T1119 - Automated Collection

Description from ATT&CK

Once established within a system or network, an adversary may use automated techniques for collecting internal data. Methods for performing this technique could include use of a [Command and Scripting Interpreter](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1059) to search for and copy information fitting set criteria such as file type, location, or name at specific time intervals. In cloud-based environments, adversaries may also use cloud APIs, data pipelines, command line interfaces, or extract, transform, and load (ETL) services to automatically collect data.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3944 SMS Phishing 2023) This functionality could also be built into remote access tools. This technique may incorporate use of other techniques such as [File and Directory Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1083) and [Lateral Tool Transfer](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1570) to identify and move files, as well as [Cloud Service Dashboard](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1538) and [Cloud Storage Object Discovery](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1619) to identify resources in cloud environments.

Atomic Tests


Atomic Test #1 - Automated Collection Command Prompt

Automated Collection. Upon execution, check the users temp directory (%temp%) for the folder T1119_command_prompt_collection to see what was collected.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: cb379146-53f1-43e0-b884-7ce2c635ff5b

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
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mkdir %temp%\T1119_command_prompt_collection >nul 2>&1
dir c: /b /s .docx | findstr /e .docx
for /R c:\ %f in (*.docx) do copy /Y %f %temp%\T1119_command_prompt_collection

Cleanup Commands:

del %temp%\T1119_command_prompt_collection /F /Q >nul 2>&1



Atomic Test #2 - Automated Collection PowerShell

Automated Collection. Upon execution, check the users temp directory (%temp%) for the folder T1119_powershell_collection to see what was collected.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: 634bd9b9-dc83-4229-b19f-7f83ba9ad313

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
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New-Item -Path $env:TEMP\T1119_powershell_collection -ItemType Directory -Force | Out-Null
Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include *.doc | % {Copy-Item $_.FullName -destination $env:TEMP\T1119_powershell_collection}

Cleanup Commands:

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Remove-Item $env:TEMP\T1119_powershell_collection -Force -ErrorAction Ignore | Out-Null



Atomic Test #3 - Recon information for export with PowerShell

collect information for exfiltration. Upon execution, check the users temp directory (%temp%) for files T1119_*.txt to see what was collected.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: c3f6d794-50dd-482f-b640-0384fbb7db26

Attack Commands: Run with 
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powershell
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Get-Service > $env:TEMP\T1119_1.txt
Get-ChildItem Env: > $env:TEMP\T1119_2.txt
Get-Process > $env:TEMP\T1119_3.txt

Cleanup Commands:

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Remove-Item $env:TEMP\T1119_1.txt -ErrorAction Ignore
Remove-Item $env:TEMP\T1119_2.txt -ErrorAction Ignore
Remove-Item $env:TEMP\T1119_3.txt -ErrorAction Ignore



Atomic Test #4 - Recon information for export with Command Prompt

collect information for exfiltration. Upon execution, check the users temp directory (%temp%) for files T1119_*.txt to see what was collected.

Supported Platforms: Windows

auto_generated_guid: aa1180e2-f329-4e1e-8625-2472ec0bfaf3

Attack Commands: Run with 
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command_prompt
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sc query type=service > %TEMP%\T1119_1.txt
doskey /history > %TEMP%\T1119_2.txt
wmic process list > %TEMP%\T1119_3.txt
tree C:\AtomicRedTeam\atomics > %TEMP%\T1119_4.txt

Cleanup Commands:

del %TEMP%\T1119_1.txt >nul 2>&1
del %TEMP%\T1119_2.txt >nul 2>&1
del %TEMP%\T1119_3.txt >nul 2>&1
del %TEMP%\T1119_4.txt >nul 2>&1