| tinypos | Advanced Threat | 2 | Malware:Win32/Tinypos is an exceedingly stealthy and highly specialized Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware family. Unlike larger, 'feature-rich' RAM scrapers, Tinypos ... |
| udpos | Trojan | 2 | Trojan:Win32/Udpos is a highly specialized piece of Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware designed explicitly to steal credit and debit card information from retail and h... |
| yahoopass | Trojan | 2 | Trojan:Win32/Yahoopass (or Trojan-PSW:Win32/Yahoopass) is a specialized, targeted credential stealer designed specifically to harvest Yahoo! account credentials... |
| bitwallet | Trojan | 1 | Bitwallet (classified in antivirus detection telemetry under designations including Trojan:Win32/Bitwallet, Trojan.Win32.Bitwallet, and Win32/Bitwallet) is a mu... |
| blackstealer | Infostealer | 1 | Blackstealer (classified in antivirus detection telemetry under designations including PWS:Win32/Blackstealer, PWS.Win32.Blackstealer, and Win32/Blackstealer) i... |
| darkhotel | Backdoor | 1 | Backdoor:Win32/Darkhotel is an advanced, highly surgical cyber-espionage threat campaign and modular backdoor active since at least 2007, first publicly reveale... |
| eskimo | Ransomware | 1 | Backdoor:Win32/Eskimo is a persistent Remote Access Trojan (RAT) designed to provide attackers with covert, interactive control over a compromised system. True ... |
| eventmonitor | Advanced Threat | 1 | <h3>Executive Summary</h3> EventMonitor represents a class of software that falls into the "Riskware" or "HackTool" category. While occasionally functioning as ... |
| frethog | Trojan | 1 | <h3>Executive Summary</h3> Frethog (often classified as PWS:Win32/Frethog) is a malicious Password Stealer (PWS) Trojan engineered to covertly harvest and exfil... |
| freyja | Ransomware | 1 | TrojanSpy:Win32/Freyja is a specialized InfoStealer whose primary objective is to locate, extract, and exfiltrate sensitive data, credentials, and network confi... |
| lockpos | Trojan | 1 | Trojan:Win32/Lockpos is a highly specialized InfoStealer designed with a singular focus: the theft of credit card and payment data from Point-of-Sale (PoS) syst... |
| luhn | Trojan | 1 | Trojan:Win32/Luhn is a highly specialized InfoStealer designed with a singular focus: the theft of credit card and payment data from Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems... |
| mapstosteal | Trojan | 1 | <h3>Executive Summary</h3> MapsToSteal is a highly specialized Trojan and infostealer explicitly designed for rapid data exfiltration. Unlike broad-spectrum ste... |
| netthief | Ransomware | 1 | TrojanSpy:Win32/Netthief is a specialized InfoStealer whose primary objective is to locate, extract, and exfiltrate sensitive data, credentials, and network con... |
| sentinel | Ransomware | 1 | TrojanSpy:Win32/Sentinel is a specialized InfoStealer whose primary objective is to locate, extract, and exfiltrate sensitive data, credentials, and network con... |
| spook | Ransomware | 1 | Backdoor:Win32/Spook is a persistent Remote Access Trojan (RAT) designed to provide attackers with covert, interactive control over a compromised system. True t... |
| travnet | Trojan | 1 | <h3>Executive Summary</h3> TravNet (also widely tracked as NetTraveler) is a sophisticated Remote Access Trojan (RAT) and information-stealing framework heavily... |