Operation QUICSILVER

Operation QUICSILVER is a blue team lab that falls under the Malware Analysis, Threat Intel categories and will cover the following subjects: Ghidra, Eric Zimmerman Tools, LECmd, PowerShell, Autopsy, Exiftool, HxD, VsCode, Google Search, Resource Development, Initial Access, Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth, Defense Impairment, Discovery, Collection, Command and Control, Exfiltration.

Learning Objectives

Investigate a targeted espionage intrusion from delivery through to command-and-control: unpack a disguised container, rebuild the payload hidden inside it, reverse the Go implant it drops, and turn the operator's leftovers into attribution.

Categories: Malware Analysis, Threat Intel.

MITRE ATT&CK Tactics: Resource Development, Initial Access, Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Stealth, Defense Impairment, Discovery, Collection, Command and Control, Exfiltration.

Tools: Ghidra, Eric Zimmerman Tools, LECmd, PowerShell, Autopsy, Exiftool, HxD, VsCode, Google Search.

Difficulty: medium.