T1059.004 Unix Shell in real malware

ATT&CK technique T1059.004 Unix Shell appears in 222 publicly analyzed samples on MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble, 0.2% of the analyzed corpus. Seven-day prevalence is flat (0 recent vs 0 prior). Most associated families: Mirai.

Tactics: execution

Prevalence in the corpus

Malware families using T1059.004

Example samples

Canonical technique definition: MITRE ATT&CK T1059.004 (ATT&CK v19.1, CC BY 4.0).

Frequently asked about T1059.004

How common is ATT&CK T1059.004 (Unix Shell) in real malware?
ATT&CK technique T1059.004 Unix Shell appears in 222 publicly analyzed samples on MalwareAnalyzer by Cyble, 0.2% of the analyzed corpus. Seven-day prevalence is flat (0 recent vs 0 prior). Most associated families: Mirai.
Which malware families use T1059.004?
In this corpus T1059.004 is most associated with Mirai (82). Counts are analyzed samples per family in which the technique was observed.
What share of analyzed samples use T1059.004?
0.2% of the publicly analyzed corpus (222 of 100981 samples) exhibits T1059.004. Technique attribution comes from behavior captured during real sandbox detonation and from static analysis, not from a vendor label.

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