Living Off the Land

Introduction

Windows Sysinternals

LOLBAS Project

LOLBASlolbas-project.github.io

File Operations

File Execution

Application Whitelisting Bypasses

Other Techniques

Real-life Scenario

Astaroth: Banking Trojan

Microsoft Discovers Fileless Malware Campaign Dropping Astaroth Info Stealer

Astaroth malware hides command servers in YouTube channel descriptions

Conclusion

• GTFOBins - The Linux version of the LOLBAS project.

• Astaroth: Banking Trojan - A real-life malware analysis where they showcase using the Living Off the Land technique used by Malware.