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Winexe

Winexe is a lightweight, open source tool similar to PsExec designed to allow system administrators to execute commands on remote servers. [1] Winexe is unique in that it is a GNU/Linux based client. [2]

ID: S0191
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Type: TOOL
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Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 18 April 2018
Last Modified: 17 October 2018
Enterprise Layer
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1569 .002 System Services: Service Execution

Winexe installs a service on the remote system, executes the command, then uninstalls the service.[3]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0007 APT28

[2]
G0091 Silence

[4]
G0105 DarkVishnya

[5]

References

  1. Skalkotos, N. (2013, September 20). WinExe. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  2. Guarnieri, C. (2015, June 19). Digital Attack on German Parliament: Investigative Report on the Hack of the Left Party Infrastructure in Bundestag. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  3. Prakash, T. (2017, June 21). Run commands on Windows system remotely using Winexe. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  1. GReAT. (2017, November 1). Silence – a new Trojan attacking financial organizations. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. Golovanov, S. (2018, December 6). DarkVishnya: Banks attacked through direct connection to local network. Retrieved May 15, 2020.