Run Virtual Instance

Subtechnique · ATTACK:enterprise:T1564.006

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{
  "id": "ATTACK:enterprise:T1564.006",
  "title": "Run Virtual Instance",
  "type": "Subtechnique",
  "source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1564/006",
  "snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
  "status": "active",
  "rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
  "review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
  "stix_id": "attack-pattern--b5327dd1-6bf9-4785-a199-25bcbd1f4a9d",
  "external_id": "T1564.006",
  "domain": "enterprise",
  "created": "2020-06-29T15:36:41.535Z",
  "modified": "2026-05-12T15:12:00.709Z",
  "version": "2.0",
  "aliases": [

  ],
  "tactics": [
    "stealth"
  ],
  "source_references": [
    {
      "source_name": "ESET MirrorFace 2025",
      "url": "https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/operation-akairyu-mirrorface-invites-europe-expo-2025-revives-anel-backdoor/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "vNinja Rogue VMs 2024",
      "url": "https://vninja.net/2024/11/11/beware-of-the-rogue-vms/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "SingHealth Breach Jan 2019",
      "url": "https://www.mci.gov.sg/-/media/mcicorp/doc/report-of-the-coi-into-the-cyber-attack-on-singhealth-10-jan-2019.ashx"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "CyberCX Akira Ransomware",
      "url": "https://cybercx.com.au/blog/akira-ransomware/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Securonix CronTrap 2024",
      "url": "https://www.securonix.com/blog/crontrap-emulated-linux-environments-as-the-latest-tactic-in-malware-staging/"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "ITOCHU Hack the Sandbox",
      "url": "https://blog-en.itochuci.co.jp/entry/2025/03/12/140000"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "ITOCHU Sandbox PPT",
      "url": "https://jsac.jpcert.or.jp/archive/2025/pdf/JSAC2025_2_9_kamekawa_sasada_niwa_en.pdf"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "MITRE VMware Abuse 2024",
      "url": "https://medium.com/mitre-engenuity/infiltrating-defenses-abusing-vmware-in-mitres-cyber-intrusion-4ea647b83f5b"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "Sophos Ragnar May 2020",
      "url": "https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/05/21/ragnar-locker-ransomware-deploys-virtual-machine-to-dodge-security/"
    }
  ]
}

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