Machete
- ID
- S0409
- Type
- Malware
- Associated names
- Pyark
- Platforms
- Windows
- Source
- attack.mitre.org
- MITRE last modified
- 6 Jun 2025
Machete is a cyber espionage toolset used by Machete. It is a Python-based backdoor targeting Windows machines that was first observed in 2010.[1][2][3]
Techniques used (41)
- T1005 Data from Local System
- T1008 Fallback Channels
- T1010 Application Window Discovery
- T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery
- T1016.002 Wi-Fi Discovery
- T1020 Automated Exfiltration
- T1025 Data from Removable Media
- T1027.002 Software Packing
- T1027.010 Command Obfuscation
- T1029 Scheduled Transfer
- T1036.004 Masquerade Task or Service
- T1036.005 Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
- T1052.001 Exfiltration over USB
- T1053.005 Scheduled Task
- T1056.001 Keylogging
- T1057 Process Discovery
- T1059.006 Python
- T1070.004 File Deletion
- T1071.001 Web Protocols
- T1071.002 File Transfer Protocols
- T1074.001 Local Data Staging
- T1082 System Information Discovery
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery
- T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
- T1113 Screen Capture
- T1115 Clipboard Data
- T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery
- T1123 Audio Capture
- T1125 Video Capture
- T1132.001 Standard Encoding
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information
- T1217 Browser Information Discovery
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
- T1552.004 Private Keys
- T1555.003 Credentials from Web Browsers
- T1560 Archive Collected Data
- T1560.003 Archive via Custom Method
- T1564.001 Hidden Files and Directories
- T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography
- T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography