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JavaScript - T1059.007

(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution. JavaScript (JS) is a platform-independent scripting language (compiled just-in-time at runtime) commonly associated with scripts in webpages, though JS can be executed in runtime environments outside the browser.
D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1059007["JavaScript"] --> |executes| ExecutableScript["Executable Script"]; class T1059007 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode; click ExecutableScript href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ExecutableScript";
        click T1059007 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1059.007/"; click ExecutableScript href "/dao/artifact/d3f:ExecutableScript";DecoyFile["Decoy File"] -->
          | spoofs | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          DecoyFile["Decoy File"] -.->
            | May Deceive | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class DecoyFile DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click DecoyFile href "/technique/d3f:DecoyFile"; DynamicAnalysis["Dynamic Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          DynamicAnalysis["Dynamic Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class DynamicAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click DynamicAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:DynamicAnalysis"; EmulatedFileAnalysis["Emulated File Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          EmulatedFileAnalysis["Emulated File Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class EmulatedFileAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click EmulatedFileAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:EmulatedFileAnalysis"; FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileIntegrityMonitoring["File Integrity Monitoring"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class FileIntegrityMonitoring DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileIntegrityMonitoring href "/technique/d3f:FileIntegrityMonitoring"; FileEviction["File Eviction"] -->
          | deletes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileEviction["File Eviction"] -.->
            | May Evict | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class FileEviction DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileEviction href "/technique/d3f:FileEviction"; FileEncryption["File Encryption"] -->
          | encrypts | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileEncryption["File Encryption"] -.->
            | May Harden | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class FileEncryption DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileEncryption href "/technique/d3f:FileEncryption"; LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] -->
          | restricts | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          LocalFilePermissions["Local File Permissions"] -.->
            | May Harden | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class LocalFilePermissions DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click LocalFilePermissions href "/technique/d3f:LocalFilePermissions"; ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] -->
          | blocks | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          ExecutableAllowlisting["Executable Allowlisting"] -.->
            | May Isolate | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class ExecutableAllowlisting DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click ExecutableAllowlisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableAllowlisting"; ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] -->
          | blocks | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          ExecutableDenylisting["Executable Denylisting"] -.->
            | May Isolate | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class ExecutableDenylisting DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click ExecutableDenylisting href "/technique/d3f:ExecutableDenylisting"; RestoreFile["Restore File"] -->
          | restores | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          RestoreFile["Restore File"] -.->
            | May Restore | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class RestoreFile DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click RestoreFile href "/technique/d3f:RestoreFile"; FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | ExecutableScript["Executable Script"];

          FileAnalysis["File Analysis"] -.->
            | May Detect | T1059007["JavaScript"] ;
          class FileAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class ExecutableScript ArtifactNode;
          click FileAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:FileAnalysis";
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