Native API - T1106

(ATT&CK® Technique)

Definition

Adversaries may interact with the native OS application programming interface (API) to execute behaviors. Native APIs provide a controlled means of calling low-level OS services within the kernel, such as those involving hardware/devices, memory, and processes. These native APIs are leveraged by the OS during system boot (when other system components are not yet initialized) as well as carrying out tasks and requests during routine operations.

D3FEND Inferred Relationships

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        graph LR;

     T1106["Native API"] --> |invokes| SystemCall["System Call"]; class T1106 OffensiveTechniqueNode;
        class SystemCall ArtifactNode; click SystemCall href "/dao/artifact/d3f:SystemCall";
        click T1106 href "/offensive-technique/attack/T1106/"; click SystemCall href "/dao/artifact/d3f:SystemCall";             SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] -->
          | analyzes | SystemCall["System Call"];

          SystemCallAnalysis["System Call Analysis"] -.->
            | may-detect | T1106["Native API"] ;
          class SystemCallAnalysis DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class SystemCall ArtifactNode;
          click SystemCallAnalysis href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallAnalysis"; SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -->
          | filters | SystemCall["System Call"];

          SystemCallFiltering["System Call Filtering"] -.->
            | may-isolate | T1106["Native API"] ;
          class SystemCallFiltering DefensiveTechniqueNode;
          class SystemCall ArtifactNode;
          click SystemCallFiltering href "/technique/d3f:SystemCallFiltering";

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