Malware & Tools
637 malware families and tools — what they do, which groups use them, and which techniques they implement.
S00663PARA RAT
3PARA RAT is a remote access tool (RAT) programmed in C++ that has been used by Putter Panda.
S00654H RAT
4H RAT is malware that has been used by Putter Panda since at least 2007.
S0677AADInternals
AADInternals is a PowerShell-based framework for administering, enumerating, and exploiting Azure Active Directory. The tool is publicly available on GitHub.
S0469ABK
ABK is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.
S1028Action 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.
S0552AdFind
AdFind is a free command-line query tool that can be used for gathering information from Active Directory.
S0045ADVSTORESHELL
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.
S0331Agent Tesla
Agent Tesla is a spyware Trojan written for the .NET framework that has been observed since at least 2014.
S0092Agent.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.
S1025Amadey
Amadey is a Trojan bot that has been used since at least October 2018.
S0504Anchor
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.
S0584AppleJeus
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.
S0622AppleSeed
AppleSeed is a backdoor that has been used by Kimsuky to target South Korean government, academic, and commercial targets since at least 2021.
S0456Aria-body
Aria-body is a custom backdoor that has been used by Naikon since approximately 2017.
S0099Arp
Arp displays and modifies information about a system's Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache.
S0073ASPXSpy
ASPXSpy is a Web shell. It has been modified by Threat Group-3390 actors to create the ASPXTool version.
S0373Astaroth
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.
S0110at
at is used to schedule tasks on a system to run at a specified date or time.
S0438Attor
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.
S0347AuditCred
AuditCred is a malicious DLL that has been used by Lazarus Group during their 2018 attacks.
S1029AuTo 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.
S0129AutoIt 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. This malware makes use of the legitimate scripting language for Windows GUI automation with the same name.
S0640Avaddon
Avaddon is ransomware written in C++ that has been offered as Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) since at least June 2020.
S0473Avenger
Avenger is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.
S1053AvosLocker
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.
S0344Azorult
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.
S0638Babuk
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.
S0414BabyShark
BabyShark is a Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) script-based malware family that is believed to be associated with several North Korean campaigns.
S0475BackConfig
BackConfig is a custom Trojan with a flexible plugin architecture that has been used by Patchwork.
S0093Backdoor.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.
S0031BACKSPACE
BACKSPACE is a backdoor used by APT30 that dates back to at least 2005.
S0606Bad 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.
S0245BADCALL
BADCALL is a Trojan malware variant used by the group Lazarus Group.
S0642BADFLICK
BADFLICK is a backdoor used by Leviathan in spearphishing campaigns first reported in 2018 that targeted the U.S. engineering and maritime industries.
S0128BADNEWS
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.
S0337BadPatch
BadPatch is a Windows Trojan that was used in a Gaza Hackers-linked campaign.
S0234Bandook
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".
S0239Bankshot
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.
S0534Bazar
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.
S0470BBK
BBK is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.
S0127BBSRAT
BBSRAT is malware with remote access tool functionality that has been used in targeted compromises.
S0574BendyBear
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.
S0268Bisonal
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.
S0570BitPaymer
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.
S1070Black 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.
S1068BlackCat
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.
S0069BLACKCOFFEE
BLACKCOFFEE is malware that has been used by several Chinese groups since at least 2013.
S0089BlackEnergy
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.
S0564BlackMould
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.
S0520BLINDINGCAN
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.
S0521BloodHound
BloodHound is an Active Directory (AD) reconnaissance tool that can reveal hidden relationships and identify attack paths within an AD environment.
S0657BLUELIGHT
BLUELIGHT is a remote access Trojan used by APT37 that was first observed in early 2021.
S0486Bonadan
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.
S0360BONDUPDATER
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.
S0635BoomBox
BoomBox is a downloader responsible for executing next stage components that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.
S0415BOOSTWRITE
BOOSTWRITE is a loader crafted to be launched via abuse of the DLL search order of applications used by FIN7.
S0114BOOTRASH
BOOTRASH is a Bootkit that targets Windows operating systems. It has been used by threat actors that target the financial sector.
S0651BoxCaon
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.
S0252Brave 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.
S0204Briba
Briba is a trojan used by Elderwood to open a backdoor and download files on to compromised hosts.
S1063Brute Ratel C4
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.
S0014BS2005
BS2005 is malware that was used by Ke3chang in spearphishing campaigns since at least 2011.
S0043BUBBLEWRAP
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.
S0471build_downer
build_downer is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.
S1039Bumblebee
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.
S0482Bundlore
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.
S0119Cachedump
Cachedump is a publicly-available tool that program extracts cached password hashes from a system’s registry.
S0693CaddyWiper
CaddyWiper is a destructive data wiper that has been used in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least March 2022.
S0454Cadelspy
S0274Calisto
Calisto is a macOS Trojan that opens a backdoor on the compromised machine. Calisto is believed to have first been developed in 2016.
S0077CallMe
CallMe is a Trojan designed to run on Apple OSX. It is based on a publicly available tool called Tiny SHell.
S0351Cannon
Cannon is a Trojan with variants written in C# and Delphi. It was first observed in April 2018.
S0030Carbanak
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.
S0484Carberp
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.
S0335Carbon
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.
S0348Cardinal 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.
S0465CARROTBALL
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.
S0462CARROTBAT
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.
S0261Catchamas
Catchamas is a Windows Trojan that steals information from compromised systems.
S0572Caterpillar WebShell
Caterpillar WebShell is a self-developed Web Shell tool created by the group Volatile Cedar.
S0222CCBkdr
CCBkdr is malware that was injected into a signed version of CCleaner and distributed from CCleaner's distribution website.
S1043ccf32
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.
