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	"title": "CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit (Version 3.9)",
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	"plain_text": "CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit (Version 3.9)\r\nArchived: 2026-04-06 00:15:27 UTC\r\nAttack Pattern ID: 552\r\nAbstraction: Detailed\r\n Description\r\nAn adversary exploits a weakness in authentication to install malware that alters the functionality and information provide\r\nby targeted operating system API calls. Often referred to as rootkits, it is often used to hide the presence of programs, files,\r\nnetwork connections, services, drivers, and other system components.\r\n Likelihood Of Attack\r\nMedium\r\n Typical Severity\r\nHigh\r\n Relationships\r\nThis table shows the other attack patterns and high level categories that are related to this attack pattern. These\r\nrelationships are defined as ChildOf and ParentOf, and give insight to similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels\r\nof abstraction. In addition, relationships such as CanFollow, PeerOf, and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar attack\r\npatterns that the user may want to explore.\r\nNature Type\r\nChildOf Standard Attack Pattern - A standard level attack pattern in CAPEC is focused on a specific methodology or technique used in an attack. It\r\nThis table shows the views that this attack pattern belongs to and top level categories within that view.\r\nView Name Top Level Categories\r\nDomains of Attack Software\r\nMechanisms of Attack Inject Unexpected Items\r\n Mitigations\r\nPrevent adversary access to privileged accounts necessary to install rootkits.\r\n Example Instances\r\nA rootkit may take the form of a hypervisor. A hypervisor is a software layer that sits between the operating system and\r\nthe processor. It presents a virtual running environment to the operating system. An example of a common hypervisor is\r\nXen. Because a hypervisor operates at a level below the operating system it can hide its existence from the operating\r\nsystem.\r\nSimilar to a rootkit, a bootkit is a malware variant that modifies the boot sectors of a hard drive, including the Master\r\nBoot Record (MBR) and Volume Boot Record (VBR). Adversaries may use bootkits to persist on systems at a layer\r\nbelow the operating system, which may make it difficult to perform full remediation unless an organization suspects one\r\nwas used and can act accordingly.\r\n Taxonomy Mappings\r\nCAPEC mappings to ATT\u0026CK techniques leverage an inheritance model to streamline and minimize direct\r\nCAPEC/ATT\u0026CK mappings. Inheritance of a mapping is indicated by text stating that the parent CAPEC has relevant\r\nATT\u0026CK mappings. Note that the ATT\u0026CK Enterprise Framework does not use an inheritance model as part of the\r\nmapping to CAPEC.\r\nRelevant to the ATT\u0026CK taxonomy mapping (also see parent)\r\nhttps://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nEntry ID Entry Name\r\n1014 Rootkit\r\n1542.003 Pre-OS Boot:Bootkit\r\n1547.006 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution:Kernel Modules and Extensions\r\n Content History\r\nSubmissions\r\nSubmission\r\nDate\r\nSubmitter Organization\r\n2015-11-09\r\n(Version 2.7)\r\nCAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation\r\nModifications\r\nModification\r\nDate\r\nModifier Organization\r\n2018-07-31\r\n(Version 2.12)\r\nCAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation\r\nUpdated Description Summary, Examples-Instances, References, Solutions_and_Mitigations,\r\nTypical_Likelihood_of_Exploit, Typical_Severity\r\n2019-04-04\r\n(Version 3.1)\r\nCAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation\r\nUpdated Related_Weaknesses, Taxonomy_Mappings\r\n2020-07-30\r\n(Version 3.3)\r\nCAPEC Content Team The MITRE Corporation\r\nUpdated Taxonomy_Mappings\r\nMore information is available — Please select a different filter.\r\nSource: https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html\r\nhttps://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/552.html\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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