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Software is a generic term for custom or commercial code, operating system utilities, open-source software, or other tools used to conduct behavior modeled in ATT&CK. Some instances of software have multiple names associated with the same instance due to various organizations tracking the same set of software by different names. The team makes a best effort to track overlaps between names based on publicly reported associations, which are designated as “Associated Software” on each page (formerly labeled “Aliases”), because we believe these overlaps are useful for analyst awareness.
Software entries include publicly reported technique use or capability to use a technique and may be mapped to Groups who have been reported to use that Software. The information provided does not represent all possible technique use by a piece of Software, but rather a subset that is available solely through open source reporting.
- Tool - Commercial, open-source, built-in, or publicly available software that could be used by a defender, pen tester, red teamer, or an adversary. This category includes both software that generally is not found on an enterprise system as well as software generally available as part of an operating system that is already present in an environment. Examples include PsExec, Metasploit, Mimikatz, as well as Windows utilities such as Net, netstat, Tasklist, etc.
- Malware - Commercial, custom closed source, or open source software intended to be used for malicious purposes by adversaries. Examples include PlugX, CHOPSTICK, etc.
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| 3PARA RAT | 3PARA RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) programmed in C++ that has been used by Putter Panda. (Citation: CrowdStrike Putter Panda) | |
| 4H RAT | 4H RAT is malware that has been used by Putter Panda since at least 2007. (Citation: CrowdStrike Putter Panda) | |
| AADInternals | AADInternals is a PowerShell-based framework for administering, enumerating, and exploiting Azure Active Directory. The tool is publicly available on GitHub.(Citation: AADInternals Github)(Citation: AADInternals Documentation) | |
| ABK | ABK is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019) | |
| AcidRain | AcidRain is an ELF binary targeting modems and routers using MIPS architecture.(Citation: AcidRain JAGS 2022) AcidRain is associated with the ViaSat KA-SAT communication outage that took place during the initial phases of the 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Analysis indicates overlap with another network device-targeting malware, VPNFilter, associated with Sandworm Team.(Citation: AcidRain JAGS 2022) US and European government sources linked AcidRain to Russian government entities, while Ukrainian government sources linked AcidRain specifically to Sandworm Team.(Citation: AcidRain State Department 2022)(Citation: Vincens AcidPour 2024) | |
| Action RAT | Action RAT is a remote access tool written in Delphi that has been used by SideCopy since at least December 2021 against Indian and Afghani government personnel.(Citation: MalwareBytes SideCopy Dec 2021) | |
| adbupd | adbupd is a backdoor used by PLATINUM that is similar to Dipsind. (Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016) | |
| AdFind | AdFind is a free command-line query tool that can be used for gathering information from Active Directory.(Citation: Red Canary Hospital Thwarted Ryuk October 2020)(Citation: FireEye FIN6 Apr 2019)(Citation: FireEye Ryuk and Trickbot January 2019) | |
| ADVSTORESHELL | ADVSTORESHELL is a spying backdoor that has been used by APT28 from at least 2012 to 2016. It is generally used for long-term espionage and is deployed on targets deemed interesting after a reconnaissance phase. (Citation: Kaspersky Sofacy) (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 2) | |
| Agent Tesla | Agent Tesla is a spyware Trojan written for the .NET framework that has been observed since at least 2014.(Citation: Fortinet Agent Tesla April 2018)(Citation: Bitdefender Agent Tesla April 2020)(Citation: Malwarebytes Agent Tesla April 2020) | |
| Agent.btz | Agent.btz is a worm that primarily spreads itself via removable devices such as USB drives. It reportedly infected U.S. military networks in 2008. (Citation: Securelist Agent.btz) | |
| Akira | Akira ransomware, written in C++, is most prominently (but not exclusively) associated with the a ransomware-as-a-service entity Akira.(Citation: Kersten Akira 2023) | |
| Amadey | Amadey is a Trojan bot that has been used since at least October 2018.(Citation: Korean FSI TA505 2020)(Citation: BlackBerry Amadey 2020) | |
| Anchor | Anchor_DNS | Anchor is one of a family of backdoor malware that has been used in conjunction with TrickBot on selected high profile targets since at least 2018.(Citation: Cyberreason Anchor December 2019)(Citation: Medium Anchor DNS July 2020) |
| ANDROMEDA | ANDROMEDA is commodity malware that was widespread in the early 2010's and continues to be observed in infections across a wide variety of industries. During the 2022 C0026 campaign, threat actors re-registered expired ANDROMEDA C2 domains to spread malware to select targets in Ukraine.(Citation: Mandiant Suspected Turla Campaign February 2023) | |
| Apostle | Apostle is malware that has functioned as both a wiper and, in more recent versions, as ransomware. Apostle is written in .NET and shares various programming and functional overlaps with IPsec Helper.(Citation: SentinelOne Agrius 2021) | |
| AppleJeus | AppleJeus is a family of downloaders initially discovered in 2018 embedded within trojanized cryptocurrency applications. AppleJeus has been used by Lazarus Group, targeting companies in the energy, finance, government, industry, technology, and telecommunications sectors, and several countries including the United States, United Kingdom, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and Russia. AppleJeus has been used to distribute the FALLCHILL RAT.(Citation: CISA AppleJeus Feb 2021) | |
| AppleSeed | AppleSeed is a backdoor that has been used by Kimsuky to target South Korean government, academic, and commercial targets since at least 2021.(Citation: Malwarebytes Kimsuky June 2021) | |
| Aria-body | Aria-body is a custom backdoor that has been used by Naikon since approximately 2017.(Citation: CheckPoint Naikon May 2020) | |
| Arp | Arp displays and modifies information about a system's Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache. (Citation: TechNet Arp) | |
| ASPXSpy | ASPXSpy is a Web shell. It has been modified by Threat Group-3390 actors to create the ASPXTool version. (Citation: Dell TG-3390) | |
| Astaroth | Guildma | Astaroth is a Trojan and information stealer known to affect companies in Europe, Brazil, and throughout Latin America. It has been known publicly since at least late 2017. (Citation: Cybereason Astaroth Feb 2019)(Citation: Cofense Astaroth Sept 2018)(Citation: Securelist Brazilian Banking Malware July 2020) |
| AsyncRAT | AsyncRAT is an open-source remote access tool originally available through the NYANxCAT Github repository that has been used in malicious campaigns.(Citation: Morphisec Snip3 May 2021)(Citation: Cisco Operation Layover September 2021)(Citation: Telefonica Snip3 December 2021) | |
| at | at is used to schedule tasks on a system to run at a specified date or time.(Citation: TechNet At)(Citation: Linux at) | |
| Attor | Attor is a Windows-based espionage platform that has been seen in use since 2013. Attor has a loadable plugin architecture to customize functionality for specific targets.(Citation: ESET Attor Oct 2019) | |
| AuditCred | Roptimizer | AuditCred is a malicious DLL that has been used by Lazarus Group during their 2018 attacks.(Citation: TrendMicro Lazarus Nov 2018) |
| AuTo Stealer | AuTo Stealer is malware written in C++ has been used by SideCopy since at least December 2021 to target government agencies and personnel in India and Afghanistan.(Citation: MalwareBytes SideCopy Dec 2021) | |
| AutoIt backdoor | AutoIt backdoor is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the MONSOON campaign. The actors frequently used it in weaponized .pps files exploiting CVE-2014-6352. (Citation: Forcepoint Monsoon) This malware makes use of the legitimate scripting language for Windows GUI automation with the same name. | |
| Avaddon | Avaddon is ransomware written in C++ that has been offered as Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) since at least June 2020.(Citation: Awake Security Avaddon)(Citation: Arxiv Avaddon Feb 2021) | |
| Avenger | Avenger is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019) | |
| AvosLocker | AvosLocker is ransomware written in C++ that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. It was first observed in June 2021 and has been used against financial services, critical manufacturing, government facilities, and other critical infrastructure sectors in the United States. As of March 2022, AvosLocker had also been used against organizations in Belgium, Canada, China, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.(Citation: Malwarebytes AvosLocker Jul 2021)(Citation: Trend Micro AvosLocker Apr 2022)(Citation: Joint CSA AvosLocker Mar 2022) | |
| Azorult | Azorult is a commercial Trojan that is used to steal information from compromised hosts. Azorult has been observed in the wild as early as 2016. In July 2018, Azorult was seen used in a spearphishing campaign against targets in North America. Azorult has been seen used for cryptocurrency theft. (Citation: Unit42 Azorult Nov 2018)(Citation: Proofpoint Azorult July 2018) | |
| Babuk | Babyk, Vasa Locker | Babuk is a Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) malware that has been used since at least 2021. The operators of Babuk employ a "Big Game Hunting" approach to targeting major enterprises and operate a leak site to post stolen data as part of their extortion scheme.(Citation: Sogeti CERT ESEC Babuk March 2021)(Citation: McAfee Babuk February 2021)(Citation: CyberScoop Babuk February 2021) |
| BabyShark | LATEOP | BabyShark is a Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) script-based malware family that is believed to be associated with several North Korean campaigns. (Citation: Unit42 BabyShark Feb 2019) |
| BackConfig | BackConfig is a custom Trojan with a flexible plugin architecture that has been used by Patchwork.(Citation: Unit 42 BackConfig May 2020) | |
| Backdoor.Oldrea | Backdoor.Oldrea is a modular backdoor that used by Dragonfly against energy companies since at least 2013. Backdoor.Oldrea was distributed via supply chain compromise, and included specialized modules to enumerate and map ICS-specific systems, processes, and protocols.(Citation: Symantec Dragonfly)(Citation: Gigamon Berserk Bear October 2021)(Citation: Symantec Dragonfly Sept 2017) | |
| BACKSPACE | BACKSPACE is a backdoor used by APT30 that dates back to at least 2005. (Citation: FireEye APT30) | |
| Bad Rabbit | Bad Rabbit is a self-propagating ransomware that affected the Ukrainian transportation sector in 2017. Bad Rabbit has also targeted organizations and consumers in Russia. (Citation: Secure List Bad Rabbit)(Citation: ESET Bad Rabbit)(Citation: Dragos IT ICS Ransomware) | |
| BADCALL | BADCALL is a Trojan malware variant used by the group Lazarus Group. (Citation: US-CERT BADCALL) | |
| BADFLICK | BADFLICK is a backdoor used by Leviathan in spearphishing campaigns first reported in 2018 that targeted the U.S. engineering and maritime industries.(Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018)(Citation: Accenture MUDCARP March 2019) | |
| BADHATCH | BADHATCH is a backdoor that has been utilized by FIN8 since at least 2019. BADHATCH has been used to target the insurance, retail, technology, and chemical industries in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Panama, and Italy.(Citation: Gigamon BADHATCH Jul 2019)(Citation: BitDefender BADHATCH Mar 2021) | |
| BADNEWS | BADNEWS is malware that has been used by the actors responsible for the Patchwork campaign. Its name was given due to its use of RSS feeds, forums, and blogs for command and control. (Citation: Forcepoint Monsoon) (Citation: TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017) | |
| BadPatch | BadPatch is a Windows Trojan that was used in a Gaza Hackers-linked campaign.(Citation: Unit 42 BadPatch Oct 2017) | |
| Bandook | Bandook is a commercially available RAT, written in Delphi and C++, that has been available since at least 2007. It has been used against government, financial, energy, healthcare, education, IT, and legal organizations in the US, South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Bandook has been used by Dark Caracal, as well as in a separate campaign referred to as "Operation Manul".(Citation: EFF Manul Aug 2016)(Citation: Lookout Dark Caracal Jan 2018)(Citation: CheckPoint Bandook Nov 2020) | |
| Bankshot | Trojan Manuscript | Bankshot is a remote access tool (RAT) that was first reported by the Department of Homeland Security in December of 2017. In 2018, Lazarus Group used the Bankshot implant in attacks against the Turkish financial sector. (Citation: McAfee Bankshot) |
| Bazar | Team9, KEGTAP, Bazaloader | Bazar is a downloader and backdoor that has been used since at least April 2020, with infections primarily against professional services, healthcare, manufacturing, IT, logistics and travel companies across the US and Europe. Bazar reportedly has ties to TrickBot campaigns and can be used to deploy additional malware, including ransomware, and to steal sensitive data.(Citation: Cybereason Bazar July 2020) |
| BBK | BBK is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019) | |
| BBSRAT | BBSRAT is malware with remote access tool functionality that has been used in targeted compromises. (Citation: Palo Alto Networks BBSRAT) | |
| BendyBear | BendyBear is an x64 shellcode for a stage-zero implant designed to download malware from a C2 server. First discovered in August 2020, BendyBear shares a variety of features with Waterbear, malware previously attributed to the Chinese cyber espionage group BlackTech.(Citation: Unit42 BendyBear Feb 2021) | |
| BFG Agonizer | BFG Agonizer is a wiper related to the open-source project CRYLINE-v.5.0. The malware is associated with wiping operations conducted by the Agrius threat actor.(Citation: Unit42 Agrius 2023) | |
| BISCUIT | BISCUIT is a backdoor that has been used by APT1 since as early as 2007. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Bisonal | Bisonal is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by Tonto Team against public and private sector organizations in Russia, South Korea, and Japan since at least December 2010.(Citation: Unit 42 Bisonal July 2018)(Citation: Talos Bisonal Mar 2020) | |
| BitPaymer | wp_encrypt, FriedEx | BitPaymer is a ransomware variant first observed in August 2017 targeting hospitals in the U.K. BitPaymer uses a unique encryption key, ransom note, and contact information for each operation. BitPaymer has several indicators suggesting overlap with the Dridex malware and is often delivered via Dridex.(Citation: Crowdstrike Indrik November 2018) |
| BITSAdmin | BITSAdmin is a command line tool used to create and manage BITS Jobs. (Citation: Microsoft BITSAdmin) | |
| Black Basta | Black Basta is ransomware written in C++ that has been offered within the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model since at least April 2022; there are variants that target Windows and VMWare ESXi servers. Black Basta operations have included the double extortion technique where in addition to demanding ransom for decrypting the files of targeted organizations the cyber actors also threaten to post sensitive information to a leak site if the ransom is not paid. Black Basta affiliates have targeted multiple high-value organizations, with the largest number of victims based in the U.S. Based on similarities in TTPs, leak sites, payment sites, and negotiation tactics, security researchers assess the Black Basta RaaS operators could include current or former members of the Conti group.(Citation: Palo Alto Networks Black Basta August 2022)(Citation: Deep Instinct Black Basta August 2022)(Citation: Minerva Labs Black Basta May 2022)(Citation: Avertium Black Basta June 2022)(Citation: NCC Group Black Basta June 2022)(Citation: Cyble Black Basta May 2022) | |
| BlackCat | Noberus, ALPHV | BlackCat is ransomware written in Rust that has been offered via the Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First observed November 2021, BlackCat has been used to target multiple sectors and organizations in various countries and regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe.(Citation: Microsoft BlackCat Jun 2022)(Citation: Sophos BlackCat Jul 2022)(Citation: ACSC BlackCat Apr 2022) |
| BLACKCOFFEE | BLACKCOFFEE is malware that has been used by several Chinese groups since at least 2013. (Citation: FireEye APT17) (Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018) | |
| BlackEnergy | BlackEnergy is a malware toolkit that has been used by both criminal and APT actors. It dates back to at least 2007 and was originally designed to create botnets for use in conducting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, but its use has evolved to support various plug-ins. It is well known for being used during the confrontation between Georgia and Russia in 2008, as well as in targeting Ukrainian institutions. Variants include BlackEnergy 2 and BlackEnergy 3. (Citation: F-Secure BlackEnergy 2014) | |
| BlackMould | BlackMould is a web shell based on China Chopper for servers running Microsoft IIS. First reported in December 2019, it has been used in malicious campaigns by GALLIUM against telecommunication providers.(Citation: Microsoft GALLIUM December 2019) | |
| BLINDINGCAN | BLINDINGCAN is a remote access Trojan that has been used by the North Korean government since at least early 2020 in cyber operations against defense, engineering, and government organizations in Western Europe and the US.(Citation: US-CERT BLINDINGCAN Aug 2020)(Citation: NHS UK BLINDINGCAN Aug 2020) | |
| BloodHound | BloodHound is an Active Directory (AD) reconnaissance tool that can reveal hidden relationships and identify attack paths within an AD environment.(Citation: GitHub Bloodhound)(Citation: CrowdStrike BloodHound April 2018)(Citation: FoxIT Wocao December 2019) | |
| BLUELIGHT | BLUELIGHT is a remote access Trojan used by APT37 that was first observed in early 2021.(Citation: Volexity InkySquid BLUELIGHT August 2021) | |
| Bonadan | Bonadan is a malicious version of OpenSSH which acts as a custom backdoor. Bonadan has been active since at least 2018 and combines a new cryptocurrency-mining module with the same credential-stealing module used by the Onderon family of backdoors.(Citation: ESET ForSSHe December 2018) | |
| BONDUPDATER | BONDUPDATER is a PowerShell backdoor used by OilRig. It was first observed in November 2017 during targeting of a Middle Eastern government organization, and an updated version was observed in August 2018 being used to target a government organization with spearphishing emails.(Citation: FireEye APT34 Dec 2017)(Citation: Palo Alto OilRig Sep 2018) | |
| BoomBox | BoomBox is a downloader responsible for executing next stage components that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.(Citation: MSTIC Nobelium Toolset May 2021) | |
| BOOSTWRITE | BOOSTWRITE is a loader crafted to be launched via abuse of the DLL search order of applications used by FIN7.(Citation: FireEye FIN7 Oct 2019) | |
| BOOTRASH | BOOTRASH is a Bootkit that targets Windows operating systems. It has been used by threat actors that target the financial sector.(Citation: Mandiant M Trends 2016)(Citation: FireEye Bootkits)(Citation: FireEye BOOTRASH SANS) | |
| BoxCaon | BoxCaon is a Windows backdoor that was used by IndigoZebra in a 2021 spearphishing campaign against Afghan government officials. BoxCaon's name stems from similarities shared with the malware family xCaon.(Citation: Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021) | |
| BPFDoor | JustForFun, Backdoor.Solaris.BPFDOOR.ZAJE, Backdoor.Linux.BPFDOOR | BPFDoor is a Linux based passive long-term backdoor used by China-based threat actors. First seen in 2021, BPFDoor is named after its usage of Berkley Packet Filter (BPF) to execute single task instructions. BPFDoor supports multiple protocols for communicating with a C2 including TCP, UDP, and ICMP and can start local or reverse shells that bypass firewalls using iptables.(Citation: Sandfly BPFDoor 2022)(Citation: Deep Instinct BPFDoor 2023) |
| Brave Prince | Brave Prince is a Korean-language implant that was first observed in the wild in December 2017. It contains similar code and behavior to Gold Dragon, and was seen along with Gold Dragon and RunningRAT in operations surrounding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Citation: McAfee Gold Dragon) | |
| Briba | Briba is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor and download files on to compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Briba May 2012) | |
| Brute Ratel C4 | BRc4 | Brute Ratel C4 is a commercial red-teaming and adversarial attack simulation tool that first appeared in December 2020. Brute Ratel C4 was specifically designed to avoid detection by endpoint detection and response (EDR) and antivirus (AV) capabilities, and deploys agents called badgers to enable arbitrary command execution for lateral movement, privilege escalation, and persistence. In September 2022, a cracked version of Brute Ratel C4 was leaked in the cybercriminal underground, leading to its use by threat actors.(Citation: Dark Vortex Brute Ratel C4)(Citation: Palo Alto Brute Ratel July 2022)(Citation: MDSec Brute Ratel August 2022)(Citation: SANS Brute Ratel October 2022)(Citation: Trend Micro Black Basta October 2022) |
| BS2005 | BS2005 is malware that was used by Ke3chang in spearphishing campaigns since at least 2011. (Citation: Mandiant Operation Ke3chang November 2014) | |
| BUBBLEWRAP | BUBBLEWRAP is a full-featured, second-stage backdoor used by the admin@338 group. It is set to run when the system boots and includes functionality to check, upload, and register plug-ins that can further enhance its capabilities. (Citation: FireEye admin@338) | |
| build_downer | build_downer is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019) | |
| Bumblebee | Bumblebee is a custom loader written in C++ that has been used by multiple threat actors, including possible initial access brokers, to download and execute additional payloads since at least March 2022. Bumblebee has been linked to ransomware operations including Conti, Quantum, and Mountlocker and derived its name from the appearance of "bumblebee" in the user-agent.(Citation: Google EXOTIC LILY March 2022)(Citation: Proofpoint Bumblebee April 2022)(Citation: Symantec Bumblebee June 2022) | |
| Bundlore | OSX.Bundlore | Bundlore is adware written for macOS that has been in use since at least 2015. Though categorized as adware, Bundlore has many features associated with more traditional backdoors.(Citation: MacKeeper Bundlore Apr 2019) |
| BUSHWALK | BUSHWALK is a web shell written in Perl that was inserted into the legitimate querymanifest.cgi file on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs during Cutting Edge.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 2 January 2024)(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 3 February 2024) | |
| Cachedump | Cachedump is a publicly-available tool that program extracts cached password hashes from a system’s registry. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| CaddyWiper | CaddyWiper is a destructive data wiper that has been used in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least March 2022.(Citation: ESET CaddyWiper March 2022)(Citation: Cisco CaddyWiper March 2022) | |
