Net

MITRE

Malware Type:
Tool

First seen:
Unknown

Last seen:
Unknown

Details:

The [Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) utility is a component of the Windows operating system. It is used in command-line operations for control of users, groups, services, and network connections. (Citation: Microsoft Net Utility)

[Net](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0039) has a great deal of functionality, (Citation: Savill 1999) much of which is useful for an adversary, such as gathering system and network information for Discovery, moving laterally through [SMB/Windows Admin Shares](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1021/002) using <code>net use</code> commands, and interacting with services. The net1.exe utility is executed for certain functionality when net.exe is run and can be used directly in commands such as <code>net1 user</code>.

Associated Techniques (16)

ID	ATT&CK	Tactics
T1007	System Service Discovery	-
T1018	Remote System Discovery	-
T1021.002	SMB/Windows Admin Shares	-
T1049	System Network Connections Discovery	-
T1069.001	Local Groups	-
T1069.002	Domain Groups	-
T1070.005	Network Share Connection Removal	-
T1087.001	Local Account	-
T1087.002	Domain Account	-
T1098.007	Additional Local or Domain Groups	-
T1124	System Time Discovery	-
T1135	Network Share Discovery	-
T1136.001	Local Account	-
T1136.002	Domain Account	-
T1201	Password Policy Discovery	-

Aliases (195)

net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe net.exe

Used by Actors (32)

admin@338
Unknown

APT1
Nation-state

APT28
Nation-state

APT29
Nation-state

APT32
Nation-state

APT33
Nation-state

APT38
Unknown

APT41
Nation-state

APT5
Unknown

BRONZE BUTLER
Unknown

Metadata

ID:	695
Created:	13/01/2026 17:48
Updated:	21/04/2026 04:00