S0160certutil
certutil is a command-line utility that can be used to obtain certificate authority information and configure Certificate Services.
S0631Chaes
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.
S0220Chaos
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.
S0674CharmPower
CharmPower is a PowerShell-based, modular backdoor that has been used by Magic Hound since at least 2022.
S0144ChChes
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.
S0020China 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. It has been used by several threat groups.
S1041Chinoxy
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.
S0023CHOPSTICK
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. It is tracked separately from the X-Agent for Android.
S0667Chrommme
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.
S0660Clambling
Clambling is a modular backdoor written in C++ that has been used by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2017.
S0611Clop
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.
S0054CloudDuke
S0106cmd
cmd is the Windows command-line interpreter that can be used to interact with systems and execute other processes and utilities.
Cmd.exe contains native functionality to perform many operations to interact with the system, including listing files in a directory (e.g., dir ), deleting files (e.g., del ), and copying files (e.g., copy ).
S0154Cobalt 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.
In addition to its own capabilities, Cobalt Strike leverages the capabilities of other well-known tools such as Metasploit and Mimikatz.
S0369CoinTicker
CoinTicker is a malicious application that poses as a cryptocurrency price ticker and installs components of the open source backdoors EvilOSX and EggShell.
S0244Comnie
Comnie is a remote backdoor which has been used in attacks in East Asia.
S0126ComRAT
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.
S0608Conficker
Conficker is a computer worm first detected in October 2008 that targeted Microsoft Windows using the MS08-067 Windows vulnerability to spread. In 2016, a variant of Conficker made its way on computers and removable disk drives belonging to a nuclear power plant.
S0591ConnectWise
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.
S0575Conti
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.
S0492CookieMiner
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.
S0212CORALDECK
S0137CORESHELL
CORESHELL is a downloader used by APT28. The older versions of this malware are known as SOURFACE and newer versions as CORESHELL.
S0050CosmicDuke
CosmicDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2010 to 2015.
S0614CostaBricks
CostaBricks is a loader that was used to deploy 32-bit backdoors in the CostaRicto campaign.
S0046CozyCar
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.
S0488CrackMapExec
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.
S1023CreepyDrive
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.
POLONIUM has used a similar implant called CreepyBox that relies on actor-controlled DropBox accounts.
S1024CreepySnail
CreepySnail is a custom PowerShell implant that has been used by POLONIUM since at least 2022.
S0115Crimson
Crimson is a remote access Trojan that has been used by Transparent Tribe since at least 2016.
S0235CrossRAT
CrossRAT is a cross platform RAT.
S0538Crutch
Crutch is a backdoor designed for document theft that has been used by Turla since at least 2015.
S0498Cryptoistic
Cryptoistic is a backdoor, written in Swift, that has been used by Lazarus Group.
S0527CSPY Downloader
CSPY Downloader is a tool designed to evade analysis and download additional payloads used by Kimsuky.
S0625Cuba
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.
S0687Cyclops 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.
S0497Dacls
Dacls is a multi-platform remote access tool used by Lazarus Group since at least December 2019.
S1014DanBot
DanBot is a first-stage remote access Trojan written in C# that has been used by HEXANE since at least 2018.
S0334DarkComet
DarkComet is a Windows remote administration tool and backdoor.
S0209Darkmoon
S1066DarkTortilla
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.
S0673DarkWatchman
DarkWatchman is a lightweight JavaScript-based remote access tool (RAT) that avoids file operations; it was first observed in November 2021.
S0187Daserf
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.
S1033DCSrv
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.
S0255DDKONG
DDKONG is a malware sample that was part of a campaign by Rancor. DDKONG was first seen used in February 2017.
S1052DEADEYE
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).
S0243DealersChoice
DealersChoice is a Flash exploitation framework used by APT28.
S0616DEATHRANSOM
DEATHRANSOM is ransomware written in C that has been used since at least 2020, and has potential overlap with FIVEHANDS and HELLOKITTY.
S0354Denis
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.
S0021Derusbi
Derusbi is malware used by multiple Chinese APT groups. Both Windows and Linux variants have been observed.
S0659Diavol
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. Diavol has been deployed by Bazar and is thought to have potential ties to Wizard Spider.
S0200Dipsind
Dipsind is a malware family of backdoors that appear to be used exclusively by PLATINUM.
S1021DnsSystem
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.
S0213DOGCALL
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.
S0281Dok
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).
S0600Doki
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.
S0695Donut
Donut is an open source framework used to generate position-independent shellcode. Donut generated code has been used by multiple threat actors to inject and load malicious payloads into memory.
S0472down_new
down_new is a downloader that has been used by BRONZE BUTLER since at least 2019.
S0134Downdelph
Downdelph is a first-stage downloader written in Delphi that has been used by APT28 in rare instances between 2013 and 2015.
S0186DownPaper
DownPaper is a backdoor Trojan; its main functionality is to download and run second stage malware.
S0694DRATzarus
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.
S0384Dridex
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).
S0547DropBook
DropBook is a Python-based backdoor compiled with PyInstaller.
S0502Drovorub
Drovorub is a Linux malware toolset comprised of an agent, client, server, and kernel modules, that has been used by APT28.
S0105dsquery
dsquery is a command-line utility that can be used to query Active Directory for information from a system within a domain. 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.
S0567Dtrack
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.
S0038Duqu
Duqu is a malware platform that uses a modular approach to extend functionality after deployment within a target network.
S0062DustySky
DustySky is multi-stage malware written in .NET that has been used by Molerats since May 2015.
S0024Dyre
Dyre is a banking Trojan that has been used for financial gain.
S0377Ebury
Ebury is an SSH backdoor targeting Linux operating systems. Attackers require root-level access, which allows them to replace SSH binaries (ssh, sshd, ssh-add, etc) or modify a shared library used by OpenSSH (libkeyutils).
S0593ECCENTRICBANDWAGON
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.
S0624Ecipekac
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.
S0554Egregor
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.
S0605EKANS
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.
S0081Elise
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.
S0064ELMER
ELMER is a non-persistent, proxy-aware HTTP backdoor written in Delphi that has been used by APT16.
S0082Emissary
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.
S0367Emotet
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 and has been primarily used to target the banking sector.
S0363Empire
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.
S0634EnvyScout
EnvyScout is a dropper that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.
S0091Epic
Epic is a backdoor that has been used by Turla.
S0404esentutl
esentutl is a command-line tool that provides database utilities for the Windows Extensible Storage Engine.
S0396EvilBunny
EvilBunny is a C++ malware sample observed since 2011 that was designed to be a execution platform for Lua scripts.
S0152EvilGrab
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.
S0568EVILNUM
EVILNUM is fully capable backdoor that was first identified in 2018. EVILNUM is used by the APT group Evilnum which has the same name.
S0401Exaramel 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.
S0343Exaramel for Windows
Exaramel for Windows is a backdoor used for targeting Windows systems. The Linux version is tracked separately under Exaramel for Linux.
S0361Expand
Expand is a Windows utility used to expand one or more compressed CAB files. It has been used by BBSRAT to decompress a CAB file into executable content.
S0569Explosive
Explosive is a custom-made remote access tool used by the group Volatile Cedar. It was first identified in the wild in 2015.
S0076FakeM
FakeM is a shellcode-based Windows backdoor that has been used by Scarlet Mimic.
S0181FALLCHILL
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.
S0512FatDuke
FatDuke is a backdoor used by APT29 since at least 2016.
S0171Felismus
Felismus is a modular backdoor that has been used by Sowbug.
S0267FELIXROOT
FELIXROOT is a backdoor that has been used to target Ukrainian victims.
S0679Ferocious
Ferocious is a first stage implant composed of VBS and PowerShell scripts that has been used by WIRTE since at least 2021.
S0355Final1stspy
Final1stspy is a dropper family that has been used to deliver DOGCALL.
S0182FinFisher
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.
S0618FIVEHANDS
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.
S0696Flagpro
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.
S0143Flame
Flame is a sophisticated toolkit that has been used to collect information since at least 2010, largely targeting Middle East countries.
S0036FLASHFLOOD
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.
S0381FlawedAmmyy
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.
S0383FlawedGrace
FlawedGrace is a fully featured remote access tool (RAT) written in C++ that was first observed in late 2017.
S0173FLIPSIDE
FLIPSIDE is a simple tool similar to Plink that is used by FIN5 to maintain access to victims.
S0661FoggyWeb
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.
S0193Forfiles
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.
S0503FrameworkPOS
FrameworkPOS is a point of sale (POS) malware used by FIN6 to steal payment card data from sytems that run physical POS devices.
S0277FruitFly
FruitFly is designed to spy on mac users .
S0095ftp
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.
S1044FunnyDream
FunnyDream is a backdoor with multiple components that was used during the FunnyDream campaign since at least 2019, primarily for execution and exfiltration.
S0628FYAnti
FYAnti is a loader that has been used by menuPass since at least 2020, including to deploy QuasarRAT.
S0410Fysbis
Fysbis is a Linux-based backdoor used by APT28 that dates back to at least 2014.
S0168Gazer
Gazer is a backdoor used by Turla since at least 2016.
S0666Gelsemium
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.
S0049GeminiDuke
GeminiDuke is malware that was used by APT29 from 2009 to 2012.
S0460Get2
Get2 is a downloader written in C++ that has been used by TA505 to deliver FlawedGrace, FlawedAmmyy, Snatch and SDBbot.
S0032gh0st RAT
gh0st RAT is a remote access tool (RAT). The source code is public and it has been used by multiple groups.
S0249Gold 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.
S0493GoldenSpy
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.
S0597GoldFinder
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.
S0588GoldMax
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.
S0477Goopy
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.
S0531Grandoreiro
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.
S0237GravityRAT
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.
S0690Green 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.
S0342GreyEnergy
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.
S0417GRIFFON
S0632GrimAgent
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.
S0008gsecdump
gsecdump is a publicly-available credential dumper used to obtain password hashes and LSA secrets from Windows operating systems.
S0561GuLoader
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.
S0132H1N1
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.
S0047Hacking 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.
S0151HALFBAKED
HALFBAKED is a malware family consisting of multiple components intended to establish persistence in victim networks.
S0037HAMMERTOSS
HAMMERTOSS is a backdoor that was used by APT29 in 2015.
S0499Hancitor
Hancitor is a downloader that has been used by Pony and other information stealing malware.
S0214HAPPYWORK
HAPPYWORK is a downloader used by APT37 to target South Korean government and financial victims in November 2016.
S0246HARDRAIN
HARDRAIN is a Trojan malware variant reportedly used by the North Korean government.
S0224Havij
Havij is an automatic SQL Injection tool distributed by the Iranian ITSecTeam security company. Havij has been used by penetration testers and adversaries.
S0391HAWKBALL
HAWKBALL is a backdoor that was observed in targeting of the government sector in Central Asia.
S0617HELLOKITTY
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.
S0170Helminth
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.
S0697HermeticWiper
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.
S0698HermeticWizard
HermeticWizard is a worm that has been used to spread HermeticWiper in attacks against organizations in Ukraine since at least 2022.
S1027Heyoka 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.
S0087Hi-Zor
Hi-Zor is a remote access tool (RAT) that has characteristics similar to Sakula. It was used in a campaign named INOCNATION.
S0394HiddenWasp
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++.
S0135HIDEDRV
HIDEDRV is a rootkit used by APT28. It has been deployed along with Downdelph to execute and hide that malware.
S0009Hikit
Hikit is malware that has been used by Axiom for late-stage persistence and exfiltration after the initial compromise.
S0601Hildegard
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.
S0232HOMEFRY
HOMEFRY is a 64-bit Windows password dumper/cracker that has previously been used in conjunction with other Leviathan backdoors.
S0376HOPLIGHT
HOPLIGHT is a backdoor Trojan that has reportedly been used by the North Korean government.
S0431HotCroissant
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. HotCroissant shares numerous code similarities with Rifdoor.
S0040HTRAN
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.
S0070HTTPBrowser
HTTPBrowser is malware that has been used by several threat groups. It is believed to be of Chinese origin.
S0068httpclient
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.
S0203Hydraq
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.
S0398HyperBro
HyperBro is a custom in-memory backdoor used by Threat Group-3390.
S0537HyperStack
HyperStack is a RPC-based backdoor used by Turla since at least 2018. HyperStack has similarities to other backdoors used by Turla including Carbon.
S1022IceApple
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.
S0483IcedID
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.
S0101ifconfig
ifconfig is a Unix-based utility used to gather information about and interact with the TCP/IP settings on a system.
S0434Imminent 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.
S0357Impacket
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.
S0604Industroyer
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. Industroyer was used in the attacks on the Ukrainian power grid in December 2016. This is the first publicly known malware specifically designed to target and impact operations in the electric grid.
S1072Industroyer2
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.
S0259InnaputRAT
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.
S0260InvisiMole
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.
S0231Invoke-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.
S0100ipconfig
ipconfig is a Windows utility that can be used to find information about a system's TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and adapter configuration.
S0581IronNetInjector
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.
S0189ISMInjector
ISMInjector is a Trojan used to install another OilRig backdoor, ISMAgent.
S0015Ixeshe
Ixeshe is a malware family that has been used since at least 2009 against targets in East Asia.
S0163Janicab
Janicab is an OS X trojan that relied on a valid developer ID and oblivious users to install it.
S0528Javali
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.
S0389JCry
JCry is ransomware written in Go. It was identified as apart of the #OpJerusalem 2019 campaign.
S0044JHUHUGIT
JHUHUGIT is malware used by APT28. It is based on Carberp source code and serves as reconnaissance malware.
S0201JPIN
JPIN is a custom-built backdoor family used by PLATINUM. Evidence suggests developers of JPIN and Dipsind code bases were related in some way.
S0283jRAT
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.
S0648JSS Loader
JSS Loader is Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with .NET and C++ variants that has been used by FIN7 since at least 2020.
S0088Kasidet
Kasidet is a backdoor that has been dropped by using malicious VBA macros.
S0265Kazuar
Kazuar is a fully featured, multi-platform backdoor Trojan written using the Microsoft .NET framework.
S0585Kerrdown
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.
S0487Kessel
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.
S1020Kevin
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.
S0387KeyBoy
KeyBoy is malware that has been used in targeted campaigns against members of the Tibetan Parliament in 2016.
S0276Keydnap
This piece of malware steals the content of the user's keychain while maintaining a permanent backdoor .
S0271KEYMARBLE
KEYMARBLE is a Trojan that has reportedly been used by the North Korean government.
S1051KEYPLUG
KEYPLUG is a modular backdoor written in C++, with Windows and Linux variants, that has been used by APT41 since at least June 2021.
S0526KGH_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".
S0607KillDisk
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.
S0599Kinsing
Kinsing is Golang-based malware that runs a cryptocurrency miner and attempts to spread itself to other hosts in the victim environment.
S0437Kivars
Kivars is a modular remote access tool (RAT), derived from the Bifrost RAT, that was used by BlackTech in a 2010 campaign.
S0250Koadic
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.
S0641Kobalos
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.
S0669KOCTOPUS
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.
S0162Komplex
Komplex is a backdoor that has been used by APT28 on OS X and appears to be developed in a similar manner to XAgentOSX .
S0156KOMPROGO
KOMPROGO is a signature backdoor used by APT32 that is capable of process, file, and registry management.
S0356KONNI
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.
S0236Kwampirs
Kwampirs is a backdoor Trojan used by Orangeworm. It 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.
S0349LaZagne
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.
S0395LightNeuron
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.
S0362Linux 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.
S0513LiteDuke
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.
S0680LitePower
LitePower is a downloader and second stage malware that has been used by WIRTE since at least 2021.
S0681Lizar
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.
S0372LockerGoga
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.
S0397LoJax
LoJax is a UEFI rootkit used by APT28 to persist remote access software on targeted systems.
S0447Lokibot
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.
S0582LookBack
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.
S0451LoudMiner
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.
S0042LOWBALL
LOWBALL is malware used by admin@338. It was used in August 2015 in email messages targeting Hong Kong-based media organizations.
S0121Lslsass
Lslsass is a publicly-available tool that can dump active logon session password hashes from the lsass process.
S0532Lucifer
Lucifer is a crypto miner and DDoS hybrid malware that leverages well-known exploits to spread laterally on Windows platforms.
S0010Lurid
Lurid is a malware family that has been used by several groups, including PittyTiger, in targeted attacks as far back as 2006.
S0409Machete
Machete is a cyber espionage toolset used by Machete. It is a Python-based backdoor targeting Windows machines that was first observed in 2010.
S1016MacMa
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.
S1048macOS.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.
S1060Mafalda
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.
S0413MailSniper
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.
S0652MarkiRAT
MarkiRAT is a remote access Trojan (RAT) compiled with Visual Studio that has been used by Ferocious Kitten since at least 2015.
S0167Matryoshka
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.
S0449Maze
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.
S0500MCMD
MCMD is a remote access tool that provides remote command shell capability used by Dragonfly 2.0.
S0459MechaFlounder
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.
S0175meek
meek is an open-source Tor plugin that tunnels Tor traffic through HTTPS connections.
S0576MegaCortex
MegaCortex is ransomware that first appeared in May 2019. MegaCortex has mainly targeted industrial organizations.
S0530Melcoz
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.
S0443MESSAGETAP
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.
S1059metaMain
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.
S0455Metamorfo
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.
S0688Meteor
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.
S0339Micropsia
Micropsia is a remote access tool written in Delphi.
S1015Milan
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.
S0002Mimikatz
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.
S0179MimiPenguin
MimiPenguin is a credential dumper, similar to Mimikatz, designed specifically for Linux platforms.
S0133Miner-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.
S0051MiniDuke
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.
S0280MirageFox
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.
S0084Mis-Type
Mis-Type is a backdoor hybrid that was used in Operation Dust Storm by 2012.
S0083Misdat
Misdat is a backdoor that was used in Operation Dust Storm from 2010 to 2011.
S0080Mivast
Mivast is a backdoor that has been used by Deep Panda. It was reportedly used in the Anthem breach.
S0079MobileOrder
MobileOrder is a Trojan intended to compromise Android mobile devices. It has been used by Scarlet Mimic.
S0553MoleNet
MoleNet is a downloader tool with backdoor capabilities that has been observed in use since at least 2019.
S1026Mongall
Mongall is a backdoor that has been used since at least 2013, including by Aoqin Dragon.
S0149MoonWind
MoonWind is a remote access tool (RAT) that was used in 2016 to target organizations in Thailand.
S0284More_eggs
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.
S1047Mori
Mori is a backdoor that has been used by MuddyWater since at least January 2022.
S0256Mosquito
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.
S0233MURKYTOP
S0699Mythic
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. Deployed Mythic C2 servers have been observed as part of potentially malicious infrastructure.
S0228NanHaiShu
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.
S0336NanoCore
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.
S0637NativeZone
NativeZone is the name given collectively to disposable custom Cobalt Strike loaders used by APT29 since at least 2021.
S0247NavRAT
NavRAT is a remote access tool designed to upload, download, and execute files. It has been observed in attacks targeting South Korea.
S0590NBTscan
NBTscan is an open source tool that has been used by state groups to conduct internal reconnaissance within a compromised network.
S0102nbtstat
nbtstat is a utility used to troubleshoot NetBIOS name resolution.
S0272NDiskMonitor
NDiskMonitor is a custom backdoor written in .NET that appears to be unique to Patchwork.
S0630Nebulae
Nebulae Is a backdoor that has been used by Naikon since at least 2020.
S0691Neoichor
Neoichor is C2 malware used by Ke3chang since at least 2019; similar malware families used by the group include Leeson and Numbldea.
S0039Net
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.
Net has a great deal of functionality, 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.
S0056Net 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.
S0034NETEAGLE
NETEAGLE is a backdoor developed by APT30 with compile dates as early as 2008. It has two main variants known as “Scout” and “Norton.”
S0108netsh
netsh is a scripting utility used to interact with networking components on local or remote systems.
S0104netstat
netstat is an operating system utility that displays active TCP connections, listening ports, and network statistics.
S0033NetTraveler
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.
S0457Netwalker
Netwalker is fileless ransomware written in PowerShell and executed directly in memory.
S0198NETWIRE
NETWIRE is a publicly available, multiplatform remote administration tool (RAT) that has been used by criminal and APT groups since at least 2012.
S0508Ngrok
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.
S0118Nidiran
Nidiran is a custom backdoor developed and used by Suckfly. It has been delivered via strategic web compromise.
S0385njRAT
njRAT is a remote access tool (RAT) that was first observed in 2012. It has been used by threat actors in the Middle East.
S0359Nltest
Nltest is a Windows command-line utility used to list domain controllers and enumerate domain trusts.
S0353NOKKI
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.
S0368NotPetya
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.
S0644ObliqueRAT
ObliqueRAT is a remote access trojan, similar to Crimson, that has been in use by Transparent Tribe since at least 2020.
S0346OceanSalt
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.
S0340Octopus
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.
S0439Okrum
Okrum is a Windows backdoor that has been seen in use since December 2016 with strong links to Ke3chang.
S0138OLDBAIT
S0365Olympic 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.
S0264OopsIE
OopsIE is a Trojan used by OilRig to remotely execute commands as well as upload/download files to/from victims.
S0229Orz
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.
S0165OSInfo
OSInfo is a custom tool used by APT3 to do internal discovery on a victim's computer and network.
S0402OSX/Shlayer
OSX/Shlayer is a Trojan designed to install adware on macOS that was first discovered in 2018.
S0352OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D
OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D is a MacOS backdoor with several variants that has been used by APT32.
S0594Out1
Out1 is a remote access tool written in python and used by MuddyWater since at least 2021.
S1017OutSteel
OutSteel is a file uploader and document stealer developed with the scripting language AutoIT that has been used by Ember Bear since at least March 2021.
S0072OwaAuth
OwaAuth is a Web shell and credential stealer deployed to Microsoft Exchange servers that appears to be exclusively used by Threat Group-3390.
S0598P.A.S. Webshell
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.
S0016P2P 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.
S0626P8RAT
P8RAT is a fileless malware used by menuPass to download and execute payloads since at least 2020.
S0664Pandora
Pandora is a multistage kernel rootkit with backdoor functionality that has been in use by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.
S0122Pass-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.
S0556Pay2Key
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.
S1050PcShare
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.
S0683Peirates
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.
S0587Penquin
Penquin is a remote access trojan (RAT) with multiple versions used by Turla to target Linux systems since at least 2014.
S0643Peppy
Peppy is a Python-based remote access Trojan, active since at least 2012, with similarities to Crimson.
S0158PHOREAL
S0517Pillowmint
Pillowmint is a point-of-sale malware used by FIN7 designed to capture credit card information.
S0097Ping
Ping is an operating system utility commonly used to troubleshoot and verify network connections.
S1031PingPull
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.
S0501PipeMon
PipeMon is a multi-stage modular backdoor used by Winnti Group.
S0124Pisloader
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.
S0254PLAINTEE
PLAINTEE is a malware sample that has been used by Rancor in targeted attacks in Singapore and Cambodia.
S0435PLEAD
PLEAD is a remote access tool (RAT) and downloader used by BlackTech in targeted attacks in East Asia including Taiwan, Japan, and Hong Kong. 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.
S0013PlugX
PlugX is a remote access tool (RAT) with modular plugins that has been used by multiple threat groups.
S0067pngdowner
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.
S0428PoetRAT
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.
S0012PoisonIvy
PoisonIvy is a popular remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by many groups.
S0518PolyglotDuke
PolyglotDuke is a downloader that has been used by APT29 since at least 2013. PolyglotDuke has been used to drop MiniDuke.
S0453Pony
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.
S0378PoshC2
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.
S0150POSHSPY
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.
S0177Power Loader
Power Loader is modular code sold in the cybercrime market used as a downloader in malware families such as Carberp, Redyms and Gapz.
S0139PowerDuke
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.
S1012PowerLess
PowerLess is a PowerShell-based modular backdoor that has been used by Magic Hound since at least 2022.
S0685PowerPunch
PowerPunch is a lightweight downloader that has been used by Gamaredon Group since at least 2021.
S0441PowerShower
PowerShower is a PowerShell backdoor used by Inception for initial reconnaissance and to download and execute second stage payloads.
S0145POWERSOURCE
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.
S0194PowerSploit
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.
S0393PowerStallion
PowerStallion is a lightweight PowerShell backdoor used by Turla, possibly as a recovery access tool to install other backdoors.
S0223POWERSTATS
POWERSTATS is a PowerShell-based first stage backdoor used by MuddyWater.
S0371POWERTON
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.
S1046PowGoop
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.
S0184POWRUNER
POWRUNER is a PowerShell script that sends and receives commands to and from the C2 server.
S1058Prestige
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.
S0113Prikormka
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.
S0654ProLock
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.
S0279Proton
Proton is a macOS backdoor focusing on data theft and credential access .
S0238Proxysvc
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.
S0029PsExec
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.
S0078Psylo
Psylo is a shellcode-based Trojan that has been used by Scarlet Mimic. It has similar characteristics as FakeM.
S0147Pteranodon
Pteranodon is a custom backdoor used by Gamaredon Group.
S0196PUNCHBUGGY
PUNCHBUGGY is a backdoor malware used by FIN8 that has been observed targeting POS networks in the hospitality industry.
S0197PUNCHTRACK
PUNCHTRACK is non-persistent point of sale (POS) system malware utilized by FIN8 to scrape payment card data.
S0192Pupy
Pupy is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android) remote administration and post-exploitation tool. 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.). Pupy is publicly available on GitHub.
S0006pwdump
pwdump is a credential dumper.
S1032PyDCrypt
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.
S0583Pysa
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.
S0650QakBot
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.
S0269QUADAGENT
QUADAGENT is a PowerShell backdoor used by OilRig.
S0262QuasarRAT
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.
S0686QuietSieve
QuietSieve is an information stealer that has been used by Gamaredon Group since at least 2021.
S0481Ragnar Locker
Ragnar Locker is a ransomware that has been in use since at least December 2019.
S0565Raindrop
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.
S0629RainyDay
RainyDay is a backdoor tool that has been used by Naikon since at least 2020.
S0458Ramsay
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.
S0055RARSTONE
RARSTONE is malware used by the Naikon group that has some characteristics similar to PlugX.
S0241RATANKBA
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.
S0364RawDisk
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.
S0169RawPOS
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. FireEye divides RawPOS into three components: FIENDCRY, DUEBREW, and DRIFTWOOD.
S1040Rclone
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.
S0662RCSession
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).
S0495RDAT
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.
S0416RDFSNIFFER
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.
S0172Reaver
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.
S0153RedLeaves
RedLeaves is a malware family used by menuPass. The code overlaps with PlugX and may be based upon the open source tool Trochilus.
S0075Reg
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.
Utilities such as Reg are known to be used by persistent threats.
S0511RegDuke
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.
S0019Regin
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.
S0332Remcos
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.
S0375Remexi
Remexi is a Windows-based Trojan that was developed in the C programming language.
S0166RemoteCMD
RemoteCMD is a custom tool used by APT3 to execute commands on a remote system similar to SysInternal's PSEXEC functionality.
S0592RemoteUtilities
RemoteUtilities is a legitimate remote administration tool that has been used by MuddyWater since at least 2021 for execution on target machines.
S0125Remsec
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.
S0174Responder
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.
S0379Revenge RAT
Revenge RAT is a freely available remote access tool written in .NET (C#).
S0496REvil
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.
S0258RGDoor
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.
S0433Rifdoor
Rifdoor is a remote access trojan (RAT) that shares numerous code similarities with HotCroissant.
S0003RIPTIDE
S0448Rising 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.
S0684ROADTools
ROADTools is a framework for enumerating Azure Active Directory environments. The tool is written in Python and publicly available on GitHub.
S0400RobbinHood
RobbinHood is ransomware that was first observed being used in an attack against the Baltimore city government's computer network.
S0112ROCKBOOT
ROCKBOOT is a Bootkit that has been used by an unidentified, suspected China-based group.
S0270RogueRobin
RogueRobin is a payload used by DarkHydrus that has been developed in PowerShell and C#.
S0240ROKRAT
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.
S0103route
route can be used to find or change information within the local system IP routing table.
S0090Rover
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.
S1073Royal
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.
S0148RTM
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.
S1071Rubeus
Rubeus is a C# toolset designed for raw Kerberos interaction that has been used since at least 2020, including in ransomware operations.
S0358Ruler
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.
S0253RunningRAT
RunningRAT is a remote access tool that appeared in operations surrounding the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics along with Gold Dragon and Brave Prince.
S0446Ryuk
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.
S0085S-Type
S-Type is a backdoor that was used in Operation Dust Storm since at least 2013.
S1018Saint Bot
Saint Bot is a .NET downloader that has been used by Ember Bear since at least March 2021.
S0074Sakula
Sakula is a remote access tool (RAT) that first surfaced in 2012 and was used in intrusions throughout 2015.
S0370SamSam
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.
S0111schtasks
schtasks is used to schedule execution of programs or scripts on a Windows system to run at a specific date and time.
S0461SDBbot
SDBbot is a backdoor with installer and loader components that has been used by TA505 since at least 2019.
S0195SDelete
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.
S0053SeaDuke
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.
S0345Seasalt
Seasalt is malware that has been linked to APT1's 2010 operations. It shares some code similarities with OceanSalt.
S0185SEASHARPEE
SEASHARPEE is a Web shell that has been used by OilRig.
S0382ServHelper
ServHelper is a backdoor first observed in late 2018. The backdoor is written in Delphi and is typically delivered as a DLL file.
S0639Seth-Locker
Seth-Locker is a ransomware with some remote control capabilities that has been in use since at least 2021.
S0596ShadowPad
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.
S0140Shamoon
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. The term Shamoon is sometimes used to refer to the group using the malware as well as the malware itself.
S1019Shark
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.
S0546SharpStage
SharpStage is a .NET malware with backdoor capabilities.
S0450SHARPSTATS
SHARPSTATS is a .NET backdoor used by MuddyWater since at least 2019.
S0444ShimRat
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.
S0445ShimRatReporter
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.
S0028SHIPSHAPE
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.
S0063SHOTPUT
S0217SHUTTERSPEED
SHUTTERSPEED is a backdoor used by APT37.
S0589Sibot
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.
S0610SideTwist
SideTwist is a C-based backdoor that has been used by OilRig since at least 2021.
S0692SILENTTRINITY
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.
S0623Siloscape
Siloscape is malware that targets Kubernetes clusters through Windows containers. Siloscape was first observed in March 2021.
S0007Skeleton Key
Skeleton Key is malware used to inject false credentials into domain controllers with the intent of creating a backdoor password. Functionality similar to Skeleton Key is included as a module in Mimikatz.
S0468Skidmap
Skidmap is a kernel-mode rootkit used for cryptocurrency mining.
S0633Sliver
Sliver is an open source, cross-platform, red team command and control framework written in Golang.
S0533SLOTHFULMEDIA
SLOTHFULMEDIA is a remote access Trojan written in C++ that has been used by an unidentified "sophisticated cyber actor" since at least January 2017. It has been used to target government organizations, defense contractors, universities, and energy companies in Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe.
In October 2020, Kaspersky Labs assessed SLOTHFULMEDIA is part of an activity cluster it refers to as "IAmTheKing". ESET also noted code similarity between SLOTHFULMEDIA and droppers used by a group it refers to as "PowerPool".
S0218SLOWDRIFT
SLOWDRIFT is a backdoor used by APT37 against academic and strategic victims in South Korea.
S1035Small Sieve
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.
Security researchers have also noted Small Sieve's use by UNC3313, which may be associated with MuddyWater.
S0226Smoke Loader
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.
S0649SMOKEDHAM
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.
S0627SodaMaster
SodaMaster is a fileless malware used by menuPass to download and execute payloads since at least 2020.
S0615SombRAT
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.
S0516SoreFang
SoreFang is first stage downloader used by APT29 for exfiltration and to load other malware.
S0157SOUNDBITE
S0035SPACESHIP
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.
S0543Spark
Spark is a Windows backdoor and has been in use since as early as 2017.
S0374SpeakUp
SpeakUp is a Trojan backdoor that targets both Linux and OSX devices. It was first observed in January 2019.
S0646SpicyOmelette
SpicyOmelette is a JavaScript based remote access tool that has been used by Cobalt Group since at least 2018.
S0227spwebmember
spwebmember is a Microsoft SharePoint enumeration and data dumping tool written in .NET.
S0225sqlmap
sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that can be used to automate the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws.
S0390SQLRat
SQLRat is malware that executes SQL scripts to avoid leaving traditional host artifacts. FIN7 has been observed using it.
S1030Squirrelwaffle
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.
S0188Starloader
Starloader is a loader component that has been observed loading Felismus and associated tools.
S1037STARWHALE
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.
S0380StoneDrill
StoneDrill is wiper malware discovered in destructive campaigns against both Middle Eastern and European targets in association with APT33.
S0142StreamEx
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.
S1034StrifeWater
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.
S0491StrongPity
StrongPity is an information stealing malware used by PROMETHIUM.
S0603Stuxnet
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. Stuxnet was discovered in 2010, with some components being used as early as November 2008.
S1042SUGARDUMP
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.
S1049SUGARUSH
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.
S0559SUNBURST
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.
S0562SUNSPOT
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.
S0578SUPERNOVA
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.