| Cadelspy | Cadelspy is a backdoor that has been used by APT39.(Citation: Symantec Chafer Dec 2015) | |
| CALENDAR | CALENDAR is malware used by APT1 that mimics legitimate Gmail Calendar traffic. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Calisto | Calisto is a macOS Trojan that opens a backdoor on the compromised machine. Calisto is believed to have first been developed in 2016. (Citation: Securelist Calisto July 2018) (Citation: Symantec Calisto July 2018) | |
| CallMe | CallMe is a Trojan designed to run on Apple OSX. It is based on a publicly available tool called Tiny SHell. (Citation: Scarlet Mimic Jan 2016) | |
| Cannon | Cannon is a Trojan with variants written in C# and Delphi. It was first observed in April 2018. (Citation: Unit42 Cannon Nov 2018)(Citation: Unit42 Sofacy Dec 2018) | |
| Carbanak | Anunak | Carbanak is a full-featured, remote backdoor used by a group of the same name (Carbanak). It is intended for espionage, data exfiltration, and providing remote access to infected machines. (Citation: Kaspersky Carbanak) (Citation: FireEye CARBANAK June 2017) |
| Carberp | Carberp is a credential and information stealing malware that has been active since at least 2009. Carberp's source code was leaked online in 2013, and subsequently used as the foundation for the Carbanak backdoor.(Citation: Trend Micro Carberp February 2014)(Citation: KasperskyCarbanak)(Citation: RSA Carbanak November 2017) | |
| Carbon | Carbon is a sophisticated, second-stage backdoor and framework that can be used to steal sensitive information from victims. Carbon has been selectively used by Turla to target government and foreign affairs-related organizations in Central Asia.(Citation: ESET Carbon Mar 2017)(Citation: Securelist Turla Oct 2018) | |
| Cardinal RAT | Cardinal RAT is a potentially low volume remote access trojan (RAT) observed since December 2015. Cardinal RAT is notable for its unique utilization of uncompiled C# source code and the Microsoft Windows built-in csc.exe compiler.(Citation: PaloAlto CardinalRat Apr 2017) | |
| CARROTBALL | CARROTBALL is an FTP downloader utility that has been in use since at least 2019. CARROTBALL has been used as a downloader to install SYSCON.(Citation: Unit 42 CARROTBAT January 2020) | |
| CARROTBAT | CARROTBAT is a customized dropper that has been in use since at least 2017. CARROTBAT has been used to install SYSCON and has infrastructure overlap with KONNI.(Citation: Unit 42 CARROTBAT November 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 CARROTBAT January 2020) | |
| Catchamas | Catchamas is a Windows Trojan that steals information from compromised systems. (Citation: Symantec Catchamas April 2018) | |
| Caterpillar WebShell | Caterpillar WebShell is a self-developed Web Shell tool created by the group Volatile Cedar.(Citation: ClearSky Lebanese Cedar Jan 2021) | |
| CCBkdr | CCBkdr is malware that was injected into a signed version of CCleaner and distributed from CCleaner's distribution website. (Citation: Talos CCleanup 2017) (Citation: Intezer Aurora Sept 2017) | |
| ccf32 | ccf32 is data collection malware that has been used since at least February 2019, most notably during the FunnyDream campaign; there is also a similar x64 version.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020) | |
| certutil | certutil is a command-line utility that can be used to obtain certificate authority information and configure Certificate Services. (Citation: TechNet Certutil) | |
| Chaes | Chaes is a multistage information stealer written in several programming languages that collects login credentials, credit card numbers, and other financial information. Chaes was first observed in 2020, and appears to primarily target victims in Brazil as well as other e-commerce customers in Latin America.(Citation: Cybereason Chaes Nov 2020) | |
| Chaos | Chaos is Linux malware that compromises systems by brute force attacks against SSH services. Once installed, it provides a reverse shell to its controllers, triggered by unsolicited packets. (Citation: Chaos Stolen Backdoor) | |
| CharmPower | CharmPower is a PowerShell-based, modular backdoor that has been used by Magic Hound since at least 2022.(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022) | |
| ChChes | Scorpion, HAYMAKER | ChChes is a Trojan that appears to be used exclusively by menuPass. It was used to target Japanese organizations in 2016. Its lack of persistence methods suggests it may be intended as a first-stage tool. (Citation: Palo Alto menuPass Feb 2017) (Citation: JPCERT ChChes Feb 2017) (Citation: PWC Cloud Hopper Technical Annex April 2017) |
| Cheerscrypt | Cheerscrypt is a ransomware that was developed by Cinnamon Tempest and has been used in attacks against ESXi and Windows environments since at least 2022. Cheerscrypt was derived from the leaked Babuk source code and has infrastructure overlaps with deployments of Night Sky ransomware, which was also derived from Babuk.(Citation: Sygnia Emperor Dragonfly October 2022)(Citation: Trend Micro Cheerscrypt May 2022) | |
| Cherry Picker | Cherry Picker is a point of sale (PoS) memory scraper. (Citation: Trustwave Cherry Picker) | |
| CHIMNEYSWEEP | CHIMNEYSWEEP is a backdoor malware that was deployed during HomeLand Justice along with ROADSWEEP ransomware, and has been used to target Farsi and Arabic speakers since at least 2012.(Citation: Mandiant ROADSWEEP August 2022) | |
| China Chopper | China Chopper is a Web Shell hosted on Web servers to provide access back into an enterprise network that does not rely on an infected system calling back to a remote command and control server.(Citation: Lee 2013) It has been used by several threat groups.(Citation: Dell TG-3390)(Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018)(Citation: CISA AA21-200A APT40 July 2021)(Citation: Rapid7 HAFNIUM Mar 2021) | |
| Chinoxy | Chinoxy is a backdoor that has been used since at least November 2018, during the FunnyDream campaign, to gain persistence and drop additional payloads. According to security researchers, Chinoxy has been used by Chinese-speaking threat actors.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020) | |
| CHOPSTICK | SPLM, Xagent, X-Agent, webhp, Backdoor.SofacyX | CHOPSTICK is a malware family of modular backdoors used by APT28. It has been used since at least 2012 and is usually dropped on victims as second-stage malware, though it has been used as first-stage malware in several cases. It has both Windows and Linux variants. (Citation: FireEye APT28) (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 2) (Citation: FireEye APT28 January 2017) (Citation: DOJ GRU Indictment Jul 2018) It is tracked separately from the X-Agent for Android. |
| Chrommme | Chrommme is a backdoor tool written using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) framework that was first reported in June 2021; security researchers noted infrastructure overlaps with Gelsemium malware.(Citation: ESET Gelsemium June 2021) | |
| Clambling | Clambling is a modular backdoor written in C++ that has been used by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2017.(Citation: Trend Micro DRBControl February 2020) | |
| Clop | Clop is a ransomware family that was first observed in February 2019 and has been used against retail, transportation and logistics, education, manufacturing, engineering, automotive, energy, financial, aerospace, telecommunications, professional and legal services, healthcare, and high tech industries. Clop is a variant of the CryptoMix ransomware.(Citation: Mcafee Clop Aug 2019)(Citation: Cybereason Clop Dec 2020)(Citation: Unit42 Clop April 2021) | |
| CloudDuke | CloudDuke is malware that was used by APT29 in 2015. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) (Citation: Securelist Minidionis July 2015) | |
| cmd | cmd is the Windows command-line interpreter that can be used to interact with systems and execute other processes and utilities. (Citation: TechNet Cmd)
Cmd.exe contains native functionality to perform many operations to interact with the system, including listing files in a directory (e.g., dir (Citation: TechNet Dir)), deleting files (e.g., del (Citation: TechNet Del)), and copying files (e.g., copy (Citation: TechNet Copy)). |
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| COATHANGER | COATHANGER is a remote access tool (RAT) targeting FortiGate networking appliances. First used in 2023 in targeted intrusions against military and government entities in the Netherlands along with other victims, COATHANGER was disclosed in early 2024, with a high confidence assessment linking this malware to a state-sponsored entity in the People's Republic of China. COATHANGER is delivered after gaining access to a FortiGate device, with in-the-wild observations linked to exploitation of CVE-2022-42475. The name COATHANGER is based on a unique string in the malware used to encrypt configuration files on disk: “She took his coat and hung it up”.(Citation: NCSC-NL COATHANGER Feb 2024) |
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| Cobalt Strike | Cobalt Strike is a commercial, full-featured, remote access tool that bills itself as “adversary simulation software designed to execute targeted attacks and emulate the post-exploitation actions of advanced threat actors”. Cobalt Strike’s interactive post-exploit capabilities cover the full range of ATT&CK tactics, all executed within a single, integrated system.(Citation: cobaltstrike manual) In addition to its own capabilities, Cobalt Strike leverages the capabilities of other well-known tools such as Metasploit and Mimikatz.(Citation: cobaltstrike manual) | |
| Cobian RAT | Cobian RAT is a backdoor, remote access tool that has been observed since 2016.(Citation: Zscaler Cobian Aug 2017) | |
| CoinTicker | CoinTicker is a malicious application that poses as a cryptocurrency price ticker and installs components of the open source backdoors EvilOSX and EggShell.(Citation: CoinTicker 2019) | |
| Comnie | Comnie is a remote backdoor which has been used in attacks in East Asia. (Citation: Palo Alto Comnie) | |
| ComRAT | ComRAT is a second stage implant suspected of being a descendant of Agent.btz and used by Turla. The first version of ComRAT was identified in 2007, but the tool has undergone substantial development for many years since.(Citation: Symantec Waterbug)(Citation: NorthSec 2015 GData Uroburos Tools)(Citation: ESET ComRAT May 2020) | |
| Conficker | Kido, Downadup | Conficker is a computer worm first detected in October 2008 that targeted Microsoft Windows using the MS08-067 Windows vulnerability to spread.(Citation: SANS Conficker) In 2016, a variant of Conficker made its way on computers and removable disk drives belonging to a nuclear power plant.(Citation: Conficker Nuclear Power Plant) |
| ConnectWise | ScreenConnect | ConnectWise is a legitimate remote administration tool that has been used since at least 2016 by threat actors including MuddyWater and GOLD SOUTHFIELD to connect to and conduct lateral movement in target environments.(Citation: Anomali Static Kitten February 2021)(Citation: Trend Micro Muddy Water March 2021) |
| Conti | Conti is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that was first observed in December 2019. Conti has been deployed via TrickBot and used against major corporations and government agencies, particularly those in North America. As with other ransomware families, actors using Conti steal sensitive files and information from compromised networks, and threaten to publish this data unless the ransom is paid.(Citation: Cybereason Conti Jan 2021)(Citation: CarbonBlack Conti July 2020)(Citation: Cybleinc Conti January 2020) | |
| CookieMiner | CookieMiner is mac-based malware that targets information associated with cryptocurrency exchanges as well as enabling cryptocurrency mining on the victim system itself. It was first discovered in the wild in 2019.(Citation: Unit42 CookieMiner Jan 2019) | |
| CORALDECK | CORALDECK is an exfiltration tool used by APT37. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| CORESHELL | SOURFACE, Sofacy | CORESHELL is a downloader used by APT28. The older versions of this malware are known as SOURFACE and newer versions as CORESHELL.(Citation: FireEye APT28) (Citation: FireEye APT28 January 2017) |
| CosmicDuke | CosmicDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2010 to 2015. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| CostaBricks | CostaBricks is a loader that was used to deploy 32-bit backdoors in the CostaRicto campaign.(Citation: BlackBerry CostaRicto November 2020) | |
| Covenant | Covenant is a multi-platform command and control framework written in .NET. While designed for penetration testing and security research, the tool has also been used by threat actors such as HAFNIUM during operations. Covenant functions through a central listener managing multiple deployed "Grunts" that communicate back to the controller.(Citation: Github Covenant)(Citation: Microsoft HAFNIUM March 2020) | |
| CozyCar | CozyCar is malware that was used by APT29 from 2010 to 2015. It is a modular malware platform, and its backdoor component can be instructed to download and execute a variety of modules with different functionality. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| CrackMapExec | CrackMapExec, or CME, is a post-exploitation tool developed in Python and designed for penetration testing against networks. CrackMapExec collects Active Directory information to conduct lateral movement through targeted networks.(Citation: CME Github September 2018) | |
| CreepyDrive | CreepyDrive is a custom implant has been used by POLONIUM since at least early 2022 for C2 with and exfiltration to actor-controlled OneDrive accounts.(Citation: Microsoft POLONIUM June 2022) POLONIUM has used a similar implant called CreepyBox that relies on actor-controlled DropBox accounts.(Citation: Microsoft POLONIUM June 2022) | |
| CreepySnail | CreepySnail is a custom PowerShell implant that has been used by POLONIUM since at least 2022.(Citation: Microsoft POLONIUM June 2022) | |
| Crimson | MSIL/Crimson | Crimson is a remote access Trojan that has been used by Transparent Tribe since at least 2016.(Citation: Proofpoint Operation Transparent Tribe March 2016)(Citation: Kaspersky Transparent Tribe August 2020) |
| CrossRAT | CrossRAT is a cross platform RAT. | |
| Crutch | Crutch is a backdoor designed for document theft that has been used by Turla since at least 2015.(Citation: ESET Crutch December 2020) | |
| Cryptoistic | Cryptoistic is a backdoor, written in Swift, that has been used by Lazarus Group.(Citation: SentinelOne Lazarus macOS July 2020) | |
| CSPY Downloader | CSPY Downloader is a tool designed to evade analysis and download additional payloads used by Kimsuky.(Citation: Cybereason Kimsuky November 2020) | |
| Cuba | Cuba is a Windows-based ransomware family that has been used against financial institutions, technology, and logistics organizations in North and South America as well as Europe since at least December 2019.(Citation: McAfee Cuba April 2021) | |
| Cuckoo Stealer | Cuckoo Stealer is a macOS malware with characteristics of spyware and an infostealer that has been in use since at least 2024. Cuckoo Stealer is a universal Mach-O binary that can run on Intel or ARM-based Macs and has been spread through trojanized versions of various potentially unwanted programs or PUP's such as converters, cleaners, and uninstallers.(Citation: Kandji Cuckoo April 2024)(Citation: SentinelOne Cuckoo Stealer May 2024) | |
| Cyclops Blink | Cyclops Blink is a modular malware that has been used in widespread campaigns by Sandworm Team since at least 2019 to target Small/Home Office (SOHO) network devices, including WatchGuard and Asus. Cyclops Blink is assessed to be a replacement for VPNFilter, a similar platform targeting network devices.(Citation: NCSC Cyclops Blink February 2022)(Citation: NCSC CISA Cyclops Blink Advisory February 2022)(Citation: Trend Micro Cyclops Blink March 2022) | |
| Dacls | Dacls is a multi-platform remote access tool used by Lazarus Group since at least December 2019.(Citation: TrendMicro macOS Dacls May 2020)(Citation: SentinelOne Lazarus macOS July 2020) | |
| DanBot | DanBot is a first-stage remote access Trojan written in C# that has been used by HEXANE since at least 2018.(Citation: SecureWorks August 2019) | |
| DarkComet | DarkKomet, Fynloski, Krademok, FYNLOS | DarkComet is a Windows remote administration tool and backdoor.(Citation: TrendMicro DarkComet Sept 2014)(Citation: Malwarebytes DarkComet March 2018) |
| DarkGate | DarkGate first emerged in 2018 and has evolved into an initial access and data gathering tool associated with various criminal cyber operations. Written in Delphi and named "DarkGate" by its author, DarkGate is associated with credential theft, cryptomining, cryptotheft, and pre-ransomware actions.(Citation: Ensilo Darkgate 2018) DarkGate use increased significantly starting in 2022 and is under active development by its author, who provides it as a Malware-as-a-Service offering.(Citation: Trellix Darkgate 2023) | |
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| DarkTortilla | DarkTortilla is a highly configurable .NET-based crypter that has been possibly active since at least August 2015. DarkTortilla has been used to deliver popular information stealers, RATs, and payloads such as Agent Tesla, AsyncRat, NanoCore, RedLine, Cobalt Strike, and Metasploit.(Citation: Secureworks DarkTortilla Aug 2022) | |
| DarkWatchman | DarkWatchman is a lightweight JavaScript-based remote access tool (RAT) that avoids file operations; it was first observed in November 2021.(Citation: Prevailion DarkWatchman 2021) | |
| Daserf | Muirim, Nioupale | Daserf is a backdoor that has been used to spy on and steal from Japanese, South Korean, Russian, Singaporean, and Chinese victims. Researchers have identified versions written in both Visual C and Delphi. (Citation: Trend Micro Daserf Nov 2017) (Citation: Secureworks BRONZE BUTLER Oct 2017) |
| DCSrv | DCSrv is destructive malware that has been used by Moses Staff since at least September 2021. Though DCSrv has ransomware-like capabilities, Moses Staff does not demand ransom or offer a decryption key.(Citation: Checkpoint MosesStaff Nov 2021) | |
| DDKONG | DDKONG is a malware sample that was part of a campaign by Rancor. DDKONG was first seen used in February 2017. (Citation: Rancor Unit42 June 2018) | |
| DEADEYE | DEADEYE.EMBED, DEADEYE.APPEND | DEADEYE is a malware launcher that has been used by APT41 since at least May 2021. DEADEYE has variants that can either embed a payload inside a compiled binary (DEADEYE.EMBED) or append it to the end of a file (DEADEYE.APPEND).(Citation: Mandiant APT41) |
| DEADWOOD | DEADWOOD is wiper malware written in C++ using Boost libraries. DEADWOOD was first observed in an unattributed wiping event in Saudi Arabia in 2019, and has since been incorporated into Agrius operations.(Citation: SentinelOne Agrius 2021) | |
| DealersChoice | DealersChoice is a Flash exploitation framework used by APT28. (Citation: Sofacy DealersChoice) | |
| DEATHRANSOM | DEATHRANSOM is ransomware written in C that has been used since at least 2020, and has potential overlap with FIVEHANDS and HELLOKITTY.(Citation: FireEye FiveHands April 2021) | |
| Denis | Denis is a Windows backdoor and Trojan used by APT32. Denis shares several similarities to the SOUNDBITE backdoor and has been used in conjunction with the Goopy backdoor.(Citation: Cybereason Oceanlotus May 2017) | |
| Derusbi | PHOTO | Derusbi is malware used by multiple Chinese APT groups.(Citation: Novetta-Axiom)(Citation: ThreatConnect Anthem) Both Windows and Linux variants have been observed.(Citation: Fidelis Turbo) |
| Diavol | Diavol is a ransomware variant first observed in June 2021 that is capable of prioritizing file types to encrypt based on a pre-configured list of extensions defined by the attacker. The Diavol Ransomware-as-a Service (RaaS) program is managed by Wizard Spider and it has been observed being deployed by Bazar.(Citation: Fortinet Diavol July 2021)(Citation: FBI Flash Diavol January 2022)(Citation: DFIR Diavol Ransomware December 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Ransomware as a Service) | |
| Dipsind | Dipsind is a malware family of backdoors that appear to be used exclusively by PLATINUM. (Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016) | |
| Disco | Disco is a custom implant that has been used by MoustachedBouncer since at least 2020 including in campaigns using targeted malicious content injection for initial access and command and control.(Citation: MoustachedBouncer ESET August 2023) | |
| DnsSystem | DnsSystem is a .NET based DNS backdoor, which is a customized version of the open source tool DIG.net, that has been used by HEXANE since at least June 2022.(Citation: Zscaler Lyceum DnsSystem June 2022) | |
| DOGCALL | DOGCALL is a backdoor used by APT37 that has been used to target South Korean government and military organizations in 2017. It is typically dropped using a Hangul Word Processor (HWP) exploit. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| Dok | Retefe | Dok is a Trojan application disguised as a .zip file that is able to collect user credentials and install a malicious proxy server to redirect a user's network traffic (i.e. Adversary-in-the-Middle).(Citation: objsee mac malware 2017)(Citation: hexed osx.dok analysis 2019)(Citation: CheckPoint Dok) |
| Doki | Doki is a backdoor that uses a unique Dogecoin-based Domain Generation Algorithm and was first observed in July 2020. Doki was used in conjunction with the ngrok Mining Botnet in a campaign that targeted Docker servers in cloud platforms. (Citation: Intezer Doki July 20) | |
| Donut | Donut is an open source framework used to generate position-independent shellcode.(Citation: Donut Github)(Citation: Introducing Donut) Donut generated code has been used by multiple threat actors to inject and load malicious payloads into memory.(Citation: NCC Group WastedLocker June 2020) | |
| down_new | down_new is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.(Citation: Trend Micro Tick November 2019) | |
| Downdelph | Downdelph is a first-stage downloader written in Delphi that has been used by APT28 in rare instances between 2013 and 2015. (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 3) | |
| DownPaper | DownPaper is a backdoor Trojan; its main functionality is to download and run second stage malware. (Citation: ClearSky Charming Kitten Dec 2017) | |
| DRATzarus | DRATzarus is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by Lazarus Group to target the defense and aerospace organizations globally since at least summer 2020. DRATzarus shares similarities with Bankshot, which was used by Lazarus Group in 2017 to target the Turkish financial sector.(Citation: ClearSky Lazarus Aug 2020) | |
| Dridex | Bugat v5 | Dridex is a prolific banking Trojan that first appeared in 2014. By December 2019, the US Treasury estimated Dridex had infected computers in hundreds of banks and financial institutions in over 40 countries, leading to more than $100 million in theft. Dridex was created from the source code of the Bugat banking Trojan (also known as Cridex).(Citation: Dell Dridex Oct 2015)(Citation: Kaspersky Dridex May 2017)(Citation: Treasury EvilCorp Dec 2019) |
| DropBook | DropBook is a Python-based backdoor compiled with PyInstaller.(Citation: Cybereason Molerats Dec 2020) | |
| Drovorub | Drovorub is a Linux malware toolset comprised of an agent, client, server, and kernel modules, that has been used by APT28.(Citation: NSA/FBI Drovorub August 2020) | |
| dsquery | dsquery is a command-line utility that can be used to query Active Directory for information from a system within a domain. (Citation: TechNet Dsquery) It is typically installed only on Windows Server versions but can be installed on non-server variants through the Microsoft-provided Remote Server Administration Tools bundle. | |
