T1204.001 - Malicious Link

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to click on a link that will lead to code execution. This user action will typically be observed as follow-on behavior from Spearphishing Link. Clicking on a link may also lead to other execution techniques such as exploitation of a browser or application vulnerability via Exploitation for Client Execution. Links may also lead users to download files that require execution via Malicious File.

Atomic Tests:

Currently, no tests are available for this technique.

Detection

Inspect network traffic for indications that a user visited a malicious site, such as links included in phishing campaigns directed at your organization.

Anti-virus can potentially detect malicious documents and files that are downloaded from a link and executed on the user’s computer.