S1064SVCReady
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.
S0018Sykipot
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. The group using this malware has also been referred to as Sykipot.
S0242SynAck
SynAck is variant of Trojan ransomware targeting mainly English-speaking users since at least fall 2017.
S0519SYNful 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.
S0464SYSCON
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.
S0096Systeminfo
Systeminfo is a Windows utility that can be used to gather detailed information about a computer.
S0663SysUpdate
SysUpdate is a backdoor written in C++ that has been used by Threat Group-3390 since at least 2020.
S0098T9000
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.
S0011Taidoor
Taidoor is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used by Chinese government cyber actors to maintain access on victim networks. Taidoor has primarily been used against Taiwanese government organizations since at least 2010.
S0586TAINTEDSCRIBE
TAINTEDSCRIBE is a fully-featured beaconing implant integrated with command modules used by Lazarus Group. It was first reported in May 2020.
S0467TajMahal
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.
S1011Tarrask
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.
S0057Tasklist
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.
S0164TDTESS
TDTESS is a 64-bit .NET binary backdoor used by CopyKittens.
S0560TEARDROP
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.
S0146TEXTMATE
TEXTMATE is a second-stage PowerShell backdoor that is memory-resident. It was observed being used along with POWERSOURCE in February 2017.
S0595ThiefQuest
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. 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.
S0665ThreatNeedle
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.
S0668TinyTurla
TinyTurla is a backdoor that has been used by Turla against targets in the US, Germany, and Afghanistan since at least 2020.
S0131TINYTYPHON
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.
S0671Tomiris
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.
S0183Tor
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.
S0678Torisma
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.
S0682TrailBlazer
TrailBlazer is a modular malware that has been used by APT29 since at least 2019.
S0266TrickBot
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.
S0609TRITON
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.
S0094Trojan.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.
S0001Trojan.Mebromi
Trojan.Mebromi is BIOS-level malware that takes control of the victim before MBR.
S0178Truvasys
Truvasys is first-stage malware that has been used by PROMETHIUM. It is a collection of modules written in the Delphi programming language.
S0436TSCookie
TSCookie is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by BlackTech in campaigns against Japanese targets.. TSCookie has been referred to as PLEAD though more recent reporting indicates a separation between the two.
S0647Turian
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.
S0199TURNEDUP
TURNEDUP is a non-public backdoor. It has been dropped by APT33's StoneDrill malware.
S0263TYPEFRAME
TYPEFRAME is a remote access tool that has been used by Lazarus Group.
S0116UACMe
UACMe is an open source assessment tool that contains many methods for bypassing Windows User Account Control on multiple versions of the operating system.
S0221Umbreon
A Linux rootkit that provides backdoor access and hides from defenders.
S0130Unknown 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.
S0275UPPERCUT
UPPERCUT is a backdoor that has been used by menuPass.
S0386Ursnif
Ursnif is a banking trojan and variant of the Gozi malware observed being spread through various automated exploit kits, Spearphishing Attachments, and malicious links. Ursnif is associated primarily with data theft, but variants also include components (backdoors, spyware, file injectors, etc.) capable of a wide variety of behaviors.
S0452USBferry
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.
S0136USBStealer
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.
S0476Valak
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.
S0442VBShower
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.
S0257VERMIN
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.
S0180Volgmer
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.
S0366WannaCry
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.
S0670WarzoneRAT
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.
S0612WastedLocker
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.
S0579Waterbear
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.
S0109WEBC2
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.
S0515WellMail
WellMail is a lightweight malware written in Golang used by APT29, similar in design and structure to WellMess.
S0514WellMess
WellMess is lightweight malware family with variants written in .NET and Golang that has been in use since at least 2018 by APT29.
S0645Wevtutil
Wevtutil is a Windows command-line utility that enables administrators to retrieve information about event logs and publishers.
S0689WhisperGate
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.
S0005Windows Credential Editor
Windows Credential Editor is a password dumping tool.
S0155WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD is a signature backdoor used by APT32.
S0466WindTail
WindTail is a macOS surveillance implant used by Windshift. WindTail shares code similarities with Hack Back aka KitM OSX.
S0219WINERACK
S0191Winexe
Winexe is a lightweight, open source tool similar to PsExec designed to allow system administrators to execute commands on remote servers. Winexe is unique in that it is a GNU/Linux based client.
S0176Wingbird
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.
S0059WinMM
S0430Winnti 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.
S0141Winnti 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.. The Linux variant is tracked separately under Winnti for Linux.
S0041Wiper
Wiper is a family of destructive malware used in March 2013 during breaches of South Korean banks and media companies.
S1065Woody RAT
Woody RAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that has been used since at least August 2021 against Russian organizations.
S0161XAgentOSX
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.
S0341Xbash
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.
S0653xCaon
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.
S0123xCmd
xCmd is an open source tool that is similar to PsExec and allows the user to execute applications on remote systems.
S0658XCSSET
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.
S0117XTunnel
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.
S0388YAHOYAH
YAHOYAH is a Trojan used by Tropic Trooper as a second-stage backdoor.
S0248yty
yty is a modular, plugin-based malware framework. The components of the framework are written in a variety of programming languages.
S0251Zebrocy
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.
S0027Zeroaccess
Zeroaccess is a kernel-mode Rootkit that attempts to add victims to the ZeroAccess botnet, often for monetary gain.
S0230ZeroT
ZeroT is a Trojan used by TA459, often in conjunction with PlugX.
S0330Zeus 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.
S0086ZLib
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.
S0350zwShell
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.
S0412ZxShell
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.
S1013ZxxZ
ZxxZ is a trojan written in Visual C++ that has been used by BITTER since at least August 2021, including against Bangladeshi government personnel.