| Dtrack | Dtrack is spyware that was discovered in 2019 and has been used against Indian financial institutions, research facilities, and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Dtrack shares similarities with the DarkSeoul campaign, which was attributed to Lazarus Group. (Citation: Kaspersky Dtrack)(Citation: Securelist Dtrack)(Citation: Dragos WASSONITE)(Citation: CyberBit Dtrack)(Citation: ZDNet Dtrack) | |
| Duqu | Duqu is a malware platform that uses a modular approach to extend functionality after deployment within a target network. (Citation: Symantec W32.Duqu) | |
| DUSTPAN | DUSTPAN is an in-memory dropper written in C/C++ used by APT41 since 2021 that decrypts and executes an embedded payload.(Citation: Google Cloud APT41 2024)(Citation: Google Cloud APT41 2022) | |
| DUSTTRAP | DUSTTRAP is a multi-stage plugin framework associated with APT41 operations with multiple components.(Citation: Google Cloud APT41 2024) | |
| DustySky | DustySky is multi-stage malware written in .NET that has been used by Molerats since May 2015. (Citation: DustySky) (Citation: DustySky2)(Citation: Kaspersky MoleRATs April 2019) | |
| Dyre | Dyzap, Dyreza | Dyre is a banking Trojan that has been used for financial gain. (Citation: Symantec Dyre June 2015)(Citation: Malwarebytes Dyreza November 2015) |
| Ebury | Ebury is an OpenSSH backdoor and credential stealer targeting Linux servers and container hosts developed by Windigo. Ebury is primarily installed through modifying shared libraries (`.so` files) executed by the legitimate OpenSSH program. First seen in 2009, Ebury has been used to maintain a botnet of servers, deploy additional malware, and steal cryptocurrency wallets, credentials, and credit card details.(Citation: ESET Ebury Feb 2014)(Citation: BleepingComputer Ebury March 2017)(Citation: ESET Ebury Oct 2017)(Citation: ESET Ebury May 2024) | |
| ECCENTRICBANDWAGON | ECCENTRICBANDWAGON is a remote access Trojan (RAT) used by North Korean cyber actors that was first identified in August 2020. It is a reconnaissance tool--with keylogging and screen capture functionality--used for information gathering on compromised systems.(Citation: CISA EB Aug 2020) | |
| Ecipekac | HEAVYHAND, SigLoader, DESLoader | Ecipekac is a multi-layer loader that has been used by menuPass since at least 2019 including use as a loader for P8RAT, SodaMaster, and FYAnti.(Citation: Securelist APT10 March 2021) |
| Egregor | Egregor is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tool that was first observed in September 2020. Researchers have noted code similarities between Egregor and Sekhmet ransomware, as well as Maze ransomware.(Citation: NHS Digital Egregor Nov 2020)(Citation: Cyble Egregor Oct 2020)(Citation: Security Boulevard Egregor Oct 2020) | |
| EKANS | SNAKEHOSE | EKANS is ransomware variant written in Golang that first appeared in mid-December 2019 and has been used against multiple sectors, including energy, healthcare, and automotive manufacturing, which in some cases resulted in significant operational disruptions. EKANS has used a hard-coded kill-list of processes, including some associated with common ICS software platforms (e.g., GE Proficy, Honeywell HMIWeb, etc), similar to those defined in MegaCortex.(Citation: Dragos EKANS)(Citation: Palo Alto Unit 42 EKANS) |
| Elise | BKDR_ESILE, Page | Elise is a custom backdoor Trojan that appears to be used exclusively by Lotus Blossom. It is part of a larger group of tools referred to as LStudio, ST Group, and APT0LSTU. (Citation: Lotus Blossom Jun 2015)(Citation: Accenture Dragonfish Jan 2018) |
| ELMER | ELMER is a non-persistent, proxy-aware HTTP backdoor written in Delphi that has been used by APT16. (Citation: FireEye EPS Awakens Part 2) | |
| Emissary | Emissary is a Trojan that has been used by Lotus Blossom. It shares code with Elise, with both Trojans being part of a malware group referred to as LStudio. (Citation: Lotus Blossom Dec 2015) | |
| Emotet | Geodo | Emotet is a modular malware variant which is primarily used as a downloader for other malware variants such as TrickBot and IcedID. Emotet first emerged in June 2014, initially targeting the financial sector, and has expanded to multiple verticals over time.(Citation: Trend Micro Banking Malware Jan 2019) |
| Empire | EmPyre, PowerShell Empire | Empire is an open source, cross-platform remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publicly available on GitHub. While the tool itself is primarily written in Python, the post-exploitation agents are written in pure PowerShell for Windows and Python for Linux/macOS. Empire was one of five tools singled out by a joint report on public hacking tools being widely used by adversaries.(Citation: NCSC Joint Report Public Tools)(Citation: Github PowerShell Empire)(Citation: GitHub ATTACK Empire) |
| EnvyScout | EnvyScout is a dropper that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.(Citation: MSTIC Nobelium Toolset May 2021) | |
| Epic | Tavdig, Wipbot, WorldCupSec, TadjMakhal | Epic is a backdoor that has been used by Turla. (Citation: Kaspersky Turla) |
| esentutl | esentutl is a command-line tool that provides database utilities for the Windows Extensible Storage Engine.(Citation: Microsoft Esentutl) | |
| EvilBunny | EvilBunny is a C++ malware sample observed since 2011 that was designed to be a execution platform for Lua scripts.(Citation: Cyphort EvilBunny Dec 2014) | |
| EvilGrab | EvilGrab is a malware family with common reconnaissance capabilities. It has been deployed by menuPass via malicious Microsoft Office documents as part of spearphishing campaigns. (Citation: PWC Cloud Hopper Technical Annex April 2017) | |
| EVILNUM | EVILNUM is fully capable backdoor that was first identified in 2018. EVILNUM is used by the APT group Evilnum which has the same name.(Citation: ESET EvilNum July 2020)(Citation: Prevailion EvilNum May 2020) | |
| Exaramel for Linux | Exaramel for Linux is a backdoor written in the Go Programming Language and compiled as a 64-bit ELF binary. The Windows version is tracked separately under Exaramel for Windows.(Citation: ESET TeleBots Oct 2018) | |
| Exaramel for Windows | Exaramel for Windows is a backdoor used for targeting Windows systems. The Linux version is tracked separately under Exaramel for Linux.(Citation: ESET TeleBots Oct 2018) | |
| Expand | Expand is a Windows utility used to expand one or more compressed CAB files.(Citation: Microsoft Expand Utility) It has been used by BBSRAT to decompress a CAB file into executable content.(Citation: Palo Alto Networks BBSRAT) | |
| Explosive | Explosive is a custom-made remote access tool used by the group Volatile Cedar. It was first identified in the wild in 2015.(Citation: CheckPoint Volatile Cedar March 2015)(Citation: ClearSky Lebanese Cedar Jan 2021) | |
| FakeM | FakeM is a shellcode-based Windows backdoor that has been used by Scarlet Mimic. (Citation: Scarlet Mimic Jan 2016) | |
| FALLCHILL | FALLCHILL is a RAT that has been used by Lazarus Group since at least 2016 to target the aerospace, telecommunications, and finance industries. It is usually dropped by other Lazarus Group malware or delivered when a victim unknowingly visits a compromised website. (Citation: US-CERT FALLCHILL Nov 2017) | |
| FatDuke | FatDuke is a backdoor used by APT29 since at least 2016.(Citation: ESET Dukes October 2019) | |
| Felismus | Felismus is a modular backdoor that has been used by Sowbug. (Citation: Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017) (Citation: Forcepoint Felismus Mar 2017) | |
| FELIXROOT | GreyEnergy mini | FELIXROOT is a backdoor that has been used to target Ukrainian victims. (Citation: FireEye FELIXROOT July 2018) |
| Ferocious | Ferocious is a first stage implant composed of VBS and PowerShell scripts that has been used by WIRTE since at least 2021.(Citation: Kaspersky WIRTE November 2021) | |
| Fgdump | Fgdump is a Windows password hash dumper. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Final1stspy | Final1stspy is a dropper family that has been used to deliver DOGCALL.(Citation: Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018) | |
| FinFisher | FinSpy | FinFisher is a government-grade commercial surveillance spyware reportedly sold exclusively to government agencies for use in targeted and lawful criminal investigations. It is heavily obfuscated and uses multiple anti-analysis techniques. It has other variants including Wingbird. (Citation: FinFisher Citation) (Citation: Microsoft SIR Vol 21) (Citation: FireEye FinSpy Sept 2017) (Citation: Securelist BlackOasis Oct 2017) (Citation: Microsoft FinFisher March 2018) |
| FIVEHANDS | FIVEHANDS is a customized version of DEATHRANSOM ransomware written in C++. FIVEHANDS has been used since at least 2021, including in Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) campaigns, sometimes along with SombRAT.(Citation: FireEye FiveHands April 2021)(Citation: NCC Group Fivehands June 2021) | |
| Flagpro | Flagpro is a Windows-based, first-stage downloader that has been used by BlackTech since at least October 2020. It has primarily been used against defense, media, and communications companies in Japan.(Citation: NTT Security Flagpro new December 2021) | |
| Flame | sKyWIper, Flamer | Flame is a sophisticated toolkit that has been used to collect information since at least 2010, largely targeting Middle East countries. (Citation: Kaspersky Flame) |
| FLASHFLOOD | FLASHFLOOD is malware developed by APT30 that allows propagation and exfiltration of data over removable devices. APT30 may use this capability to exfiltrate data across air-gaps. (Citation: FireEye APT30) | |
| FlawedAmmyy | FlawedAmmyy is a remote access tool (RAT) that was first seen in early 2016. The code for FlawedAmmyy was based on leaked source code for a version of Ammyy Admin, a remote access software.(Citation: Proofpoint TA505 Mar 2018) | |
| FlawedGrace | FlawedGrace is a fully featured remote access tool (RAT) written in C++ that was first observed in late 2017.(Citation: Proofpoint TA505 Jan 2019) | |
| FLIPSIDE | FLIPSIDE is a simple tool similar to Plink that is used by FIN5 to maintain access to victims. (Citation: Mandiant FIN5 GrrCON Oct 2016) | |
| FoggyWeb | FoggyWeb is a passive and highly-targeted backdoor capable of remotely exfiltrating sensitive information from a compromised Active Directory Federated Services (AD FS) server. It has been used by APT29 since at least early April 2021.(Citation: MSTIC FoggyWeb September 2021) | |
| Forfiles | Forfiles is a Windows utility commonly used in batch jobs to execute commands on one or more selected files or directories (ex: list all directories in a drive, read the first line of all files created yesterday, etc.). Forfiles can be executed from either the command line, Run window, or batch files/scripts. (Citation: Microsoft Forfiles Aug 2016) | |
| FRAMESTING | FRAMESTING is a Python web shell that was used during Cutting Edge to embed into an Ivanti Connect Secure Python package for command execution.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 2 January 2024) | |
| FrameworkPOS | Trinity | FrameworkPOS is a point of sale (POS) malware used by FIN6 to steal payment card data from sytems that run physical POS devices.(Citation: SentinelOne FrameworkPOS September 2019) |
| FRP | FRP, which stands for Fast Reverse Proxy, is an openly available tool that is capable of exposing a server located behind a firewall or Network Address Translation (NAT) to the Internet. FRP can support multiple protocols including TCP, UDP, and HTTP(S) and has been abused by threat actors to proxy command and control communications.(Citation: FRP GitHub)(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Volt Typhoon June 2023)(Citation: RedCanary Mockingbird May 2020)(Citation: DFIR Phosphorus November 2021) | |
| FruitFly | FruitFly is designed to spy on mac users (Citation: objsee mac malware 2017). | |
| ftp | ftp is a utility commonly available with operating systems to transfer information over the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Adversaries can use it to transfer other tools onto a system or to exfiltrate data.(Citation: Microsoft FTP)(Citation: Linux FTP) | |
| FunnyDream | FunnyDream is a backdoor with multiple components that was used during the FunnyDream campaign since at least 2019, primarily for execution and exfiltration.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020) | |
| FYAnti | DILLJUICE stage2 | FYAnti is a loader that has been used by menuPass since at least 2020, including to deploy QuasarRAT.(Citation: Securelist APT10 March 2021) |
| Fysbis | Fysbis is a Linux-based backdoor used by APT28 that dates back to at least 2014.(Citation: Fysbis Palo Alto Analysis) | |
| Gazer | WhiteBear | Gazer is a backdoor used by Turla since at least 2016. (Citation: ESET Gazer Aug 2017) |
| Gelsemium | Gelsevirine, Gelsenicine, Gelsemine | Gelsemium is a modular malware comprised of a dropper (Gelsemine), a loader (Gelsenicine), and main (Gelsevirine) plug-ins written using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) framework. Gelsemium has been used by the Gelsemium group since at least 2014.(Citation: ESET Gelsemium June 2021) |
| GeminiDuke | GeminiDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2009 to 2012. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| Get2 | Get2 is a downloader written in C++ that has been used by TA505 to deliver FlawedGrace, FlawedAmmyy, Snatch and SDBbot.(Citation: Proofpoint TA505 October 2019) | |
| gh0st RAT | Mydoor, Moudoor | gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT). The source code is public and it has been used by multiple groups.(Citation: FireEye Hacking Team)(Citation: Arbor Musical Chairs Feb 2018)(Citation: Nccgroup Gh0st April 2018) |
| GLASSTOKEN | GLASSTOKEN is a custom web shell used by threat actors during Cutting Edge to execute commands on compromised Ivanti Secure Connect VPNs.(Citation: Volexity Ivanti Zero-Day Exploitation January 2024) | |
| GLOOXMAIL | GLOOXMAIL is malware used by APT1 that mimics legitimate Jabber/XMPP traffic. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Gold Dragon | Gold Dragon is a Korean-language, data gathering implant that was first observed in the wild in South Korea in July 2017. Gold Dragon was used along with Brave Prince and RunningRAT in operations targeting organizations associated with the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Citation: McAfee Gold Dragon) | |
| GoldenSpy | GoldenSpy is a backdoor malware which has been packaged with legitimate tax preparation software. GoldenSpy was discovered targeting organizations in China, being delivered with the "Intelligent Tax" software suite which is produced by the Golden Tax Department of Aisino Credit Information Co. and required to pay local taxes.(Citation: Trustwave GoldenSpy June 2020) | |
| GoldFinder | GoldFinder is a custom HTTP tracer tool written in Go that logs the route a packet takes between a compromised network and a C2 server. It can be used to inform threat actors of potential points of discovery or logging of their actions, including C2 related to other malware. GoldFinder was discovered in early 2021 during an investigation into the SolarWinds Compromise by APT29.(Citation: MSTIC NOBELIUM Mar 2021) | |
| GoldMax | SUNSHUTTLE | GoldMax is a second-stage C2 backdoor written in Go with Windows and Linux variants that are nearly identical in functionality. GoldMax was discovered in early 2021 during the investigation into the SolarWinds Compromise, and has likely been used by APT29 since at least mid-2019. GoldMax uses multiple defense evasion techniques, including avoiding virtualization execution and masking malicious traffic.(Citation: MSTIC NOBELIUM Mar 2021)(Citation: FireEye SUNSHUTTLE Mar 2021)(Citation: CrowdStrike StellarParticle January 2022) |
| Goopy | Goopy is a Windows backdoor and Trojan used by APT32 and shares several similarities to another backdoor used by the group (Denis). Goopy is named for its impersonation of the legitimate Google Updater executable.(Citation: Cybereason Cobalt Kitty 2017) | |
| Gootloader | Gootloader is a Javascript-based infection framework that has been used since at least 2020 as a delivery method for the Gootkit banking trojan, Cobalt Strike, REvil, and others. Gootloader operates on an "Initial Access as a Service" model and has leveraged SEO Poisoning to provide access to entities in multiple sectors worldwide including financial, military, automotive, pharmaceutical, and energy.(Citation: Sophos Gootloader)(Citation: SentinelOne Gootloader June 2021) | |
| Grandoreiro | Grandoreiro is a banking trojan written in Delphi that was first observed in 2016 and uses a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model. Grandoreiro has confirmed victims in Brazil, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain.(Citation: Securelist Brazilian Banking Malware July 2020)(Citation: ESET Grandoreiro April 2020) | |
| GravityRAT | GravityRAT is a remote access tool (RAT) and has been in ongoing development since 2016. The actor behind the tool remains unknown, but two usernames have been recovered that link to the author, which are "TheMartian" and "The Invincible." According to the National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) of India, the malware has been identified in attacks against organization and entities in India. (Citation: Talos GravityRAT) | |
| Green Lambert | Green Lambert is a modular backdoor that security researchers assess has been used by an advanced threat group referred to as Longhorn and The Lamberts. First reported in 2017, the Windows variant of Green Lambert may have been used as early as 2008; a macOS version was uploaded to a multiscanner service in September 2014.(Citation: Kaspersky Lamberts Toolkit April 2017)(Citation: Objective See Green Lambert for OSX Oct 2021) | |
| GreyEnergy | GreyEnergy is a backdoor written in C and compiled in Visual Studio. GreyEnergy shares similarities with the BlackEnergy malware and is thought to be the successor of it.(Citation: ESET GreyEnergy Oct 2018) | |
| GRIFFON | GRIFFON is a JavaScript backdoor used by FIN7. (Citation: SecureList Griffon May 2019) | |
| GrimAgent | GrimAgent is a backdoor that has been used before the deployment of Ryuk ransomware since at least 2020; it is likely used by FIN6 and Wizard Spider.(Citation: Group IB GrimAgent July 2021) | |
| gsecdump | gsecdump is a publicly-available credential dumper used to obtain password hashes and LSA secrets from Windows operating systems. (Citation: TrueSec Gsecdump) | |
| GuLoader | GuLoader is a file downloader that has been used since at least December 2019 to distribute a variety of remote administration tool (RAT) malware, including NETWIRE, Agent Tesla, NanoCore, FormBook, and Parallax RAT.(Citation: Unit 42 NETWIRE April 2020)(Citation: Medium Eli Salem GuLoader April 2021) | |
| H1N1 | H1N1 is a malware variant that has been distributed via a campaign using VBA macros to infect victims. Although it initially had only loader capabilities, it has evolved to include information-stealing functionality. (Citation: Cisco H1N1 Part 1) | |
| Hacking Team UEFI Rootkit | Hacking Team UEFI Rootkit is a rootkit developed by the company Hacking Team as a method of persistence for remote access software. (Citation: TrendMicro Hacking Team UEFI) | |
| HALFBAKED | HALFBAKED is a malware family consisting of multiple components intended to establish persistence in victim networks. (Citation: FireEye FIN7 April 2017) | |
| HAMMERTOSS | HAMMERTOSS is a backdoor that was used by APT29 in 2015. (Citation: FireEye APT29) (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| Hancitor | Chanitor | Hancitor is a downloader that has been used by Pony and other information stealing malware.(Citation: Threatpost Hancitor)(Citation: FireEye Hancitor) |
| HAPPYWORK | HAPPYWORK is a downloader used by APT37 to target South Korean government and financial victims in November 2016. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| HARDRAIN | HARDRAIN is a Trojan malware variant reportedly used by the North Korean government. (Citation: US-CERT HARDRAIN March 2018) | |
| Havij | Havij is an automatic SQL Injection tool distributed by the Iranian ITSecTeam security company. Havij has been used by penetration testers and adversaries. (Citation: Check Point Havij Analysis) | |
| HAWKBALL | HAWKBALL is a backdoor that was observed in targeting of the government sector in Central Asia.(Citation: FireEye HAWKBALL Jun 2019) | |
| hcdLoader | hcdLoader is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by APT18. (Citation: Dell Lateral Movement) | |
| HDoor | HDoor is malware that has been customized and used by the Naikon group. (Citation: Baumgartner Naikon 2015) | |
| HELLOKITTY | HELLOKITTY is a ransomware written in C++ that shares similar code structure and functionality with DEATHRANSOM and FIVEHANDS. HELLOKITTY has been used since at least 2020, targets have included a Polish video game developer and a Brazilian electric power company.(Citation: FireEye FiveHands April 2021) | |
| Helminth | Helminth is a backdoor that has at least two variants - one written in VBScript and PowerShell that is delivered via a macros in Excel spreadsheets, and one that is a standalone Windows executable. (Citation: Palo Alto OilRig May 2016) | |
| HermeticWiper | Trojan.Killdisk, DriveSlayer | HermeticWiper is a data wiper that has been used since at least early 2022, primarily against Ukraine with additional activity observed in Latvia and Lithuania. Some sectors targeted include government, financial, defense, aviation, and IT services.(Citation: SentinelOne Hermetic Wiper February 2022)(Citation: Symantec Ukraine Wipers February 2022)(Citation: Crowdstrike DriveSlayer February 2022)(Citation: ESET Hermetic Wiper February 2022)(Citation: Qualys Hermetic Wiper March 2022) |
| HermeticWizard | HermeticWizard is a worm that has been used to spread HermeticWiper in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least 2022.(Citation: ESET Hermetic Wizard March 2022) | |
| Heyoka Backdoor | Heyoka Backdoor is a custom backdoor--based on the Heyoka open source exfiltration tool--that has been used by Aoqin Dragon since at least 2013.(Citation: SentinelOne Aoqin Dragon June 2022)(Citation: Sourceforge Heyoka 2022) | |
| Hi-Zor | Hi-Zor is a remote access tool (RAT) that has characteristics similar to Sakula. It was used in a campaign named INOCNATION. (Citation: Fidelis Hi-Zor) | |
| HiddenWasp | HiddenWasp is a Linux-based Trojan used to target systems for remote control. It comes in the form of a statically linked ELF binary with stdlibc++.(Citation: Intezer HiddenWasp Map 2019) | |
| HIDEDRV | HIDEDRV is a rootkit used by APT28. It has been deployed along with Downdelph to execute and hide that malware. (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 3) (Citation: Sekoia HideDRV Oct 2016) | |
| Hikit | Hikit is malware that has been used by Axiom for late-stage persistence and exfiltration after the initial compromise.(Citation: Novetta-Axiom)(Citation: FireEye Hikit Rootkit) | |
| Hildegard | Hildegard is malware that targets misconfigured kubelets for initial access and runs cryptocurrency miner operations. The malware was first observed in January 2021. The TeamTNT activity group is believed to be behind Hildegard. (Citation: Unit 42 Hildegard Malware) | |
| HOMEFRY | HOMEFRY is a 64-bit Windows password dumper/cracker that has previously been used in conjunction with other Leviathan backdoors. (Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018) | |
| HOPLIGHT | HOPLIGHT is a backdoor Trojan that has reportedly been used by the North Korean government.(Citation: US-CERT HOPLIGHT Apr 2019) | |
| HotCroissant | HotCroissant is a remote access trojan (RAT) attributed by U.S. government entities to malicious North Korean government cyber activity, tracked collectively as HIDDEN COBRA.(Citation: US-CERT HOTCROISSANT February 2020) HotCroissant shares numerous code similarities with Rifdoor.(Citation: Carbon Black HotCroissant April 2020) | |
| HTRAN | HUC Packet Transmit Tool | HTRAN is a tool that proxies connections through intermediate hops and aids users in disguising their true geographical location. It can be used by adversaries to hide their location when interacting with the victim networks. (Citation: Operation Quantum Entanglement)(Citation: NCSC Joint Report Public Tools) |
| HTTPBrowser | HttpDump | HTTPBrowser is malware that has been used by several threat groups. (Citation: ThreatStream Evasion Analysis) (Citation: Dell TG-3390) It is believed to be of Chinese origin. (Citation: ThreatConnect Anthem) |
| httpclient | httpclient is malware used by Putter Panda. It is a simple tool that provides a limited range of functionality, suggesting it is likely used as a second-stage or supplementary/backup tool. (Citation: CrowdStrike Putter Panda) | |
| HUI Loader | HUI Loader is a custom DLL loader that has been used since at least 2015 by China-based threat groups including Cinnamon Tempest and menuPass to deploy malware on compromised hosts. HUI Loader has been observed in campaigns loading SodaMaster, PlugX, Cobalt Strike, Komplex, and several strains of ransomware.(Citation: SecureWorks BRONZE STARLIGHT Ransomware Operations June 2022) | |
| Hydraq | 9002 RAT, Roarur, MdmBot, HomeUnix, Homux, HidraQ, HydraQ, McRat, Aurora | Hydraq is a data-theft trojan first used by Elderwood in the 2009 Google intrusion known as Operation Aurora, though variations of this trojan have been used in more recent campaigns by other Chinese actors, possibly including APT17.(Citation: MicroFocus 9002 Aug 2016)(Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012)(Citation: Symantec Trojan.Hydraq Jan 2010)(Citation: ASERT Seven Pointed Dagger Aug 2015)(Citation: FireEye DeputyDog 9002 November 2013)(Citation: ProofPoint GoT 9002 Aug 2017)(Citation: FireEye Sunshop Campaign May 2013)(Citation: PaloAlto 3102 Sept 2015) |
| HyperBro | HyperBro is a custom in-memory backdoor used by Threat Group-3390.(Citation: Unit42 Emissary Panda May 2019)(Citation: Securelist LuckyMouse June 2018)(Citation: Hacker News LuckyMouse June 2018) | |
| HyperStack | HyperStack is a RPC-based backdoor used by Turla since at least 2018. HyperStack has similarities to other backdoors used by Turla including Carbon.(Citation: Accenture HyperStack October 2020) | |
| IceApple | IceApple is a modular Internet Information Services (IIS) post-exploitation framework, that has been used since at least 2021 against the technology, academic, and government sectors.(Citation: CrowdStrike IceApple May 2022) | |
| IcedID | IcedID is a modular banking malware designed to steal financial information that has been observed in the wild since at least 2017. IcedID has been downloaded by Emotet in multiple campaigns.(Citation: IBM IcedID November 2017)(Citation: Juniper IcedID June 2020) | |
| ifconfig | ifconfig is a Unix-based utility used to gather information about and interact with the TCP/IP settings on a system. (Citation: Wikipedia Ifconfig) | |
| iKitten | OSX/MacDownloader | iKitten is a macOS exfiltration agent (Citation: objsee mac malware 2017). |
| IMAPLoader | IMAPLoader is a .NET-based loader malware exclusively associated with CURIUM operations since at least 2022. IMAPLoader leverages email protocols for command and control and payload delivery.(Citation: PWC Yellow Liderc 2023) | |
| Imminent Monitor | Imminent Monitor was a commodity remote access tool (RAT) offered for sale from 2012 until 2019, when an operation was conducted to take down the Imminent Monitor infrastructure. Various cracked versions and variations of this RAT are still in circulation.(Citation: Imminent Unit42 Dec2019) | |
| Impacket | Impacket is an open source collection of modules written in Python for programmatically constructing and manipulating network protocols. Impacket contains several tools for remote service execution, Kerberos manipulation, Windows credential dumping, packet sniffing, and relay attacks.(Citation: Impacket Tools) | |
| INC Ransomware | INC Ransomware is a ransomware strain that has been used by the INC Ransom group since at least 2023 against multiple industry sectors worldwide. INC Ransomware can employ partial encryption combined with multi-threading to speed encryption.(Citation: SentinelOne INC Ransomware)(Citation: Huntress INC Ransom Group August 2023)(Citation: Secureworks GOLD IONIC April 2024) | |
| Industroyer | CRASHOVERRIDE, Win32/Industroyer | Industroyer is a sophisticated malware framework designed to cause an impact to the working processes of Industrial Control Systems (ICS), specifically components used in electrical substations.(Citation: ESET Industroyer) Industroyer was used in the attacks on the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016.(Citation: Dragos Crashoverride 2017) This is the first publicly known malware specifically designed to target and impact operations in the electric grid.(Citation: Dragos Crashoverride 2018) |
| Industroyer2 | Industroyer2 is a compiled and static piece of malware that has the ability to communicate over the IEC-104 protocol. It is similar to the IEC-104 module found in Industroyer. Security researchers assess that Industroyer2 was designed to cause impact to high-voltage electrical substations. The initial Industroyer2 sample was compiled on 03/23/2022 and scheduled to execute on 04/08/2022, however it was discovered before deploying, resulting in no impact.(Citation: Industroyer2 Blackhat ESET) | |
| InnaputRAT | InnaputRAT is a remote access tool that can exfiltrate files from a victim’s machine. InnaputRAT has been seen out in the wild since 2016. (Citation: ASERT InnaputRAT April 2018) | |
| InvisiMole | InvisiMole is a modular spyware program that has been used by the InvisiMole Group since at least 2013. InvisiMole has two backdoor modules called RC2FM and RC2CL that are used to perform post-exploitation activities. It has been discovered on compromised victims in the Ukraine and Russia. Gamaredon Group infrastructure has been used to download and execute InvisiMole against a small number of victims.(Citation: ESET InvisiMole June 2018)(Citation: ESET InvisiMole June 2020) | |
| Invoke-PSImage | Invoke-PSImage takes a PowerShell script and embeds the bytes of the script into the pixels of a PNG image. It generates a one liner for executing either from a file of from the web. Example of usage is embedding the PowerShell code from the Invoke-Mimikatz module and embed it into an image file. By calling the image file from a macro for example, the macro will download the picture and execute the PowerShell code, which in this case will dump the passwords. (Citation: GitHub Invoke-PSImage) | |
| ipconfig | ipconfig is a Windows utility that can be used to find information about a system's TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and adapter configuration. (Citation: TechNet Ipconfig) | |
| IPsec Helper | IPsec Helper is a post-exploitation remote access tool linked to Agrius operations. This malware shares significant programming and functional overlaps with Apostle ransomware, also linked to Agrius. IPsec Helper provides basic remote access tool functionality such as uploading files from victim systems, running commands, and deploying additional payloads.(Citation: SentinelOne Agrius 2021) | |
| IronNetInjector | IronNetInjector is a Turla toolchain that utilizes scripts from the open-source IronPython implementation of Python with a .NET injector to drop one or more payloads including ComRAT.(Citation: Unit 42 IronNetInjector February 2021 ) | |
| ISMInjector | ISMInjector is a Trojan used to install another OilRig backdoor, ISMAgent. (Citation: OilRig New Delivery Oct 2017) | |
| Ixeshe | Ixeshe is a malware family that has been used since at least 2009 against targets in East Asia. (Citation: Moran 2013) | |
| Janicab | Janicab is an OS X trojan that relied on a valid developer ID and oblivious users to install it. (Citation: Janicab) | |
| Javali | Javali is a banking trojan that has targeted Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries since 2017, primarily focusing on customers of financial institutions in Brazil and Mexico.(Citation: Securelist Brazilian Banking Malware July 2020) | |
| JCry | JCry is ransomware written in Go. It was identified as apart of the #OpJerusalem 2019 campaign.(Citation: Carbon Black JCry May 2019) | |
| JHUHUGIT | JKEYSKW, GAMEFISH, Seduploader, SofacyCarberp, Sednit, Trojan.Sofacy | JHUHUGIT is malware used by APT28. It is based on Carberp source code and serves as reconnaissance malware. (Citation: Kaspersky Sofacy) (Citation: F-Secure Sofacy 2015) (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 1) (Citation: FireEye APT28 January 2017) |
| JPIN | JPIN is a custom-built backdoor family used by PLATINUM. Evidence suggests developers of JPIN and Dipsind code bases were related in some way. (Citation: Microsoft PLATINUM April 2016) | |
| jRAT | Trojan.Maljava, JSocket, AlienSpy, Frutas, Sockrat, Unrecom, jFrutas, Adwind, jBiFrost | jRAT is a cross-platform, Java-based backdoor originally available for purchase in 2012. Variants of jRAT have been distributed via a software-as-a-service platform, similar to an online subscription model.(Citation: Kaspersky Adwind Feb 2016) (Citation: jRAT Symantec Aug 2018) |
| JSS Loader | JSS Loader is Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with .NET and C++ variants that has been used by FIN7 since at least 2020.(Citation: eSentire FIN7 July 2021)(Citation: CrowdStrike Carbon Spider August 2021) | |
| KARAE | KARAE is a backdoor typically used by APT37 as first-stage malware. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| Kasidet | Kasidet is a backdoor that has been dropped by using malicious VBA macros. (Citation: Zscaler Kasidet) | |
| Kazuar | Kazuar is a fully featured, multi-platform backdoor Trojan written using the Microsoft .NET framework. (Citation: Unit 42 Kazuar May 2017) | |
| Kerrdown | Kerrdown is a custom downloader that has been used by APT32 since at least 2018 to install spyware from a server on the victim's network.(Citation: Amnesty Intl. Ocean Lotus February 2021)(Citation: Unit 42 KerrDown February 2019) | |
| Kessel | Kessel is an advanced version of OpenSSH which acts as a custom backdoor, mainly acting to steal credentials and function as a bot. Kessel has been active since its C2 domain began resolving in August 2018.(Citation: ESET ForSSHe December 2018) | |
| Kevin | Kevin is a backdoor implant written in C++ that has been used by HEXANE since at least June 2020, including in operations against organizations in Tunisia.(Citation: Kaspersky Lyceum October 2021) | |
| KeyBoy | KeyBoy is malware that has been used in targeted campaigns against members of the Tibetan Parliament in 2016.(Citation: CitizenLab KeyBoy Nov 2016)(Citation: PWC KeyBoys Feb 2017) | |
| Keydnap | OSX/Keydnap | This piece of malware steals the content of the user's keychain while maintaining a permanent backdoor (Citation: OSX Keydnap malware). |
| KEYMARBLE | KEYMARBLE is a Trojan that has reportedly been used by the North Korean government. (Citation: US-CERT KEYMARBLE Aug 2018) | |
| KEYPLUG | KEYPLUG.LINUX | KEYPLUG is a modular backdoor written in C++, with Windows and Linux variants, that has been used by APT41 since at least June 2021.(Citation: Mandiant APT41) |
| KGH_SPY | KGH_SPY is a modular suite of tools used by Kimsuky for reconnaissance, information stealing, and backdoor capabilities. KGH_SPY derived its name from PDB paths and internal names found in samples containing "KGH".(Citation: Cybereason Kimsuky November 2020) | |
| KillDisk | KillDisk is a disk-wiping tool designed to overwrite files with random data to render the OS unbootable. It was first observed as a component of BlackEnergy malware during cyber attacks against Ukraine in 2015. KillDisk has since evolved into stand-alone malware used by a variety of threat actors against additional targets in Europe and Latin America; in 2016 a ransomware component was also incorporated into some KillDisk variants.(Citation: KillDisk Ransomware)(Citation: ESEST Black Energy Jan 2016)(Citation: Trend Micro KillDisk 1)(Citation: Trend Micro KillDisk 2) | |
| Kinsing | Kinsing is Golang-based malware that runs a cryptocurrency miner and attempts to spread itself to other hosts in the victim environment. (Citation: Aqua Kinsing April 2020)(Citation: Sysdig Kinsing November 2020)(Citation: Aqua Security Cloud Native Threat Report June 2021) | |
| Kivars | Kivars is a modular remote access tool (RAT), derived from the Bifrost RAT, that was used by BlackTech in a 2010 campaign.(Citation: TrendMicro BlackTech June 2017) | |
| Koadic | Koadic is a Windows post-exploitation framework and penetration testing tool that is publicly available on GitHub. Koadic has several options for staging payloads and creating implants, and performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host.(Citation: Github Koadic)(Citation: Palo Alto Sofacy 06-2018)(Citation: MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021) | |
| Kobalos | Kobalos is a multi-platform backdoor that can be used against Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. Kobalos has been deployed against high profile targets, including high-performance computers, academic servers, an endpoint security vendor, and a large internet service provider; it has been found in Europe, North America, and Asia. Kobalos was first identified in late 2019.(Citation: ESET Kobalos Feb 2021)(Citation: ESET Kobalos Jan 2021) | |
| KOCTOPUS | KOCTOPUS's batch variant is loader used by LazyScripter since 2018 to launch Octopus and Koadic and, in some cases, QuasarRAT. KOCTOPUS also has a VBA variant that has the same functionality as the batch version.(Citation: MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021) | |
| Komplex | Komplex is a backdoor that has been used by APT28 on OS X and appears to be developed in a similar manner to XAgentOSX (Citation: XAgentOSX 2017) (Citation: Sofacy Komplex Trojan). | |
| KOMPROGO | KOMPROGO is a signature backdoor used by APT32 that is capable of process, file, and registry management. (Citation: FireEye APT32 May 2017) | |
| KONNI | KONNI is a remote access tool that security researchers assess has been used by North Korean cyber actors since at least 2014. KONNI has significant code overlap with the NOKKI malware family, and has been linked to several suspected North Korean campaigns targeting political organizations in Russia, East Asia, Europe and the Middle East; there is some evidence potentially linking KONNI to APT37.(Citation: Talos Konni May 2017)(Citation: Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018)(Citation: Medium KONNI Jan 2020)(Citation: Malwarebytes Konni Aug 2021) | |
| KOPILUWAK | KOPILUWAK is a JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool that has been used for victim profiling and C2 since at least 2017.(Citation: Mandiant Suspected Turla Campaign February 2023) | |
| Kwampirs | Kwampirs is a backdoor Trojan used by Orangeworm. Kwampirs has been found on machines which had software installed for the use and control of high-tech imaging devices such as X-Ray and MRI machines.(Citation: Symantec Orangeworm April 2018) Kwampirs has multiple technical overlaps with Shamoon based on reverse engineering analysis.(Citation: Cylera Kwampirs 2022) | |
| Latrodectus | IceNova, Unidentified 111 | Latrodectus is a Windows malware downloader that has been used since at least 2023 to download and execute additional payloads and modules. Latrodectus has most often been distributed through email campaigns, primarily by TA577 and TA578, and has infrastructure overlaps with historic IcedID operations.(Citation: Latrodectus APR 2024)(Citation: Bleeping Computer Latrodectus April 2024)(Citation: Bitsight Latrodectus June 2024) |
| LaZagne | LaZagne is a post-exploitation, open-source tool used to recover stored passwords on a system. It has modules for Windows, Linux, and OSX, but is mainly focused on Windows systems. LaZagne is publicly available on GitHub.(Citation: GitHub LaZagne Dec 2018) | |
| LightNeuron | LightNeuron is a sophisticated backdoor that has targeted Microsoft Exchange servers since at least 2014. LightNeuron has been used by Turla to target diplomatic and foreign affairs-related organizations. The presence of certain strings in the malware suggests a Linux variant of LightNeuron exists.(Citation: ESET LightNeuron May 2019) | |
| LIGHTWIRE | LIGHTWIRE is a web shell written in Perl that was used during Cutting Edge to maintain access and enable command execution by imbedding into the legitimate compcheckresult.cgi component of Ivanti Secure Connect VPNs.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 2 January 2024)(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge January 2024) | |
| Linfo | Linfo is a rootkit trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Linfo May 2012) | |
| Linux Rabbit | Linux Rabbit is malware that targeted Linux servers and IoT devices in a campaign lasting from August to October 2018. It shares code with another strain of malware known as Rabbot. The goal of the campaign was to install cryptocurrency miners onto the targeted servers and devices.(Citation: Anomali Linux Rabbit 2018) | |
| LiteDuke | LiteDuke is a third stage backdoor that was used by APT29, primarily in 2014-2015. LiteDuke used the same dropper as PolyglotDuke, and was found on machines also compromised by MiniDuke.(Citation: ESET Dukes October 2019) | |
| LitePower | LitePower is a downloader and second stage malware that has been used by WIRTE since at least 2021.(Citation: Kaspersky WIRTE November 2021) | |
| LITTLELAMB.WOOLTEA | LITTLELAMB.WOOLTEA is a backdoor that was used by UNC5325 during Cutting Edge to deploy malware on targeted Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs and to establish persistence across system upgrades and patches.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 3 February 2024) | |
| Lizar | Tirion | Lizar is a modular remote access tool written using the .NET Framework that shares structural similarities to Carbanak. It has likely been used by FIN7 since at least February 2021.(Citation: BiZone Lizar May 2021)(Citation: Threatpost Lizar May 2021)(Citation: Gemini FIN7 Oct 2021) |
| LockerGoga | LockerGoga is ransomware that was first reported in January 2019, and has been tied to various attacks on European companies, including industrial and manufacturing firms.(Citation: Unit42 LockerGoga 2019)(Citation: CarbonBlack LockerGoga 2019) | |
| LoFiSe | LoFiSe has been used by ToddyCat since at least 2023 to identify and collect files of interest on targeted systems.(Citation: Kaspersky ToddyCat Check Logs October 2023) | |
| LoJax | LoJax is a UEFI rootkit used by APT28 to persist remote access software on targeted systems.(Citation: ESET LoJax Sept 2018) | |
| Lokibot | Lokibot is a widely distributed information stealer that was first reported in 2015. It is designed to steal sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other credentials. Lokibot can also create a backdoor into infected systems to allow an attacker to install additional payloads.(Citation: Infoblox Lokibot January 2019)(Citation: Morphisec Lokibot April 2020)(Citation: CISA Lokibot September 2020) | |
| LookBack | LookBack is a remote access trojan written in C++ that was used against at least three US utility companies in July 2019. The TALONITE activity group has been observed using LookBack.(Citation: Proofpoint LookBack Malware Aug 2019)(Citation: Dragos TALONITE)(Citation: Dragos Threat Report 2020) | |
| LoudMiner | LoudMiner is a cryptocurrency miner which uses virtualization software to siphon system resources. The miner has been bundled with pirated copies of Virtual Studio Technology (VST) for Windows and macOS.(Citation: ESET LoudMiner June 2019) | |
| LOWBALL | LOWBALL is malware used by admin@338. It was used in August 2015 in email messages targeting Hong Kong-based media organizations. (Citation: FireEye admin@338) | |
| Lslsass | Lslsass is a publicly-available tool that can dump active logon session password hashes from the lsass process. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Lucifer | Lucifer is a crypto miner and DDoS hybrid malware that leverages well-known exploits to spread laterally on Windows platforms.(Citation: Unit 42 Lucifer June 2020) | |
| LunarLoader | LunarLoader is the loader component for the LunarWeb and LunarMail backdoors that has been used by Turla since at least 2020 including against a European ministry of foreign affairs (MFA). LunarLoader has been observed as a standalone and as a part of trojanized open-source software such as AdmPwd.(Citation: ESET Turla Lunar toolset May 2024) | |
| LunarMail | LunarMail is a backdoor that has been used by Turla since at least 2020 including in a compromise of a European ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) in conjunction with LunarLoader and LunarWeb. LunarMail is designed to be deployed on workstations and can use email messages and Steganography in command and control.(Citation: ESET Turla Lunar toolset May 2024) | |
| LunarWeb | LunarWeb is a backdoor that has been used by Turla since at least 2020 including in a compromise of a European ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) together with LunarLoader and LunarMail. LunarWeb has only been observed deployed against servers and can use Steganography to obfuscate command and control.(Citation: ESET Turla Lunar toolset May 2024) | |
| Lurid | Lurid is a malware family that has been used by several groups, including PittyTiger, in targeted attacks as far back as 2006. (Citation: Villeneuve 2014) (Citation: Villeneuve 2011) | |
| Machete | Pyark | Machete is a cyber espionage toolset used by Machete. It is a Python-based backdoor targeting Windows machines that was first observed in 2010.(Citation: ESET Machete July 2019)(Citation: Securelist Machete Aug 2014)(Citation: 360 Machete Sep 2020) |
| MacMa | DazzleSpy, OSX.CDDS | MacMa is a macOS-based backdoor with a large set of functionalities to control and exfiltrate files from a compromised computer. MacMa has been observed in the wild since November 2021.(Citation: ESET DazzleSpy Jan 2022) MacMa shares command and control and unique libraries with MgBot and Nightdoor, indicating a relationship with the Daggerfly threat actor.(Citation: Symantec Daggerfly 2024) |
| macOS.OSAMiner | macOS.OSAMiner is a Monero mining trojan that was first observed in 2018; security researchers assessed macOS.OSAMiner may have been circulating since at least 2015. macOS.OSAMiner is known for embedding one run-only AppleScript into another, which helped the malware evade full analysis for five years due to a lack of Apple event (AEVT) analysis tools.(Citation: SentinelLabs reversing run-only applescripts 2021)(Citation: VMRay OSAMiner dynamic analysis 2021) | |
| MacSpy | MacSpy is a malware-as-a-service offered on the darkweb (Citation: objsee mac malware 2017). | |
| Mafalda | Mafalda is a flexible interactive implant that has been used by Metador. Security researchers assess the Mafalda name may be inspired by an Argentinian cartoon character that has been popular as a means of political commentary since the 1960s. (Citation: SentinelLabs Metador Sept 2022) | |
| MailSniper | MailSniper is a penetration testing tool for searching through email in a Microsoft Exchange environment for specific terms (passwords, insider intel, network architecture information, etc.). It can be used by a non-administrative user to search their own email, or by an Exchange administrator to search the mailboxes of every user in a domain.(Citation: GitHub MailSniper) | |
| Manjusaka | Manjusaka is a Chinese-language intrusion framework, similar to Sliver and Cobalt Strike, with an ELF binary written in GoLang as the controller for Windows and Linux implants written in Rust. First identified in 2022, Manjusaka consists of multiple components, only one of which (a command and control module) is freely available.(Citation: Talos Manjusaka 2022) | |
| MarkiRAT | MarkiRAT is a remote access Trojan (RAT) compiled with Visual Studio that has been used by Ferocious Kitten since at least 2015.(Citation: Kaspersky Ferocious Kitten Jun 2021) | |
| Matryoshka | Matryoshka is a malware framework used by CopyKittens that consists of a dropper, loader, and RAT. It has multiple versions; v1 was seen in the wild from July 2016 until January 2017. v2 has fewer commands and other minor differences. (Citation: ClearSky Wilted Tulip July 2017) (Citation: CopyKittens Nov 2015) | |
| Maze | Maze ransomware, previously known as "ChaCha", was discovered in May 2019. In addition to encrypting files on victim machines for impact, Maze operators conduct information stealing campaigns prior to encryption and post the information online to extort affected companies.(Citation: FireEye Maze May 2020)(Citation: McAfee Maze March 2020)(Citation: Sophos Maze VM September 2020) | |
| MCMD | MCMD is a remote access tool that provides remote command shell capability used by Dragonfly 2.0.(Citation: Secureworks MCMD July 2019) | |
| MechaFlounder | MechaFlounder is a python-based remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by APT39. The payload uses a combination of actor developed code and code snippets freely available online in development communities.(Citation: Unit 42 MechaFlounder March 2019) | |
| meek | meek is an open-source Tor plugin that tunnels Tor traffic through HTTPS connections. | |
| MegaCortex | MegaCortex is ransomware that first appeared in May 2019. (Citation: IBM MegaCortex) MegaCortex has mainly targeted industrial organizations. (Citation: FireEye Ransomware Disrupt Industrial Production)(Citation: FireEye Financial Actors Moving into OT) | |
| Melcoz | Melcoz is a banking trojan family built from the open source tool Remote Access PC. Melcoz was first observed in attacks in Brazil and since 2018 has spread to Chile, Mexico, Spain, and Portugal.(Citation: Securelist Brazilian Banking Malware July 2020) | |
| MESSAGETAP | MESSAGETAP is a data mining malware family deployed by APT41 into telecommunications networks to monitor and save SMS traffic from specific phone numbers, IMSI numbers, or that contain specific keywords. (Citation: FireEye MESSAGETAP October 2019) | |
| metaMain | metaMain is a backdoor used by Metador to maintain long-term access to compromised machines; it has also been used to decrypt Mafalda into memory.(Citation: SentinelLabs Metador Sept 2022)(Citation: SentinelLabs Metador Technical Appendix Sept 2022) | |
| Metamorfo | Casbaneiro | Metamorfo is a Latin-American banking trojan operated by a Brazilian cybercrime group that has been active since at least April 2018. The group focuses on targeting banks and cryptocurrency services in Brazil and Mexico.(Citation: Medium Metamorfo Apr 2020)(Citation: ESET Casbaneiro Oct 2019) |
| Meteor | Meteor is a wiper that was used against Iranian government organizations, including Iranian Railways, the Ministry of Roads, and Urban Development systems, in July 2021. Meteor is likely a newer version of similar wipers called Stardust and Comet that were reportedly used by a group called "Indra" since at least 2019 against private companies in Syria.(Citation: Check Point Meteor Aug 2021) | |
| MgBot | MgBot is a modular malware framework exclusively associated with Daggerfly operations since at least 2012. MgBot was developed in C++ and features a module design with multiple available plugins that have been under active development through 2024.(Citation: Szappanos MgBot 2014)(Citation: ESET EvasivePanda 2023)(Citation: Symantec Daggerfly 2024) | |
| Micropsia | Micropsia is a remote access tool written in Delphi.(Citation: Talos Micropsia June 2017)(Citation: Radware Micropsia July 2018) | |
| Milan | James | Milan is a backdoor implant based on DanBot that was written in Visual C++ and .NET. Milan has been used by HEXANE since at least June 2020.(Citation: ClearSky Siamesekitten August 2021)(Citation: Kaspersky Lyceum October 2021) |
| Mimikatz | Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along with many other features that make it useful for testing the security of networks. (Citation: Deply Mimikatz) (Citation: Adsecurity Mimikatz Guide) | |
| MimiPenguin | MimiPenguin is a credential dumper, similar to Mimikatz, designed specifically for Linux platforms. (Citation: MimiPenguin GitHub May 2017) | |
| Miner-C | Miner-C is malware that mines victims for the Monero cryptocurrency. It has targeted FTP servers and Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to spread. (Citation: Softpedia MinerC) | |
| MiniDuke | MiniDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2010 to 2015. The MiniDuke toolset consists of multiple downloader and backdoor components. The loader has been used with other MiniDuke components as well as in conjunction with CosmicDuke and PinchDuke. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| MirageFox | MirageFox is a remote access tool used against Windows systems. It appears to be an upgraded version of a tool known as Mirage, which is a RAT believed to originate in 2012. (Citation: APT15 Intezer June 2018) | |
| Mis-Type | Mis-Type is a backdoor hybrid that was used in Operation Dust Storm by 2012.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) | |
| Misdat | Misdat is a backdoor that was used in Operation Dust Storm from 2010 to 2011.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) | |
| Mispadu | Mispadu is a banking trojan written in Delphi that was first observed in 2019 and uses a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model.(Citation: ESET Security Mispadu Facebook Ads 2019)(Citation: SCILabs Malteiro 2021) This malware is operated, managed, and sold by the Malteiro cybercriminal group.(Citation: SCILabs Malteiro 2021) Mispadu has mainly been used to target victims in Brazil and Mexico, and has also had confirmed operations throughout Latin America and Europe.(Citation: SCILabs Malteiro 2021)(Citation: SCILabs URSA/Mispadu Evolution 2023)(Citation: Segurança Informática URSA Sophisticated Loader 2020) | |
| Mivast | Mivast is a backdoor that has been used by Deep Panda. It was reportedly used in the Anthem breach. (Citation: Symantec Black Vine) | |
| MobileOrder | MobileOrder is a Trojan intended to compromise Android mobile devices. It has been used by Scarlet Mimic. (Citation: Scarlet Mimic Jan 2016) | |
| MoleNet | MoleNet is a downloader tool with backdoor capabilities that has been observed in use since at least 2019.(Citation: Cybereason Molerats Dec 2020) | |
| Moneybird | Moneybird is a ransomware variant written in C++ associated with Agrius operations. The name "Moneybird" is contained in the malware's ransom note and as strings in the executable.(Citation: CheckPoint Agrius 2023) | |
| Mongall | Mongall is a backdoor that has been used since at least 2013, including by Aoqin Dragon.(Citation: SentinelOne Aoqin Dragon June 2022) | |
| MoonWind | MoonWind is a remote access tool (RAT) that was used in 2016 to target organizations in Thailand. (Citation: Palo Alto MoonWind March 2017) | |
| More_eggs | SKID, SpicyOmelette, Terra Loader | More_eggs is a JScript backdoor used by Cobalt Group and FIN6. Its name was given based on the variable "More_eggs" being present in its code. There are at least two different versions of the backdoor being used, version 2.0 and version 4.4. (Citation: Talos Cobalt Group July 2018)(Citation: Security Intelligence More Eggs Aug 2019) |
| Mori | Mori is a backdoor that has been used by MuddyWater since at least January 2022.(Citation: DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022)(Citation: CYBERCOM Iranian Intel Cyber January 2022) | |
| Mosquito | Mosquito is a Win32 backdoor that has been used by Turla. Mosquito is made up of three parts: the installer, the launcher, and the backdoor. The main backdoor is called CommanderDLL and is launched by the loader program. (Citation: ESET Turla Mosquito Jan 2018) | |
| MultiLayer Wiper | MultiLayer Wiper is wiper malware written in .NET associated with Agrius operations. Observed samples of MultiLayer Wiper have an anomalous, future compilation date suggesting possible metadata manipulation.(Citation: Unit42 Agrius 2023) | |
| MURKYTOP | MURKYTOP is a reconnaissance tool used by Leviathan. (Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018) | |
| Mythic | Mythic is an open source, cross-platform post-exploitation/command and control platform. Mythic is designed to "plug-n-play" with various agents and communication channels.(Citation: Mythic Github)(Citation: Mythic SpecterOps)(Citation: Mythc Documentation) Deployed Mythic C2 servers have been observed as part of potentially malicious infrastructure.(Citation: RecordedFuture 2021 Ad Infra) | |
| Naid | Naid is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Naid June 2012) | |
| NanHaiShu | NanHaiShu is a remote access tool and JScript backdoor used by Leviathan. NanHaiShu has been used to target government and private-sector organizations that have relations to the South China Sea dispute. (Citation: Proofpoint Leviathan Oct 2017) (Citation: fsecure NanHaiShu July 2016) | |
| NanoCore | NanoCore is a modular remote access tool developed in .NET that can be used to spy on victims and steal information. It has been used by threat actors since 2013.(Citation: DigiTrust NanoCore Jan 2017)(Citation: Cofense NanoCore Mar 2018)(Citation: PaloAlto NanoCore Feb 2016)(Citation: Unit 42 Gorgon Group Aug 2018) | |
| NativeZone | NativeZone is the name given collectively to disposable custom Cobalt Strike loaders used by APT29 since at least 2021.(Citation: MSTIC Nobelium Toolset May 2021)(Citation: SentinelOne NobleBaron June 2021) | |
| NavRAT | NavRAT is a remote access tool designed to upload, download, and execute files. It has been observed in attacks targeting South Korea. (Citation: Talos NavRAT May 2018) | |
| NBTscan | NBTscan is an open source tool that has been used by state groups to conduct internal reconnaissance within a compromised network.(Citation: Debian nbtscan Nov 2019)(Citation: SecTools nbtscan June 2003)(Citation: Symantec Waterbug Jun 2019)(Citation: FireEye APT39 Jan 2019) | |
| nbtstat | nbtstat is a utility used to troubleshoot NetBIOS name resolution. (Citation: TechNet Nbtstat) | |
| NDiskMonitor | NDiskMonitor is a custom backdoor written in .NET that appears to be unique to Patchwork. (Citation: TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017) | |
| Nebulae | Nebulae Is a backdoor that has been used by Naikon since at least 2020.(Citation: Bitdefender Naikon April 2021) | |
| Neoichor | Neoichor is C2 malware used by Ke3chang since at least 2019; similar malware families used by the group include Leeson and Numbldea.(Citation: Microsoft NICKEL December 2021) | |
| Nerex | Nerex is a Trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Nerex May 2012) | |
| Net | The Net 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 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 using net use 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 net1 user. |
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| Net Crawler | Net Crawler is an intranet worm capable of extracting credentials using credential dumpers and spreading to systems on a network over SMB by brute forcing accounts with recovered passwords and using PsExec to execute a copy of Net Crawler. (Citation: Cylance Cleaver) | |
| NETEAGLE | NETEAGLE is a backdoor developed by APT30 with compile dates as early as 2008. It has two main variants known as “Scout” and “Norton.” (Citation: FireEye APT30) | |
| netsh | netsh is a scripting utility used to interact with networking components on local or remote systems. (Citation: TechNet Netsh) | |
| netstat | netstat is an operating system utility that displays active TCP connections, listening ports, and network statistics. (Citation: TechNet Netstat) | |
| NetTraveler | NetTraveler is malware that has been used in multiple cyber espionage campaigns for basic surveillance of victims. The earliest known samples have timestamps back to 2005, and the largest number of observed samples were created between 2010 and 2013. (Citation: Kaspersky NetTraveler) | |
| Netwalker | Netwalker is fileless ransomware written in PowerShell and executed directly in memory.(Citation: TrendMicro Netwalker May 2020) | |
| NETWIRE | NETWIRE is a publicly available, multiplatform remote administration tool (RAT) that has been used by criminal and APT groups since at least 2012.(Citation: FireEye APT33 Sept 2017)(Citation: McAfee Netwire Mar 2015)(Citation: FireEye APT33 Webinar Sept 2017) | |
| NGLite | NGLite is a backdoor Trojan that is only capable of running commands received through its C2 channel. While the capabilities are standard for a backdoor, NGLite uses a novel C2 channel that leverages a decentralized network based on the legitimate NKN to communicate between the backdoor and the actors.(Citation: NGLite Trojan) | |
| ngrok | ngrok is a legitimate reverse proxy tool that can create a secure tunnel to servers located behind firewalls or on local machines that do not have a public IP. ngrok has been leveraged by threat actors in several campaigns including use for lateral movement and data exfiltration.(Citation: Zdnet Ngrok September 2018)(Citation: FireEye Maze May 2020)(Citation: Cyware Ngrok May 2019)(Citation: MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021) | |
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| Nidiran | Nidiran is a custom backdoor developed and used by Suckfly. It has been delivered via strategic web compromise. (Citation: Symantec Suckfly March 2016) | |
| NightClub | NightClub is a modular implant written in C++ that has been used by MoustachedBouncer since at least 2014.(Citation: MoustachedBouncer ESET August 2023) | |
| Nightdoor | Nightdoor is a backdoor exclusively associated with Daggerfly operations. Nightdoor uses common libraries with MgBot and MacMa, linking these malware families together.(Citation: ESET EvasivePanda 2024)(Citation: Symantec Daggerfly 2024) | |
| Ninja | Ninja is a malware developed in C++ that has been used by ToddyCat to penetrate networks and control remote systems since at least 2020. Ninja is possibly part of a post exploitation toolkit exclusively used by ToddyCat and allows multiple operators to work simultaneously on the same machine. Ninja has been used against government and military entities in Europe and Asia and observed in specific infection chains being deployed by Samurai.(Citation: Kaspersky ToddyCat June 2022) | |
| njRAT | LV, Bladabindi, Njw0rm | njRAT is a remote access tool (RAT) that was first observed in 2012. It has been used by threat actors in the Middle East.(Citation: Fidelis njRAT June 2013) |
| NKAbuse | NKAbuse is a Go-based, multi-platform malware abusing NKN (New Kind of Network) technology for data exchange between peers, functioning as a potent implant, and equipped with both flooder and backdoor capabilities.(Citation: NKAbuse BC)(Citation: NKAbuse SL) | |
| Nltest | Nltest is a Windows command-line utility used to list domain controllers and enumerate domain trusts.(Citation: Nltest Manual) | |
| NOKKI | NOKKI is a modular remote access tool. The earliest observed attack using NOKKI was in January 2018. NOKKI has significant code overlap with the KONNI malware family. There is some evidence potentially linking NOKKI to APT37.(Citation: Unit 42 NOKKI Sept 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 Nokki Oct 2018) | |
| NotPetya | ExPetr, Diskcoder.C, GoldenEye, Nyetya, Petrwrap | NotPetya is malware that was used by Sandworm Team in a worldwide attack starting on June 27, 2017. While NotPetya appears as a form of ransomware, its main purpose was to destroy data and disk structures on compromised systems; the attackers never intended to make the encrypted data recoverable. As such, NotPetya may be more appropriately thought of as a form of wiper malware. NotPetya contains worm-like features to spread itself across a computer network using the SMBv1 exploits EternalBlue and EternalRomance.(Citation: Talos Nyetya June 2017)(Citation: US-CERT NotPetya 2017)(Citation: ESET Telebots June 2017)(Citation: US District Court Indictment GRU Unit 74455 October 2020) |
| NPPSPY | NPPSPY is an implementation of a theoretical mechanism first presented in 2004 for capturing credentials submitted to a Windows system via a rogue Network Provider API item. NPPSPY captures credentials following submission and writes them to a file on the victim system for follow-on exfiltration.(Citation: Huntress NPPSPY 2022)(Citation: Polak NPPSPY 2004) | |
| ObliqueRAT | ObliqueRAT is a remote access trojan, similar to Crimson, that has been in use by Transparent Tribe since at least 2020.(Citation: Talos Oblique RAT March 2021)(Citation: Talos Transparent Tribe May 2021) | |
| OceanSalt | OceanSalt is a Trojan that was used in a campaign targeting victims in South Korea, United States, and Canada. OceanSalt shares code similarity with SpyNote RAT, which has been linked to APT1.(Citation: McAfee Oceansalt Oct 2018) | |
| Octopus | Octopus is a Windows Trojan written in the Delphi programming language that has been used by Nomadic Octopus to target government organizations in Central Asia since at least 2014.(Citation: Securelist Octopus Oct 2018)(Citation: Security Affairs DustSquad Oct 2018)(Citation: ESET Nomadic Octopus 2018) | |
| Okrum | Okrum is a Windows backdoor that has been seen in use since December 2016 with strong links to Ke3chang.(Citation: ESET Okrum July 2019) | |
| OLDBAIT | OLDBAIT is a credential harvester used by APT28. (Citation: FireEye APT28) (Citation: FireEye APT28 January 2017) | |
| Olympic Destroyer | Olympic Destroyer is malware that was used by Sandworm Team against the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The main purpose of the malware was to render infected computer systems inoperable. The malware leverages various native Windows utilities and API calls to carry out its destructive tasks. Olympic Destroyer has worm-like features to spread itself across a computer network in order to maximize its destructive impact.(Citation: Talos Olympic Destroyer 2018)(Citation: US District Court Indictment GRU Unit 74455 October 2020) | |
| OnionDuke | OnionDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2013 to 2015. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| OopsIE | OopsIE is a Trojan used by OilRig to remotely execute commands as well as upload/download files to/from victims. (Citation: Unit 42 OopsIE! Feb 2018) | |
| Orz | AIRBREAK | Orz is a custom JavaScript backdoor used by Leviathan. It was observed being used in 2014 as well as in August 2017 when it was dropped by Microsoft Publisher files. (Citation: Proofpoint Leviathan Oct 2017) (Citation: FireEye Periscope March 2018) |
| OSInfo | OSInfo is a custom tool used by APT3 to do internal discovery on a victim's computer and network. (Citation: Symantec Buckeye) | |
| OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D | Backdoor.MacOS.OCEANLOTUS.F | OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D is a macOS backdoor used by APT32. First discovered in 2015, APT32 has continued to make improvements using a plugin architecture to extend capabilities, specifically using `.dylib` files. OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D can also determine it's permission level and execute according to access type (`root` or `user`).(Citation: Unit42 OceanLotus 2017)(Citation: TrendMicro MacOS April 2018)(Citation: Trend Micro MacOS Backdoor November 2020) |
| OSX/Shlayer | Crossrider, Zshlayer | OSX/Shlayer is a Trojan designed to install adware on macOS that was first discovered in 2018.(Citation: Carbon Black Shlayer Feb 2019)(Citation: Intego Shlayer Feb 2018) |
| Out1 | Out1 is a remote access tool written in python and used by MuddyWater since at least 2021.(Citation: Trend Micro Muddy Water March 2021) | |
| OutSteel | OutSteel is a file uploader and document stealer developed with the scripting language AutoIT that has been used by Saint Bear since at least March 2021.(Citation: Palo Alto Unit 42 OutSteel SaintBot February 2022 ) | |
| OwaAuth | OwaAuth is a Web shell and credential stealer deployed to Microsoft Exchange servers that appears to be exclusively used by Threat Group-3390. (Citation: Dell TG-3390) | |
| P.A.S. Webshell | Fobushell | P.A.S. Webshell is a publicly available multifunctional PHP webshell in use since at least 2016 that provides remote access and execution on target web servers.(Citation: ANSSI Sandworm January 2021) |
| P2P ZeuS | P2P ZeuS is a closed-source fork of the leaked version of the ZeuS botnet. It presents improvements over the leaked version, including a peer-to-peer architecture. (Citation: Dell P2P ZeuS) | |
| P8RAT | HEAVYPOT, GreetCake | P8RAT is a fileless malware used by menuPass to download and execute payloads since at least 2020.(Citation: Securelist APT10 March 2021) |
| PACEMAKER | PACEMAKER is a credential stealer that was used by APT5 as early as 2020 including activity against US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021) | |
| Pacu | Pacu is an open-source AWS exploitation framework. The tool is written in Python and publicly available on GitHub.(Citation: GitHub Pacu) | |
| Pandora | Pandora is a multistage kernel rootkit with backdoor functionality that has been in use by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.(Citation: Trend Micro Iron Tiger April 2021) | |
| Pasam | Pasam is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Pasam May 2012) | |
| Pass-The-Hash Toolkit | Pass-The-Hash Toolkit is a toolkit that allows an adversary to "pass" a password hash (without knowing the original password) to log in to systems. (Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| Pay2Key | Pay2Key is a ransomware written in C++ that has been used by Fox Kitten since at least July 2020 including campaigns against Israeli companies. Pay2Key has been incorporated with a leak site to display stolen sensitive information to further pressure victims into payment.(Citation: ClearkSky Fox Kitten February 2020)(Citation: Check Point Pay2Key November 2020) | |
| Pcexter | Pcexter is an uploader that has been used by ToddyCat since at least 2023 to exfiltrate stolen files.(Citation: Kaspersky ToddyCat Check Logs October 2023) | |
| PcShare | PcShare is an open source remote access tool that has been modified and used by Chinese threat actors, most notably during the FunnyDream campaign since late 2018.(Citation: Bitdefender FunnyDream Campaign November 2020)(Citation: GitHub PcShare 2014) | |
| Peirates | Peirates is a post-exploitation Kubernetes exploitation framework with a focus on gathering service account tokens for lateral movement and privilege escalation. The tool is written in GoLang and publicly available on GitHub.(Citation: Peirates GitHub) | |
| Penquin | Penquin 2.0, Penquin_x64 | Penquin is a remote access trojan (RAT) with multiple versions used by Turla to target Linux systems since at least 2014.(Citation: Kaspersky Turla Penquin December 2014)(Citation: Leonardo Turla Penquin May 2020) |
| Peppy | Peppy is a Python-based remote access Trojan, active since at least 2012, with similarities to Crimson.(Citation: Proofpoint Operation Transparent Tribe March 2016) | |
| PHOREAL | PHOREAL is a signature backdoor used by APT32. (Citation: FireEye APT32 May 2017) | |
