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Dead Drop Resolver - T1102.001

(ATT&CK® Technique)
Definition

Adversaries may use an existing, legitimate external Web service to host information that points to additional command and control (C2) infrastructure. Adversaries may post content, known as a dead drop resolver, on Web services with embedded (and often obfuscated/encoded) domains or IP addresses. Once infected, victims will reach out to and be redirected by these resolvers.
D3FEND Inferred Relationships

Browse the D3FEND knowledge graph by clicking on the nodes below.
        graph LR;

     T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] --> |produces| OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"]; class T1102001 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode; click OutboundInternetWebTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:OutboundInternetWebTraffic";
        click T1102001 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1102.001/"; click OutboundInternetWebTraffic href "/dao/artifact/d3f:OutboundInternetWebTraffic";Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          Client-serverPayloadProfiling["Client-server Payload Profiling"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class Client-serverPayloadProfiling DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click Client-serverPayloadProfiling href "/technique/d3f:Client-serverPayloadProfiling"; NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation["Network Traffic Community Deviation"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficCommunityDeviation"; PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis["Per Host Download-Upload Ratio Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:PerHostDownload-UploadRatioAnalysis"; ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection["Protocol Metadata Anomaly Detection"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection href "/technique/d3f:ProtocolMetadataAnomalyDetection"; RelayPatternAnalysis["Relay Pattern Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          RelayPatternAnalysis["Relay Pattern Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class RelayPatternAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click RelayPatternAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:RelayPatternAnalysis"; RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          RemoteTerminalSessionDetection["Remote Terminal Session Detection"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class RemoteTerminalSessionDetection DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click RemoteTerminalSessionDetection href "/technique/d3f:RemoteTerminalSessionDetection"; NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis["Network Traffic Signature Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficSignatureAnalysis"; UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis["User Geolocation Logon Pattern Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:UserGeolocationLogonPatternAnalysis"; NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -->
          | filters | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          NetworkTrafficFiltering["Network Traffic Filtering"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class NetworkTrafficFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click NetworkTrafficFiltering href "/technique/d3f:NetworkTrafficFiltering"; OutboundTrafficFiltering["Outbound Traffic Filtering"] -->
          | filters | OutboundInternetWebTraffic["Outbound Internet Web Traffic"];

          OutboundTrafficFiltering["Outbound Traffic Filtering"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1102001["Dead Drop Resolver"] ;
          class OutboundTrafficFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class OutboundInternetWebTraffic ArtifactNode;
          click OutboundTrafficFiltering href "/technique/d3f:OutboundTrafficFiltering";
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