| Pikabot | Pikabot is a backdoor used for initial access and follow-on tool deployment active since early 2023. Pikabot is notable for extensive use of multiple encoding, encryption, and defense evasion mechanisms to evade defenses and avoid analysis. Pikabot has some overlaps with QakBot, but insufficient evidence exists to definitively link these two malware families. Pikabot is frequently used to deploy follow on tools such as Cobalt Strike or ransomware variants.(Citation: Zscaler Pikabot 2023)(Citation: Elastic Pikabot 2024)(Citation: Logpoint Pikabot 2024) | |
| Pillowmint | Pillowmint is a point-of-sale malware used by FIN7 designed to capture credit card information.(Citation: Trustwave Pillowmint June 2020) | |
| PinchDuke | PinchDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2008 to 2010. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| Ping | Ping is an operating system utility commonly used to troubleshoot and verify network connections. (Citation: TechNet Ping) | |
| PingPull | PingPull is a remote access Trojan (RAT) written in Visual C++ that has been used by GALLIUM since at least June 2022. PingPull has been used to target telecommunications companies, financial institutions, and government entities in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Russia, and Vietnam.(Citation: Unit 42 PingPull Jun 2022) | |
| PipeMon | PipeMon is a multi-stage modular backdoor used by Winnti Group.(Citation: ESET PipeMon May 2020) | |
| Pisloader | Pisloader is a malware family that is notable due to its use of DNS as a C2 protocol as well as its use of anti-analysis tactics. It has been used by APT18 and is similar to another malware family, HTTPBrowser, that has been used by the group. (Citation: Palo Alto DNS Requests) | |
| PITSTOP | PITSTOP is a backdoor that was deployed on compromised Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs during Cutting Edge to enable command execution and file read/write.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 3 February 2024) | |
| PLAINTEE | PLAINTEE is a malware sample that has been used by Rancor in targeted attacks in Singapore and Cambodia. (Citation: Rancor Unit42 June 2018) | |
| Playcrypt | Play | Playcrypt is a ransomware that has been used by Play since at least 2022 in attacks against against the business, government, critical infrastructure, healthcare, and media sectors in North America, South America, and Europe. Playcrypt derives its name from adding the .play extension to encrypted files and has overlap with tactics and tools associated with Hive and Nokoyawa ransomware and infrastructure associated with Quantum ransomware.(Citation: Microsoft PlayCrypt August 2022)(Citation: CISA Play Ransomware Advisory December 2023)(Citation: Trend Micro Ransomware Spotlight Play July 2023) |
| PLEAD | PLEAD is a remote access tool (RAT) and downloader used by BlackTech in targeted attacks in East Asia including Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong.(Citation: TrendMicro BlackTech June 2017)(Citation: JPCert PLEAD Downloader June 2018) PLEAD has also been referred to as TSCookie, though more recent reporting indicates likely separation between the two. PLEAD was observed in use as early as March 2017.(Citation: JPCert TSCookie March 2018)(Citation: JPCert PLEAD Downloader June 2018) | |
| PlugX | DestroyRAT, Kaba, Korplug, Sogu, Thoper, TVT | PlugX is a remote access tool (RAT) with modular plugins that has been used by multiple threat groups.(Citation: Lastline PlugX Analysis)(Citation: FireEye Clandestine Fox Part 2)(Citation: New DragonOK)(Citation: Dell TG-3390) |
| pngdowner | pngdowner is malware used by Putter Panda. It is a simple tool with limited functionality and no persistence mechanism, suggesting it is used only as a simple "download-and- execute" utility. (Citation: CrowdStrike Putter Panda) | |
| PoetRAT | PoetRAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that was first identified in April 2020. PoetRAT has been used in multiple campaigns against the private and public sectors in Azerbaijan, including ICS and SCADA systems in the energy sector. The STIBNITE activity group has been observed using the malware. PoetRAT derived its name from references in the code to poet William Shakespeare. (Citation: Talos PoetRAT April 2020)(Citation: Talos PoetRAT October 2020)(Citation: Dragos Threat Report 2020) | |
| PoisonIvy | Poison Ivy, Breut, Darkmoon | PoisonIvy is a popular remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by many groups.(Citation: FireEye Poison Ivy)(Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012)(Citation: Symantec Darkmoon Aug 2005) |
| PolyglotDuke | PolyglotDuke is a downloader that has been used by APT29 since at least 2013. PolyglotDuke has been used to drop MiniDuke.(Citation: ESET Dukes October 2019) | |
| Pony | Pony is a credential stealing malware, though has also been used among adversaries for its downloader capabilities. The source code for Pony Loader 1.0 and 2.0 were leaked online, leading to their use by various threat actors.(Citation: Malwarebytes Pony April 2016) | |
| POORAIM | POORAIM is a backdoor used by APT37 in campaigns since at least 2014. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| PoshC2 | PoshC2 is an open source remote administration and post-exploitation framework that is publicly available on GitHub. The server-side components of the tool are primarily written in Python, while the implants are written in PowerShell. Although PoshC2 is primarily focused on Windows implantation, it does contain a basic Python dropper for Linux/macOS.(Citation: GitHub PoshC2) | |
| POSHSPY | POSHSPY is a backdoor that has been used by APT29 since at least 2015. It appears to be used as a secondary backdoor used if the actors lost access to their primary backdoors. (Citation: FireEye POSHSPY April 2017) | |
| Power Loader | Power Loader is modular code sold in the cybercrime market used as a downloader in malware families such as Carberp, Redyms and Gapz. (Citation: MalwareTech Power Loader Aug 2013) (Citation: WeLiveSecurity Gapz and Redyms Mar 2013) | |
| PowerDuke | PowerDuke is a backdoor that was used by APT29 in 2016. It has primarily been delivered through Microsoft Word or Excel attachments containing malicious macros. (Citation: Volexity PowerDuke November 2016) | |
| PowerLess | PowerLess is a PowerShell-based modular backdoor that has been used by Magic Hound since at least 2022.(Citation: Cybereason PowerLess February 2022) | |
| PowerPunch | PowerPunch is a lightweight downloader that has been used by Gamaredon Group since at least 2021.(Citation: Microsoft Actinium February 2022) | |
| PowerShower | PowerShower is a PowerShell backdoor used by Inception for initial reconnaissance and to download and execute second stage payloads.(Citation: Unit 42 Inception November 2018)(Citation: Kaspersky Cloud Atlas August 2019) | |
| POWERSOURCE | DNSMessenger | POWERSOURCE is a PowerShell backdoor that is a heavily obfuscated and modified version of the publicly available tool DNS_TXT_Pwnage. It was observed in February 2017 in spearphishing campaigns against personnel involved with United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings at various organizations. The malware was delivered when macros were enabled by the victim and a VBS script was dropped. (Citation: FireEye FIN7 March 2017) (Citation: Cisco DNSMessenger March 2017) |
| PowerSploit | PowerSploit is an open source, offensive security framework comprised of PowerShell modules and scripts that perform a wide range of tasks related to penetration testing such as code execution, persistence, bypassing anti-virus, recon, and exfiltration. (Citation: GitHub PowerSploit May 2012) (Citation: PowerShellMagazine PowerSploit July 2014) (Citation: PowerSploit Documentation) | |
| PowerStallion | PowerStallion is a lightweight PowerShell backdoor used by Turla, possibly as a recovery access tool to install other backdoors.(Citation: ESET Turla PowerShell May 2019) | |
| POWERSTATS | Powermud | POWERSTATS is a PowerShell-based first stage backdoor used by MuddyWater. (Citation: Unit 42 MuddyWater Nov 2017) |
| POWERTON | POWERTON is a custom PowerShell backdoor first observed in 2018. It has typically been deployed as a late-stage backdoor by APT33. At least two variants of the backdoor have been identified, with the later version containing improved functionality.(Citation: FireEye APT33 Guardrail) | |
| PowGoop | PowGoop is a loader that consists of a DLL loader and a PowerShell-based downloader; it has been used by MuddyWater as their main loader.(Citation: DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022)(Citation: CYBERCOM Iranian Intel Cyber January 2022) | |
| POWRUNER | POWRUNER is a PowerShell script that sends and receives commands to and from the C2 server. (Citation: FireEye APT34 Dec 2017) | |
| Prestige | Prestige ransomware has been used by Sandworm Team since at least March 2022, including against transportation and related logistics industries in Ukraine and Poland in October 2022.(Citation: Microsoft Prestige ransomware October 2022) | |
| Prikormka | Prikormka is a malware family used in a campaign known as Operation Groundbait. It has predominantly been observed in Ukraine and was used as early as 2008. (Citation: ESET Operation Groundbait) | |
| ProLock | ProLock is a ransomware strain that has been used in Big Game Hunting (BGH) operations since at least 2020, often obtaining initial access with QakBot. ProLock is the successor to PwndLocker ransomware which was found to contain a bug allowing decryption without ransom payment in 2019.(Citation: Group IB Ransomware September 2020) | |
| Proton | Proton is a macOS backdoor focusing on data theft and credential access (Citation: objsee mac malware 2017). | |
| Proxysvc | Proxysvc is a malicious DLL used by Lazarus Group in a campaign known as Operation GhostSecret. It has appeared to be operating undetected since 2017 and was mostly observed in higher education organizations. The goal of Proxysvc is to deliver additional payloads to the target and to maintain control for the attacker. It is in the form of a DLL that can also be executed as a standalone process. (Citation: McAfee GhostSecret) | |
| PS1 | PS1 is a loader that was used to deploy 64-bit backdoors in the CostaRicto campaign.(Citation: BlackBerry CostaRicto November 2020) | |
| PsExec | PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT administrators and attackers.(Citation: Russinovich Sysinternals)(Citation: SANS PsExec) | |
| Psylo | Psylo is a shellcode-based Trojan that has been used by Scarlet Mimic. It has similar characteristics as FakeM. (Citation: Scarlet Mimic Jan 2016) | |
| Pteranodon | Pterodo | Pteranodon is a custom backdoor used by Gamaredon Group. (Citation: Palo Alto Gamaredon Feb 2017) |
| PULSECHECK | PULSECHECK is a web shell written in Perl that was used by APT5 as early as 2020 including against Pulse Secure VPNs at US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021) | |
| PUNCHBUGGY | ShellTea | PUNCHBUGGY is a backdoor malware used by FIN8 that has been observed targeting POS networks in the hospitality industry. (Citation: Morphisec ShellTea June 2019)(Citation: FireEye Fin8 May 2016) (Citation: FireEye Know Your Enemy FIN8 Aug 2016) |
| PUNCHTRACK | PSVC | PUNCHTRACK is non-persistent point of sale (POS) system malware utilized by FIN8 to scrape payment card data. (Citation: FireEye Fin8 May 2016) (Citation: FireEye Know Your Enemy FIN8 Aug 2016) |
| Pupy | Pupy is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android) remote administration and post-exploitation tool. (Citation: GitHub Pupy) It is written in Python and can be generated as a payload in several different ways (Windows exe, Python file, PowerShell oneliner/file, Linux elf, APK, Rubber Ducky, etc.). (Citation: GitHub Pupy) Pupy is publicly available on GitHub. (Citation: GitHub Pupy) | |
| pwdump | pwdump is a credential dumper. (Citation: Wikipedia pwdump) | |
| PyDCrypt | PyDCrypt is malware written in Python designed to deliver DCSrv. It has been used by Moses Staff since at least September 2021, with each sample tailored for its intended victim organization.(Citation: Checkpoint MosesStaff Nov 2021) | |
| Pysa | Mespinoza | Pysa is a ransomware that was first used in October 2018 and has been seen to target particularly high-value finance, government and healthcare organizations.(Citation: CERT-FR PYSA April 2020) |
| QakBot | QuackBot, Pinkslipbot, QBot | QakBot is a modular banking trojan that has been used primarily by financially-motivated actors since at least 2007. QakBot is continuously maintained and developed and has evolved from an information stealer into a delivery agent for ransomware, most notably ProLock and Egregor.(Citation: Trend Micro Qakbot December 2020)(Citation: Red Canary Qbot)(Citation: Kaspersky QakBot September 2021)(Citation: ATT QakBot April 2021) |
| QUADAGENT | QUADAGENT is a PowerShell backdoor used by OilRig. (Citation: Unit 42 QUADAGENT July 2018) | |
| QuasarRAT | xRAT | QuasarRAT is an open-source, remote access tool that has been publicly available on GitHub since at least 2014. QuasarRAT is developed in the C# language.(Citation: GitHub QuasarRAT)(Citation: Volexity Patchwork June 2018) |
| QUIETCANARY | Tunnus | QUIETCANARY is a backdoor tool written in .NET that has been used since at least 2022 to gather and exfiltrate data from victim networks.(Citation: Mandiant Suspected Turla Campaign February 2023) |
| QUIETEXIT | QUIETEXIT is a novel backdoor, based on the open-source Dropbear SSH client-server software, that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021. APT29 has deployed QUIETEXIT on opaque network appliances that typically don't support antivirus or endpoint detection and response tools within a victim environment.(Citation: Mandiant APT29 Eye Spy Email Nov 22) | |
| QuietSieve | QuietSieve is an information stealer that has been used by Gamaredon Group since at least 2021.(Citation: Microsoft Actinium February 2022) | |
| Raccoon Stealer | Raccoon Stealer is an information stealer malware family active since at least 2019 as a malware-as-a-service offering sold in underground forums. Raccoon Stealer has experienced two periods of activity across two variants, from 2019 to March 2022, then resurfacing in a revised version in June 2022.(Citation: S2W Racoon 2022)(Citation: Sekoia Raccoon1 2022) | |
| Ragnar Locker | Ragnar Locker is a ransomware that has been in use since at least December 2019.(Citation: Sophos Ragnar May 2020)(Citation: Cynet Ragnar Apr 2020) | |
| Raindrop | Raindrop is a loader used by APT29 that was discovered on some victim machines during investigations related to the SolarWinds Compromise. It was discovered in January 2021 and was likely used since at least May 2020.(Citation: Symantec RAINDROP January 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Deep Dive Solorigate January 2021) | |
| RainyDay | RainyDay is a backdoor tool that has been used by Naikon since at least 2020.(Citation: Bitdefender Naikon April 2021) | |
| Ramsay | Ramsay is an information stealing malware framework designed to collect and exfiltrate sensitive documents, including from air-gapped systems. Researchers have identified overlaps between Ramsay and the Darkhotel-associated Retro malware.(Citation: Eset Ramsay May 2020)(Citation: Antiy CERT Ramsay April 2020) | |
| RAPIDPULSE | RAPIDPULSE is a web shell that exists as a modification to a legitimate Pulse Secure file that has been used by APT5 since at least 2021.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Update May 2021) | |
| RARSTONE | RARSTONE is malware used by the Naikon group that has some characteristics similar to PlugX. (Citation: Aquino RARSTONE) | |
| Raspberry Robin | Raspberry Robin is initial access malware first identified in September 2021, and active through early 2024. The malware is notable for spreading via infected USB devices containing a malicious LNK object that, on execution, retrieves remote hosted payloads for installation. Raspberry Robin has been widely used against various industries and geographies, and as a precursor to information stealer, ransomware, and other payloads such as SocGholish, Cobalt Strike, IcedID, and Bumblebee.(Citation: TrendMicro RaspberryRobin 2022)(Citation: RedCanary RaspberryRobin 2022)(Citation: HP RaspberryRobin 2024) The DLL componenet in the Raspberry Robin infection chain is also referred to as "Roshtyak."(Citation: Avast RaspberryRobin 2022) The name "Raspberry Robin" is used to refer to both the malware as well as the threat actor associated with its use, although the Raspberry Robin operators are also tracked as Storm-0856 by some vendors.(Citation: Microsoft RaspberryRobin 2022) |
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| RATANKBA | RATANKBA is a remote controller tool used by Lazarus Group. RATANKBA has been used in attacks targeting financial institutions in Poland, Mexico, Uruguay, the United Kingdom, and Chile. It was also seen used against organizations related to telecommunications, management consulting, information technology, insurance, aviation, and education. RATANKBA has a graphical user interface to allow the attacker to issue jobs to perform on the infected machines. (Citation: Lazarus RATANKBA) (Citation: RATANKBA) | |
| RawDisk | RawDisk is a legitimate commercial driver from the EldoS Corporation that is used for interacting with files, disks, and partitions. The driver allows for direct modification of data on a local computer's hard drive. In some cases, the tool can enact these raw disk modifications from user-mode processes, circumventing Windows operating system security features.(Citation: EldoS RawDisk ITpro)(Citation: Novetta Blockbuster Destructive Malware) | |
| RawPOS | FIENDCRY, DUEBREW, DRIFTWOOD | RawPOS is a point-of-sale (POS) malware family that searches for cardholder data on victims. It has been in use since at least 2008. (Citation: Kroll RawPOS Jan 2017) (Citation: TrendMicro RawPOS April 2015) (Citation: Visa RawPOS March 2015) FireEye divides RawPOS into three components: FIENDCRY, DUEBREW, and DRIFTWOOD. (Citation: Mandiant FIN5 GrrCON Oct 2016) (Citation: DarkReading FireEye FIN5 Oct 2015) |
| Rclone | Rclone is a command line program for syncing files with cloud storage services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, and MEGA. Rclone has been used in a number of ransomware campaigns, including those associated with the Conti and DarkSide Ransomware-as-a-Service operations.(Citation: Rclone)(Citation: Rclone Wars)(Citation: Detecting Rclone)(Citation: DarkSide Ransomware Gang)(Citation: DFIR Conti Bazar Nov 2021) | |
| RCSession | RCSession is a backdoor written in C++ that has been in use since at least 2018 by Mustang Panda and by Threat Group-3390 (Type II Backdoor).(Citation: Secureworks BRONZE PRESIDENT December 2019)(Citation: Trend Micro Iron Tiger April 2021)(Citation: Trend Micro DRBControl February 2020) | |
| RDAT | RDAT is a backdoor used by the suspected Iranian threat group OilRig. RDAT was originally identified in 2017 and targeted companies in the telecommunications sector.(Citation: Unit42 RDAT July 2020) | |
| RDFSNIFFER | RDFSNIFFER is a module loaded by BOOSTWRITE which allows an attacker to monitor and tamper with legitimate connections made via an application designed to provide visibility and system management capabilities to remote IT techs.(Citation: FireEye FIN7 Oct 2019) | |
| Reaver | Reaver is a malware family that has been in the wild since at least late 2016. Reporting indicates victims have primarily been associated with the "Five Poisons," which are movements the Chinese government considers dangerous. The type of malware is rare due to its final payload being in the form of Control Panel items.(Citation: Palo Alto Reaver Nov 2017) | |
| RedLeaves | BUGJUICE | RedLeaves is a malware family used by menuPass. The code overlaps with PlugX and may be based upon the open source tool Trochilus. (Citation: PWC Cloud Hopper Technical Annex April 2017) (Citation: FireEye APT10 April 2017) |
| Reg | Reg is a Windows utility used to interact with the Windows Registry. It can be used at the command-line interface to query, add, modify, and remove information. (Citation: Microsoft Reg) Utilities such as Reg are known to be used by persistent threats. (Citation: Windows Commands JPCERT) | |
| RegDuke | RegDuke is a first stage implant written in .NET and used by APT29 since at least 2017. RegDuke has been used to control a compromised machine when control of other implants on the machine was lost.(Citation: ESET Dukes October 2019) | |
| Regin | Regin is a malware platform that has targeted victims in a range of industries, including telecom, government, and financial institutions. Some Regin timestamps date back to 2003. (Citation: Kaspersky Regin) | |
| Remcos | Remcos is a closed-source tool that is marketed as a remote control and surveillance software by a company called Breaking Security. Remcos has been observed being used in malware campaigns.(Citation: Riskiq Remcos Jan 2018)(Citation: Talos Remcos Aug 2018) | |
| Remexi | Remexi is a Windows-based Trojan that was developed in the C programming language.(Citation: Securelist Remexi Jan 2019) | |
| RemoteCMD | RemoteCMD is a custom tool used by APT3 to execute commands on a remote system similar to SysInternal's PSEXEC functionality. (Citation: Symantec Buckeye) | |
| RemoteUtilities | RemoteUtilities is a legitimate remote administration tool that has been used by MuddyWater since at least 2021 for execution on target machines.(Citation: Trend Micro Muddy Water March 2021) | |
| Remsec | ProjectSauron | Remsec is a modular backdoor that has been used by Strider and appears to have been designed primarily for espionage purposes. Many of its modules are written in Lua. (Citation: Symantec Strider Blog) |
| Responder | Responder is an open source tool used for LLMNR, NBT-NS and MDNS poisoning, with built-in HTTP/SMB/MSSQL/FTP/LDAP rogue authentication server supporting NTLMv1/NTLMv2/LMv2, Extended Security NTLMSSP and Basic HTTP authentication. (Citation: GitHub Responder) | |
| Revenge RAT | Revenge RAT is a freely available remote access tool written in .NET (C#).(Citation: Cylance Shaheen Nov 2018)(Citation: Cofense RevengeRAT Feb 2019) | |
| REvil | Sodin, Sodinokibi | REvil is a ransomware family that has been linked to the GOLD SOUTHFIELD group and operated as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) since at least April 2019. REvil, which as been used against organizations in the manufacturing, transportation, and electric sectors, is highly configurable and shares code similarities with the GandCrab RaaS.(Citation: Secureworks REvil September 2019)(Citation: Intel 471 REvil March 2020)(Citation: Group IB Ransomware May 2020) |
| RGDoor | RGDoor is a malicious Internet Information Services (IIS) backdoor developed in the C++ language. RGDoor has been seen deployed on webservers belonging to the Middle East government organizations. RGDoor provides backdoor access to compromised IIS servers. (Citation: Unit 42 RGDoor Jan 2018) | |
| Rifdoor | Rifdoor is a remote access trojan (RAT) that shares numerous code similarities with HotCroissant.(Citation: Carbon Black HotCroissant April 2020) | |
| RIPTIDE | RIPTIDE is a proxy-aware backdoor used by APT12. (Citation: Moran 2014) | |
| Rising Sun | Rising Sun is a modular backdoor that was used extensively in Operation Sharpshooter between 2017 and 2019. Rising Sun infected at least 87 organizations around the world, including nuclear, defense, energy, and financial service companies. Security researchers assessed Rising Sun included some source code from Lazarus Group's Trojan Duuzer.(Citation: McAfee Sharpshooter December 2018) | |
| ROADSWEEP | ROADSWEEP is a ransomware that was deployed against Albanian government networks during HomeLand Justice along with the CHIMNEYSWEEP backdoor.(Citation: Mandiant ROADSWEEP August 2022) | |
| ROADTools | ROADTools is a framework for enumerating Azure Active Directory environments. The tool is written in Python and publicly available on GitHub.(Citation: ROADtools Github) | |
| RobbinHood | RobbinHood is ransomware that was first observed being used in an attack against the Baltimore city government's computer network.(Citation: CarbonBlack RobbinHood May 2019)(Citation: BaltimoreSun RobbinHood May 2019) | |
| ROCKBOOT | ROCKBOOT is a Bootkit that has been used by an unidentified, suspected China-based group. (Citation: FireEye Bootkits) | |
| RogueRobin | RogueRobin is a payload used by DarkHydrus that has been developed in PowerShell and C#. (Citation: Unit 42 DarkHydrus July 2018)(Citation: Unit42 DarkHydrus Jan 2019) | |
| ROKRAT | ROKRAT is a cloud-based remote access tool (RAT) used by APT37 to target victims in South Korea. APT37 has used ROKRAT during several campaigns from 2016 through 2021.(Citation: Talos ROKRAT)(Citation: Talos Group123)(Citation: Volexity InkySquid RokRAT August 2021) | |
| RotaJakiro | RotaJakiro is a 64-bit Linux backdoor used by APT32. First seen in 2018, it uses a plugin architecture to extend capabilities. RotaJakiro can determine it's permission level and execute according to access type (`root` or `user`).(Citation: RotaJakiro 2021 netlab360 analysis)(Citation: netlab360 rotajakiro vs oceanlotus) | |
| route | route can be used to find or change information within the local system IP routing table. (Citation: TechNet Route) | |
| Rover | Rover is malware suspected of being used for espionage purposes. It was used in 2015 in a targeted email sent to an Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan. (Citation: Palo Alto Rover) | |
| Royal | Royal is ransomware that first appeared in early 2022; a version that also targets ESXi servers was later observed in February 2023. Royal employs partial encryption and multiple threads to evade detection and speed encryption. Royal has been used in attacks against multiple industries worldwide--including critical infrastructure. Security researchers have identified similarities in the encryption routines and TTPs used in Royal and Conti attacks and noted a possible connection between their operators.(Citation: Microsoft Royal ransomware November 2022)(Citation: Cybereason Royal December 2022)(Citation: Kroll Royal Deep Dive February 2023)(Citation: Trend Micro Royal Linux ESXi February 2023)(Citation: CISA Royal AA23-061A March 2023) | |
| RTM | Redaman | RTM is custom malware written in Delphi. It is used by the group of the same name (RTM). Newer versions of the malware have been reported publicly as Redaman.(Citation: ESET RTM Feb 2017)(Citation: Unit42 Redaman January 2019) |
| Rubeus | Rubeus is a C# toolset designed for raw Kerberos interaction that has been used since at least 2020, including in ransomware operations.(Citation: GitHub Rubeus March 2023)(Citation: FireEye KEGTAP SINGLEMALT October 2020)(Citation: DFIR Ryuk's Return October 2020)(Citation: DFIR Ryuk 2 Hour Speed Run November 2020) | |
| Ruler | Ruler is a tool to abuse Microsoft Exchange services. It is publicly available on GitHub and the tool is executed via the command line. The creators of Ruler have also released a defensive tool, NotRuler, to detect its usage.(Citation: SensePost Ruler GitHub)(Citation: SensePost NotRuler) | |
| RunningRAT | RunningRAT is a remote access tool that appeared in operations surrounding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics along with Gold Dragon and Brave Prince. (Citation: McAfee Gold Dragon) | |
| Ryuk | Ryuk is a ransomware designed to target enterprise environments that has been used in attacks since at least 2018. Ryuk shares code similarities with Hermes ransomware.(Citation: CrowdStrike Ryuk January 2019)(Citation: FireEye Ryuk and Trickbot January 2019)(Citation: FireEye FIN6 Apr 2019) | |
| S-Type | S-Type is a backdoor that was used in Operation Dust Storm since at least 2013.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) | |
| Saint Bot | Saint Bot is a .NET downloader that has been used by Saint Bear since at least March 2021.(Citation: Malwarebytes Saint Bot April 2021)(Citation: Palo Alto Unit 42 OutSteel SaintBot February 2022 ) | |
| Sakula | Sakula is a remote access tool (RAT) that first surfaced in 2012 and was used in intrusions throughout 2015. (Citation: Dell Sakula) | |
| SamSam | Samas | SamSam is ransomware that appeared in early 2016. Unlike some ransomware, its variants have required operators to manually interact with the malware to execute some of its core components.(Citation: US-CERT SamSam 2018)(Citation: Talos SamSam Jan 2018)(Citation: Sophos SamSam Apr 2018)(Citation: Symantec SamSam Oct 2018) |
| Samurai | Samurai is a passive backdoor that has been used by ToddyCat since at least 2020. Samurai allows arbitrary C# code execution and is used with multiple modules for remote administration and lateral movement.(Citation: Kaspersky ToddyCat June 2022) | |
| Sardonic | Sardonic is a backdoor written in C and C++ that is known to be used by FIN8, as early as August 2021 to target a financial institution in the United States. Sardonic has a plugin system that can load specially made DLLs and execute their functions.(Citation: Bitdefender Sardonic Aug 2021)(Citation: Symantec FIN8 Jul 2023) | |
| schtasks | schtasks is used to schedule execution of programs or scripts on a Windows system to run at a specific date and time. (Citation: TechNet Schtasks) | |
| SDBbot | SDBbot is a backdoor with installer and loader components that has been used by TA505 since at least 2019.(Citation: Proofpoint TA505 October 2019)(Citation: IBM TA505 April 2020) | |
| SDelete | SDelete is an application that securely deletes data in a way that makes it unrecoverable. It is part of the Microsoft Sysinternals suite of tools. (Citation: Microsoft SDelete July 2016) | |
| SeaDuke | SeaDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2014 to 2015. It was used primarily as a secondary backdoor for victims that were already compromised with CozyCar. (Citation: F-Secure The Dukes) | |
| Seasalt | Seasalt is malware that has been linked to APT1's 2010 operations. It shares some code similarities with OceanSalt.(Citation: Mandiant APT1 Appendix)(Citation: McAfee Oceansalt Oct 2018) | |
| SEASHARPEE | SEASHARPEE is a Web shell that has been used by OilRig. (Citation: FireEye APT34 Webinar Dec 2017) | |
| ServHelper | ServHelper is a backdoor first observed in late 2018. The backdoor is written in Delphi and is typically delivered as a DLL file.(Citation: Proofpoint TA505 Jan 2019) | |
| Seth-Locker | Seth-Locker is a ransomware with some remote control capabilities that has been in use since at least 2021. (Citation: Trend Micro Ransomware February 2021) | |
| ShadowPad | POISONPLUG.SHADOW | ShadowPad is a modular backdoor that was first identified in a supply chain compromise of the NetSarang software in mid-July 2017. The malware was originally thought to be exclusively used by APT41, but has since been observed to be used by various Chinese threat activity groups. (Citation: Recorded Future RedEcho Feb 2021)(Citation: Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017)(Citation: Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017) |
| Shamoon | Disttrack | Shamoon is wiper malware that was first used by an Iranian group known as the "Cutting Sword of Justice" in 2012. Other versions known as Shamoon 2 and Shamoon 3 were observed in 2016 and 2018. Shamoon has also been seen leveraging RawDisk and Filerase to carry out data wiping tasks. Analysis has linked Shamoon with Kwampirs based on multiple shared artifacts and coding patterns.(Citation: Cylera Kwampirs 2022) The term Shamoon is sometimes used to refer to the group using the malware as well as the malware itself.(Citation: Palo Alto Shamoon Nov 2016)(Citation: Unit 42 Shamoon3 2018)(Citation: Symantec Shamoon 2012)(Citation: FireEye Shamoon Nov 2016) |
| Shark | Shark is a backdoor malware written in C# and .NET that is an updated version of Milan; it has been used by HEXANE since at least July 2021.(Citation: ClearSky Siamesekitten August 2021)(Citation: Accenture Lyceum Targets November 2021) | |
| SharpDisco | SharpDisco is a dropper developed in C# that has been used by MoustachedBouncer since at least 2020 to load malicious plugins.(Citation: MoustachedBouncer ESET August 2023) | |
| SharpStage | SharpStage is a .NET malware with backdoor capabilities.(Citation: Cybereason Molerats Dec 2020)(Citation: BleepingComputer Molerats Dec 2020) | |
| SHARPSTATS | SHARPSTATS is a .NET backdoor used by MuddyWater since at least 2019.(Citation: TrendMicro POWERSTATS V3 June 2019) | |
| ShimRat | ShimRat has been used by the suspected China-based adversary Mofang in campaigns targeting multiple countries and sectors including government, military, critical infrastructure, automobile, and weapons development. The name "ShimRat" comes from the malware's extensive use of Windows Application Shimming to maintain persistence. (Citation: FOX-IT May 2016 Mofang) | |
| ShimRatReporter | ShimRatReporter is a tool used by suspected Chinese adversary Mofang to automatically conduct initial discovery. The details from this discovery are used to customize follow-on payloads (such as ShimRat) as well as set up faux infrastructure which mimics the adversary's targets. ShimRatReporter has been used in campaigns targeting multiple countries and sectors including government, military, critical infrastructure, automobile, and weapons development.(Citation: FOX-IT May 2016 Mofang) | |
| SHIPSHAPE | SHIPSHAPE is malware developed by APT30 that allows propagation and exfiltration of data over removable devices. APT30 may use this capability to exfiltrate data across air-gaps. (Citation: FireEye APT30) | |
| SHOTPUT | Backdoor.APT.CookieCutter, Pirpi | SHOTPUT is a custom backdoor used by APT3. (Citation: FireEye Clandestine Wolf) |
| SHUTTERSPEED | SHUTTERSPEED is a backdoor used by APT37. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| Sibot | Sibot is dual-purpose malware written in VBScript designed to achieve persistence on a compromised system as well as download and execute additional payloads. Microsoft discovered three Sibot variants in early 2021 during its investigation of APT29 and the SolarWinds Compromise.(Citation: MSTIC NOBELIUM Mar 2021) | |
| SideTwist | SideTwist is a C-based backdoor that has been used by OilRig since at least 2021.(Citation: Check Point APT34 April 2021) | |
| SILENTTRINITY | SILENTTRINITY is an open source remote administration and post-exploitation framework primarily written in Python that includes stagers written in Powershell, C, and Boo. SILENTTRINITY was used in a 2019 campaign against Croatian government agencies by unidentified cyber actors.(Citation: GitHub SILENTTRINITY March 2022)(Citation: Security Affairs SILENTTRINITY July 2019) | |
| Siloscape | Siloscape is malware that targets Kubernetes clusters through Windows containers. Siloscape was first observed in March 2021.(Citation: Unit 42 Siloscape Jun 2021) | |
| Skeleton Key | Skeleton Key is malware used to inject false credentials into domain controllers with the intent of creating a backdoor password. (Citation: Dell Skeleton) Functionality similar to Skeleton Key is included as a module in Mimikatz. | |
| Skidmap | Skidmap is a kernel-mode rootkit used for cryptocurrency mining.(Citation: Trend Micro Skidmap) | |
| SLIGHTPULSE | SLIGHTPULSE is a web shell that was used by APT5 as early as 2020 including against Pulse Secure VPNs at US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) entities.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021) | |
| Sliver | Sliver is an open source, cross-platform, red team command and control framework written in Golang.(Citation: Bishop Fox Sliver Framework August 2019) | |
| SLOTHFULMEDIA | QueenOfClubs, JackOfHearts | SLOTHFULMEDIA is a remote access Trojan written in C++ that has been used by an unidentified "sophisticated cyber actor" since at least January 2017.(Citation: CISA MAR SLOTHFULMEDIA October 2020)(Citation: Costin Raiu IAmTheKing October 2020) It has been used to target government organizations, defense contractors, universities, and energy companies in Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe.(Citation: USCYBERCOM SLOTHFULMEDIA October 2020)(Citation: Kaspersky IAmTheKing October 2020) In October 2020, Kaspersky Labs assessed SLOTHFULMEDIA is part of an activity cluster it refers to as "IAmTheKing".(Citation: Kaspersky IAmTheKing October 2020) ESET also noted code similarity between SLOTHFULMEDIA and droppers used by a group it refers to as "PowerPool".(Citation: ESET PowerPool Code October 2020) |
| SLOWDRIFT | SLOWDRIFT is a backdoor used by APT37 against academic and strategic victims in South Korea. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| SLOWPULSE | SLOWPULSE is a malware that was used by APT5 as early as 2020 including against U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies. SLOWPULSE has several variants and can modify legitimate Pulse Secure VPN files in order to log credentials and bypass single and two-factor authentication flows.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021) | |
| Small Sieve | GRAMDOOR | Small Sieve is a Telegram Bot API-based Python backdoor that has been distributed using a Nullsoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) Installer; it has been used by MuddyWater since at least January 2022.(Citation: DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022)(Citation: NCSC GCHQ Small Sieve Jan 2022) Security researchers have also noted Small Sieve's use by UNC3313, which may be associated with MuddyWater.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3313 Feb 2022) |
| Smoke Loader | Dofoil | Smoke Loader is a malicious bot application that can be used to load other malware. Smoke Loader has been seen in the wild since at least 2011 and has included a number of different payloads. It is notorious for its use of deception and self-protection. It also comes with several plug-ins. (Citation: Malwarebytes SmokeLoader 2016) (Citation: Microsoft Dofoil 2018) |
| SMOKEDHAM | SMOKEDHAM is a Powershell-based .NET backdoor that was first reported in May 2021; it has been used by at least one ransomware-as-a-service affiliate.(Citation: FireEye Shining A Light on DARKSIDE May 2021)(Citation: FireEye SMOKEDHAM June 2021) | |
| Snip3 | Snip3 is a sophisticated crypter-as-a-service that has been used since at least 2021 to obfuscate and load numerous strains of malware including AsyncRAT, Revenge RAT, Agent Tesla, and NETWIRE.(Citation: Morphisec Snip3 May 2021)(Citation: Telefonica Snip3 December 2021) | |
| SNUGRIDE | SNUGRIDE is a backdoor that has been used by menuPass as first stage malware. (Citation: FireEye APT10 April 2017) | |
| SocGholish | FakeUpdates | SocGholish is a JavaScript-based loader malware that has been used since at least 2017. It has been observed in use against multiple sectors globally for initial access, primarily through drive-by-downloads masquerading as software updates. SocGholish is operated by Mustard Tempest and its access has been sold to groups including Indrik Spider for downloading secondary RAT and ransomware payloads.(Citation: SentinelOne SocGholish Infrastructure November 2022)(Citation: SocGholish-update)(Citation: Red Canary SocGholish March 2024)(Citation: Secureworks Gold Prelude Profile) |
| Socksbot | Socksbot is a backdoor that abuses Socket Secure (SOCKS) proxies. (Citation: TrendMicro Patchwork Dec 2017) | |
| SodaMaster | DARKTOWN, dfls, DelfsCake | SodaMaster is a fileless malware used by menuPass to download and execute payloads since at least 2020.(Citation: Securelist APT10 March 2021) |
| SombRAT | SombRAT is a modular backdoor written in C++ that has been used since at least 2019 to download and execute malicious payloads, including FIVEHANDS ransomware.(Citation: BlackBerry CostaRicto November 2020)(Citation: FireEye FiveHands April 2021)(Citation: CISA AR21-126A FIVEHANDS May 2021) | |
| SoreFang | SoreFang is first stage downloader used by APT29 for exfiltration and to load other malware.(Citation: NCSC APT29 July 2020)(Citation: CISA SoreFang July 2016) | |
| SOUNDBITE | SOUNDBITE is a signature backdoor used by APT32. (Citation: FireEye APT32 May 2017) | |
| SPACESHIP | SPACESHIP is malware developed by APT30 that allows propagation and exfiltration of data over removable devices. APT30 may use this capability to exfiltrate data across air-gaps. (Citation: FireEye APT30) | |
| Spark | Spark is a Windows backdoor and has been in use since as early as 2017.(Citation: Unit42 Molerat Mar 2020) | |
| SpeakUp | SpeakUp is a Trojan backdoor that targets both Linux and OSX devices. It was first observed in January 2019. (Citation: CheckPoint SpeakUp Feb 2019) | |
| Spica | Spica is a custom backdoor written in Rust that has been used by Star Blizzard since at least 2023.(Citation: Google TAG COLDRIVER January 2024) | |
| SpicyOmelette | SpicyOmelette is a JavaScript based remote access tool that has been used by Cobalt Group since at least 2018.(Citation: Secureworks GOLD KINGSWOOD September 2018) | |
| spwebmember | spwebmember is a Microsoft SharePoint enumeration and data dumping tool written in .NET. (Citation: NCC Group APT15 Alive and Strong) | |
| sqlmap | sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that can be used to automate the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws. (Citation: sqlmap Introduction) | |
| SQLRat | SQLRat is malware that executes SQL scripts to avoid leaving traditional host artifacts. FIN7 has been observed using it.(Citation: Flashpoint FIN 7 March 2019) | |
| Squirrelwaffle | Squirrelwaffle is a loader that was first seen in September 2021. It has been used in spam email campaigns to deliver additional malware such as Cobalt Strike and the QakBot banking trojan.(Citation: ZScaler Squirrelwaffle Sep 2021)(Citation: Netskope Squirrelwaffle Oct 2021) | |
| SslMM | SslMM is a full-featured backdoor used by Naikon that has multiple variants. (Citation: Baumgartner Naikon 2015) | |
| Starloader | Starloader is a loader component that has been observed loading Felismus and associated tools. (Citation: Symantec Sowbug Nov 2017) | |
| STARWHALE | CANOPY | STARWHALE is Windows Script File (WSF) backdoor that has been used by MuddyWater, possibly since at least November 2021; there is also a STARWHALE variant written in Golang with similar capabilities. Security researchers have also noted the use of STARWHALE by UNC3313, which may be associated with MuddyWater.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3313 Feb 2022)(Citation: DHS CISA AA22-055A MuddyWater February 2022) |
| STEADYPULSE | STEADYPULSE is a web shell that infects targeted Pulse Secure VPN servers through modification of a legitimate Perl script that was used as early as 2020 including in activity against US Defense Industrial Base (DIB) entities.(Citation: Mandiant Pulse Secure Zero-Day April 2021) | |
| StoneDrill | DROPSHOT | StoneDrill is wiper malware discovered in destructive campaigns against both Middle Eastern and European targets in association with APT33.(Citation: FireEye APT33 Sept 2017)(Citation: Kaspersky StoneDrill 2017) |
| StreamEx | StreamEx is a malware family that has been used by Deep Panda since at least 2015. In 2016, it was distributed via legitimate compromised Korean websites. (Citation: Cylance Shell Crew Feb 2017) | |
| StrifeWater | StrifeWater is a remote-access tool that has been used by Moses Staff in the initial stages of their attacks since at least November 2021.(Citation: Cybereason StrifeWater Feb 2022) | |
| StrongPity | StrongPity is an information stealing malware used by PROMETHIUM.(Citation: Bitdefender StrongPity June 2020)(Citation: Talos Promethium June 2020) | |
| Stuxnet | W32.Stuxnet | Stuxnet was the first publicly reported piece of malware to specifically target industrial control systems devices. Stuxnet is a large and complex piece of malware that utilized multiple different behaviors including multiple zero-day vulnerabilities, a sophisticated Windows rootkit, and network infection routines.(Citation: Nicolas Falliere, Liam O Murchu, Eric Chien February 2011)(Citation: CISA ICS Advisory ICSA-10-272-01)(Citation: ESET Stuxnet Under the Microscope)(Citation: Langer Stuxnet) Stuxnet was discovered in 2010, with some components being used as early as November 2008.(Citation: Nicolas Falliere, Liam O Murchu, Eric Chien February 2011) |
| SUGARDUMP | SUGARDUMP is a proprietary browser credential harvesting tool that was used by UNC3890 during the C0010 campaign. The first known SUGARDUMP version was used since at least early 2021, a second SMTP C2 version was used from late 2021-early 2022, and a third HTTP C2 variant was used since at least April 2022.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3890 Aug 2022) | |
| SUGARUSH | SUGARUSH is a small custom backdoor that can establish a reverse shell over TCP to a hard coded C2 address. SUGARUSH was first identified during analysis of UNC3890's C0010 campaign targeting Israeli companies, which began in late 2020.(Citation: Mandiant UNC3890 Aug 2022) | |
| SUNBURST | Solorigate | SUNBURST is a trojanized DLL designed to fit within the SolarWinds Orion software update framework. It was used by APT29 since at least February 2020.(Citation: SolarWinds Sunburst Sunspot Update January 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Deep Dive Solorigate January 2021) |
| SUNSPOT | SUNSPOT is an implant that injected the SUNBURST backdoor into the SolarWinds Orion software update framework. It was used by APT29 since at least February 2020.(Citation: CrowdStrike SUNSPOT Implant January 2021) | |
| SUPERNOVA | SUPERNOVA is an in-memory web shell written in .NET C#. It was discovered in November 2020 during the investigation of APT29's SolarWinds cyber operation but determined to be unrelated. Subsequent analysis suggests SUPERNOVA may have been used by the China-based threat group SPIRAL.(Citation: Guidepoint SUPERNOVA Dec 2020)(Citation: Unit42 SUPERNOVA Dec 2020)(Citation: SolarWinds Advisory Dec 2020)(Citation: CISA Supernova Jan 2021)(Citation: Microsoft Analyzing Solorigate Dec 2020) | |
| SVCReady | SVCReady is a loader that has been used since at least April 2022 in malicious spam campaigns. Security researchers have noted overlaps between TA551 activity and SVCReady distribution, including similarities in file names, lure images, and identical grammatical errors.(Citation: HP SVCReady Jun 2022) | |
| Sykipot | Sykipot is malware that has been used in spearphishing campaigns since approximately 2007 against victims primarily in the US. One variant of Sykipot hijacks smart cards on victims. (Citation: Alienvault Sykipot DOD Smart Cards) The group using this malware has also been referred to as Sykipot. (Citation: Blasco 2013) | |
| SynAck | SynAck is variant of Trojan ransomware targeting mainly English-speaking users since at least fall 2017. (Citation: SecureList SynAck Doppelgänging May 2018) (Citation: Kaspersky Lab SynAck May 2018) | |
| SYNful Knock | SYNful Knock is a stealthy modification of the operating system of network devices that can be used to maintain persistence within a victim's network and provide new capabilities to the adversary.(Citation: Mandiant - Synful Knock)(Citation: Cisco Synful Knock Evolution) | |
| Sys10 | Sys10 is a backdoor that was used throughout 2013 by Naikon. (Citation: Baumgartner Naikon 2015) | |
| SYSCON | SYSCON is a backdoor that has been in use since at least 2017 and has been associated with campaigns involving North Korean themes. SYSCON has been delivered by the CARROTBALL and CARROTBAT droppers.(Citation: Unit 42 CARROTBAT November 2018)(Citation: Unit 42 CARROTBAT January 2020) | |
| Systeminfo | Systeminfo is a Windows utility that can be used to gather detailed information about a computer. (Citation: TechNet Systeminfo) | |
| SysUpdate | HyperSSL, Soldier, FOCUSFJORD | SysUpdate is a backdoor written in C++ that has been used by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.(Citation: Trend Micro Iron Tiger April 2021) |
| T9000 | T9000 is a backdoor that is a newer variant of the T5000 malware family, also known as Plat1. Its primary function is to gather information about the victim. It has been used in multiple targeted attacks against U.S.-based organizations. (Citation: FireEye admin@338 March 2014) (Citation: Palo Alto T9000 Feb 2016) | |
| Taidoor | Taidoor is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used by Chinese government cyber actors to maintain access on victim networks.(Citation: CISA MAR-10292089-1.v2 TAIDOOR August 2021) Taidoor has primarily been used against Taiwanese government organizations since at least 2010.(Citation: TrendMicro Taidoor) | |
| TAINTEDSCRIBE | TAINTEDSCRIBE is a fully-featured beaconing implant integrated with command modules used by Lazarus Group. It was first reported in May 2020.(Citation: CISA MAR-10288834-2.v1 TAINTEDSCRIBE MAY 2020) | |
| TajMahal | TajMahal is a multifunctional spying framework that has been in use since at least 2014. TajMahal is comprised of two separate packages, named Tokyo and Yokohama, and can deploy up to 80 plugins.(Citation: Kaspersky TajMahal April 2019) | |
| Tarrask | Tarrask is malware that has been used by HAFNIUM since at least August 2021. Tarrask was designed to evade digital defenses and maintain persistence by generating concealed scheduled tasks.(Citation: Tarrask scheduled task) | |
| Tasklist | The Tasklist utility displays a list of applications and services with their Process IDs (PID) for all tasks running on either a local or a remote computer. It is packaged with Windows operating systems and can be executed from the command-line interface. (Citation: Microsoft Tasklist) | |
| TDTESS | TDTESS is a 64-bit .NET binary backdoor used by CopyKittens. (Citation: ClearSky Wilted Tulip July 2017) | |
| TEARDROP | TEARDROP is a memory-only dropper that was discovered on some victim machines during investigations related to the SolarWinds Compromise. It was likely used by APT29 since at least May 2020.(Citation: FireEye SUNBURST Backdoor December 2020)(Citation: Microsoft Deep Dive Solorigate January 2021) | |
| TEXTMATE | DNSMessenger | TEXTMATE is a second-stage PowerShell backdoor that is memory-resident. It was observed being used along with POWERSOURCE in February 2017. (Citation: FireEye FIN7 March 2017) |
| ThiefQuest | EvilQuest, MacRansom.K | ThiefQuest is a virus, data stealer, and wiper that presents itself as ransomware targeting macOS systems. ThiefQuest was first seen in 2020 distributed via trojanized pirated versions of popular macOS software on Russian forums sharing torrent links.(Citation: Reed thiefquest fake ransom) Even though ThiefQuest presents itself as ransomware, since the dynamically generated encryption key is never sent to the attacker it may be more appropriately thought of as a form of wiper malware.(Citation: wardle evilquest partii)(Citation: reed thiefquest ransomware analysis) |
| ThreatNeedle | ThreatNeedle is a backdoor that has been used by Lazarus Group since at least 2019 to target cryptocurrency, defense, and mobile gaming organizations. It is considered to be an advanced cluster of Lazarus Group's Manuscrypt (a.k.a. NukeSped) malware family.(Citation: Kaspersky ThreatNeedle Feb 2021) | |
| TinyTurla | TinyTurla is a backdoor that has been used by Turla against targets in the US, Germany, and Afghanistan since at least 2020.(Citation: Talos TinyTurla September 2021) | |
| TINYTYPHON | TINYTYPHON is a backdoor that has been used by the actors responsible for the MONSOON campaign. The majority of its code was reportedly taken from the MyDoom worm. (Citation: Forcepoint Monsoon) | |
| TinyZBot | TinyZBot is a bot written in C# that was developed by Cleaver. (Citation: Cylance Cleaver) | |
| Tomiris | Tomiris is a backdoor written in Go that continuously queries its C2 server for executables to download and execute on a victim system. It was first reported in September 2021 during an investigation of a successful DNS hijacking campaign against a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member. Security researchers assess there are similarities between Tomiris and GoldMax.(Citation: Kaspersky Tomiris Sep 2021) | |
| Tor | Tor is a software suite and network that provides increased anonymity on the Internet. It creates a multi-hop proxy network and utilizes multilayer encryption to protect both the message and routing information. Tor utilizes "Onion Routing," in which messages are encrypted with multiple layers of encryption; at each step in the proxy network, the topmost layer is decrypted and the contents forwarded on to the next node until it reaches its destination. (Citation: Dingledine Tor The Second-Generation Onion Router) | |
| Torisma | Torisma is a second stage implant designed for specialized monitoring that has been used by Lazarus Group. Torisma was discovered during an investigation into the 2020 Operation North Star campaign that targeted the defense sector.(Citation: McAfee Lazarus Nov 2020) | |
| TrailBlazer | TrailBlazer is a modular malware that has been used by APT29 since at least 2019.(Citation: CrowdStrike StellarParticle January 2022) | |
| TrickBot | TSPY_TRICKLOAD, Totbrick | TrickBot is a Trojan spyware program written in C++ that first emerged in September 2016 as a possible successor to Dyre. TrickBot was developed and initially used by Wizard Spider for targeting banking sites in North America, Australia, and throughout Europe; it has since been used against all sectors worldwide as part of "big game hunting" ransomware campaigns.(Citation: S2 Grupo TrickBot June 2017)(Citation: Fidelis TrickBot Oct 2016)(Citation: IBM TrickBot Nov 2016)(Citation: CrowdStrike Wizard Spider October 2020) |
| TRITON | This entry was deprecated as it was inadvertently added to Enterprise; a similar Software entry was created for ATT&CK for ICS. TRITON is an attack framework built to interact with Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers. TRITON was deployed against at least one target in the Middle East. (Citation: FireEye TRITON 2017)(Citation: FireEye TRITON 2018)(Citation: Dragos TRISIS)(Citation: CISA HatMan)(Citation: FireEye TEMP.Veles 2018) | |
| Trojan.Karagany | xFrost, Karagany | Trojan.Karagany is a modular remote access tool used for recon and linked to Dragonfly. The source code for Trojan.Karagany originated from Dream Loader malware which was leaked in 2010 and sold on underground forums. (Citation: Symantec Dragonfly)(Citation: Secureworks Karagany July 2019)(Citation: Dragos DYMALLOY ) |
| Trojan.Mebromi | Trojan.Mebromi is BIOS-level malware that takes control of the victim before MBR. (Citation: Ge 2011) | |
| Truvasys | Truvasys is first-stage malware that has been used by PROMETHIUM. It is a collection of modules written in the Delphi programming language. (Citation: Microsoft Win Defender Truvasys Sep 2017) (Citation: Microsoft NEODYMIUM Dec 2016) (Citation: Microsoft SIR Vol 21) | |
| TSCookie | TSCookie is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by BlackTech in campaigns against Japanese targets.(Citation: JPCert TSCookie March 2018)(Citation: JPCert BlackTech Malware September 2019). TSCookie has been referred to as PLEAD though more recent reporting indicates a separation between the two.(Citation: JPCert PLEAD Downloader June 2018)(Citation: JPCert BlackTech Malware September 2019) | |
| Turian | Turian is a backdoor that has been used by BackdoorDiplomacy to target Ministries of Foreign Affairs, telecommunication companies, and charities in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. First reported in 2021, Turian is likely related to Quarian, an older backdoor that was last observed being used in 2013 against diplomatic targets in Syria and the United States.(Citation: ESET BackdoorDiplomacy Jun 2021) | |
| TURNEDUP | TURNEDUP is a non-public backdoor. It has been dropped by APT33's StoneDrill malware. (Citation: FireEye APT33 Sept 2017) (Citation: FireEye APT33 Webinar Sept 2017) | |
| TYPEFRAME | TYPEFRAME is a remote access tool that has been used by Lazarus Group. (Citation: US-CERT TYPEFRAME June 2018) | |
| UACMe | UACMe is an open source assessment tool that contains many methods for bypassing Windows User Account Control on multiple versions of the operating system. (Citation: Github UACMe) | |
| UBoatRAT | UBoatRAT is a remote access tool that was identified in May 2017.(Citation: PaloAlto UBoatRAT Nov 2017) | |
| Umbreon | A Linux rootkit that provides backdoor access and hides from defenders. | |
| Unknown Logger | Unknown Logger is a publicly released, free backdoor. Version 1.5 of the backdoor has been used by the actors responsible for the MONSOON campaign. (Citation: Forcepoint Monsoon) | |
| UPPERCUT | ANEL | UPPERCUT is a backdoor that has been used by menuPass. (Citation: FireEye APT10 Sept 2018) |
| Uroburos | Snake | Uroburos is a sophisticated cyber espionage tool written in C that has been used by units within Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) associated with the Turla toolset to collect intelligence on sensitive targets worldwide. Uroburos has several variants and has undergone nearly constant upgrade since its initial development in 2003 to keep it viable after public disclosures. Uroburos is typically deployed to external-facing nodes on a targeted network and has the ability to leverage additional tools and TTPs to further exploit an internal network. Uroburos has interoperable implants for Windows, Linux, and macOS, employs a high level of stealth in communications and architecture, and can easily incorporate new or replacement components.(Citation: Joint Cybersecurity Advisory AA23-129A Snake Malware May 2023)(Citation: Kaspersky Turla) |
| Ursnif | Gozi-ISFB, Dreambot, PE_URSNIF | Ursnif is a banking trojan and variant of the Gozi malware observed being spread through various automated exploit kits, Spearphishing Attachments, and malicious links.(Citation: NJCCIC Ursnif Sept 2016)(Citation: ProofPoint Ursnif Aug 2016) Ursnif is associated primarily with data theft, but variants also include components (backdoors, spyware, file injectors, etc.) capable of a wide variety of behaviors.(Citation: TrendMicro Ursnif Mar 2015) |
| USBferry | USBferry is an information stealing malware and has been used by Tropic Trooper in targeted attacks against Taiwanese and Philippine air-gapped military environments. USBferry shares an overlapping codebase with YAHOYAH, though it has several features which makes it a distinct piece of malware.(Citation: TrendMicro Tropic Trooper May 2020) | |
| USBStealer | USBStealer is malware that has been used by APT28 since at least 2005 to extract information from air-gapped networks. It does not have the capability to communicate over the Internet and has been used in conjunction with ADVSTORESHELL. (Citation: ESET Sednit USBStealer 2014) (Citation: Kaspersky Sofacy) | |
| Valak | Valak is a multi-stage modular malware that can function as a standalone information stealer or downloader, first observed in 2019 targeting enterprises in the US and Germany.(Citation: Cybereason Valak May 2020)(Citation: Unit 42 Valak July 2020) | |
| VaporRage | VaporRage is a shellcode downloader that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.(Citation: MSTIC Nobelium Toolset May 2021) | |
| Vasport | Vasport is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Vasport May 2012) | |
| VBShower | VBShower is a backdoor that has been used by Inception since at least 2019. VBShower has been used as a downloader for second stage payloads, including PowerShower.(Citation: Kaspersky Cloud Atlas August 2019) | |
| VERMIN | VERMIN is a remote access tool written in the Microsoft .NET framework. It is mostly composed of original code, but also has some open source code. (Citation: Unit 42 VERMIN Jan 2018) | |
| VersaMem | VersaMem is a web shell designed for deployment to Versa Director servers following exploitation. Discovered in August 2024, VersaMem was used during Versa Director Zero Day Exploitation by Volt Typhoon to target ISPs and MSPs. VersaMem is deployed as a Java Archive (JAR) and allows for credential capture for Versa Director logon activity as well as follow-on execution of arbitrary Java payloads.(Citation: Lumen Versa 2024) | |
| Volgmer | Volgmer is a backdoor Trojan designed to provide covert access to a compromised system. It has been used since at least 2013 to target the government, financial, automotive, and media industries. Its primary delivery mechanism is suspected to be spearphishing. (Citation: US-CERT Volgmer Nov 2017) | |
| VPNFilter | VPNFilter is a multi-stage, modular platform with versatile capabilities to support both intelligence-collection and destructive cyber attack operations. VPNFilter modules such as its packet sniffer ('ps') can collect traffic that passes through an infected device, allowing the theft of website credentials and monitoring of Modbus SCADA protocols. (Citation: William Largent June 2018) (Citation: Carl Hurd March 2019) VPNFilter was assessed to be replaced by Sandworm Team with Cyclops Blink starting in 2019.(Citation: NCSC CISA Cyclops Blink Advisory February 2022) | |
| WannaCry | WanaCrypt0r, WCry, WanaCry, WanaCrypt | WannaCry is ransomware that was first seen in a global attack during May 2017, which affected more than 150 countries. It contains worm-like features to spread itself across a computer network using the SMBv1 exploit EternalBlue.(Citation: LogRhythm WannaCry)(Citation: US-CERT WannaCry 2017)(Citation: Washington Post WannaCry 2017)(Citation: FireEye WannaCry 2017) |
| WARPWIRE | WARPWIRE is a Javascript credential stealer that targets plaintext passwords and usernames for exfiltration that was used during Cutting Edge to target Ivanti Connect Secure VPNs.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge January 2024)(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge Part 2 January 2024) | |
| WarzoneRAT | Ave Maria | WarzoneRAT is a malware-as-a-service remote access tool (RAT) written in C++ that has been publicly available for purchase since at least late 2018.(Citation: Check Point Warzone Feb 2020)(Citation: Uptycs Warzone UAC Bypass November 2020) |
| WastedLocker | WastedLocker is a ransomware family attributed to Indrik Spider that has been used since at least May 2020. WastedLocker has been used against a broad variety of sectors, including manufacturing, information technology, and media.(Citation: Symantec WastedLocker June 2020)(Citation: NCC Group WastedLocker June 2020)(Citation: Sentinel Labs WastedLocker July 2020) | |
| Waterbear | Waterbear is modular malware attributed to BlackTech that has been used primarily for lateral movement, decrypting, and triggering payloads and is capable of hiding network behaviors.(Citation: Trend Micro Waterbear December 2019) | |
| WEBC2 | WEBC2 is a family of backdoor malware used by APT1 as early as July 2006. WEBC2 backdoors are designed to retrieve a webpage, with commands hidden in HTML comments or special tags, from a predetermined C2 server. (Citation: Mandiant APT1 Appendix)(Citation: Mandiant APT1) | |
| WellMail | WellMail is a lightweight malware written in Golang used by APT29, similar in design and structure to WellMess.(Citation: CISA WellMail July 2020)(Citation: NCSC APT29 July 2020) | |
| WellMess | WellMess is lightweight malware family with variants written in .NET and Golang that has been in use since at least 2018 by APT29.(Citation: CISA WellMess July 2020)(Citation: PWC WellMess July 2020)(Citation: NCSC APT29 July 2020) | |
| Wevtutil | Wevtutil is a Windows command-line utility that enables administrators to retrieve information about event logs and publishers.(Citation: Wevtutil Microsoft Documentation) | |
| WhisperGate | WhisperGate is a multi-stage wiper designed to look like ransomware that has been used against multiple government, non-profit, and information technology organizations in Ukraine since at least January 2022.(Citation: Cybereason WhisperGate February 2022)(Citation: Unit 42 WhisperGate January 2022)(Citation: Microsoft WhisperGate January 2022) | |
| Wiarp | Wiarp is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor on compromised hosts. (Citation: Symantec Elderwood Sept 2012) (Citation: Symantec Wiarp May 2012) | |
| Windows Credential Editor | Windows Credential Editor is a password dumping tool. (Citation: Amplia WCE) | |
| WINDSHIELD | WINDSHIELD is a signature backdoor used by APT32. (Citation: FireEye APT32 May 2017) | |
| WindTail | WindTail is a macOS surveillance implant used by Windshift. WindTail shares code similarities with Hack Back aka KitM OSX.(Citation: SANS Windshift August 2018)(Citation: objective-see windtail1 dec 2018)(Citation: objective-see windtail2 jan 2019) | |
| WINERACK | WINERACK is a backdoor used by APT37. (Citation: FireEye APT37 Feb 2018) | |
| Winexe | Winexe is a lightweight, open source tool similar to PsExec designed to allow system administrators to execute commands on remote servers. (Citation: Winexe Github Sept 2013) Winexe is unique in that it is a GNU/Linux based client. (Citation: Überwachung APT28 Forfiles June 2015) | |
| Wingbird | Wingbird is a backdoor that appears to be a version of commercial software FinFisher. It is reportedly used to attack individual computers instead of networks. It was used by NEODYMIUM in a May 2016 campaign. (Citation: Microsoft SIR Vol 21) (Citation: Microsoft NEODYMIUM Dec 2016) | |
| WinMM | WinMM is a full-featured, simple backdoor used by Naikon. (Citation: Baumgartner Naikon 2015) | |
| Winnti for Linux | Winnti for Linux is a trojan, seen since at least 2015, designed specifically for targeting Linux systems. Reporting indicates the winnti malware family is shared across a number of actors including Winnti Group. The Windows variant is tracked separately under Winnti for Windows.(Citation: Chronicle Winnti for Linux May 2019) | |
| Winnti for Windows | Winnti for Windows is a modular remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used likely by multiple groups to carry out intrusions in various regions since at least 2010, including by one group referred to as the same name, Winnti Group.(Citation: Kaspersky Winnti April 2013)(Citation: Microsoft Winnti Jan 2017)(Citation: Novetta Winnti April 2015)(Citation: 401 TRG Winnti Umbrella May 2018). The Linux variant is tracked separately under Winnti for Linux.(Citation: Chronicle Winnti for Linux May 2019) | |
| Wiper | Wiper is a family of destructive malware used in March 2013 during breaches of South Korean banks and media companies. (Citation: Dell Wiper) | |
| WIREFIRE | GIFTEDVISITOR | WIREFIRE is a web shell written in Python that exists as trojanized logic to the visits.py component of Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances. WIREFIRE was used during Cutting Edge for downloading files and command execution.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge January 2024) |
| Woody RAT | Woody RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations.(Citation: MalwareBytes WoodyRAT Aug 2022) | |
| XAgentOSX | OSX.Sofacy | XAgentOSX is a trojan that has been used by APT28 on OS X and appears to be a port of their standard CHOPSTICK or XAgent trojan. (Citation: XAgentOSX 2017) |
| Xbash | Xbash is a malware family that has targeted Linux and Microsoft Windows servers. The malware has been tied to the Iron Group, a threat actor group known for previous ransomware attacks. Xbash was developed in Python and then converted into a self-contained Linux ELF executable by using PyInstaller.(Citation: Unit42 Xbash Sept 2018) | |
| xCaon | xCaon is an HTTP variant of the BoxCaon malware family that has used by IndigoZebra since at least 2014. xCaon has been used to target political entities in Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.(Citation: Checkpoint IndigoZebra July 2021)(Citation: Securelist APT Trends Q2 2017) | |
| xCmd | xCmd is an open source tool that is similar to PsExec and allows the user to execute applications on remote systems. (Citation: xCmd) | |
| XCSSET | OSX.DubRobber | XCSSET is a macOS modular backdoor that targets Xcode application developers. XCSSET was first observed in August 2020 and has been used to install a backdoor component, modify browser applications, conduct collection, and provide ransomware-like encryption capabilities.(Citation: trendmicro xcsset xcode project 2020) |
| XTunnel | Trojan.Shunnael, X-Tunnel, XAPS | XTunnel a VPN-like network proxy tool that can relay traffic between a C2 server and a victim. It was first seen in May 2013 and reportedly used by APT28 during the compromise of the Democratic National Committee. (Citation: Crowdstrike DNC June 2016) (Citation: Invincea XTunnel) (Citation: ESET Sednit Part 2) |
| YAHOYAH | YAHOYAH is a Trojan used by Tropic Trooper as a second-stage backdoor.(Citation: TrendMicro TropicTrooper 2015) | |
| yty | yty is a modular, plugin-based malware framework. The components of the framework are written in a variety of programming languages. (Citation: ASERT Donot March 2018) | |
| Zebrocy | Zekapab | Zebrocy is a Trojan that has been used by APT28 since at least November 2015. The malware comes in several programming language variants, including C++, Delphi, AutoIt, C#, VB.NET, and Golang. (Citation: Palo Alto Sofacy 06-2018)(Citation: Unit42 Cannon Nov 2018)(Citation: Unit42 Sofacy Dec 2018)(Citation: CISA Zebrocy Oct 2020) |
| Zeroaccess | Zeroaccess is a kernel-mode Rootkit that attempts to add victims to the ZeroAccess botnet, often for monetary gain. (Citation: Sophos ZeroAccess) | |
| ZeroCleare | ZEROCLEAR | ZeroCleare is a wiper malware that has been used in conjunction with the RawDisk driver since at least 2019 by suspected Iran-nexus threat actors including activity targeting the energy and industrial sectors in the Middle East and political targets in Albania.(Citation: Microsoft Albanian Government Attacks September 2022)(Citation: CISA Iran Albanian Attacks September 2022)(Citation: Mandiant ROADSWEEP August 2022)(Citation: IBM ZeroCleare Wiper December 2019) |
| ZeroT | ZeroT is a Trojan used by TA459, often in conjunction with PlugX. (Citation: Proofpoint TA459 April 2017) (Citation: Proofpoint ZeroT Feb 2017) | |
| Zeus Panda | Zeus Panda is a Trojan designed to steal banking information and other sensitive credentials for exfiltration. Zeus Panda’s original source code was leaked in 2011, allowing threat actors to use its source code as a basis for new malware variants. It is mainly used to target Windows operating systems ranging from Windows XP through Windows 10.(Citation: Talos Zeus Panda Nov 2017)(Citation: GDATA Zeus Panda June 2017) | |
| ZIPLINE | ZIPLINE is a passive backdoor that was used during Cutting Edge on compromised Secure Connect VPNs for reverse shell and proxy functionality.(Citation: Mandiant Cutting Edge January 2024) | |
| ZLib | ZLib is a full-featured backdoor that was used as a second-stage implant during Operation Dust Storm since at least 2014. ZLib is malware and should not be confused with the legitimate compression library from which its name is derived.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm) | |
| Zox | Gresim, ZoxRPC, ZoxPNG | Zox is a remote access tool that has been used by Axiom since at least 2008.(Citation: Novetta-Axiom) |
| zwShell | zwShell is a remote access tool (RAT) written in Delphi that has been seen in the wild since the spring of 2010 and used by threat actors during Night Dragon.(Citation: McAfee Night Dragon) | |
| ZxShell | Sensocode | ZxShell is a remote administration tool and backdoor that can be downloaded from the Internet, particularly from Chinese hacker websites. It has been used since at least 2004.(Citation: FireEye APT41 Aug 2019)(Citation: Talos ZxShell Oct 2014) |
| ZxxZ | ZxxZ is a trojan written in Visual C++ that has been used by BITTER since at least August 2021, including against Bangladeshi government personnel.(Citation: Cisco Talos Bitter Bangladesh May 2022) | |
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