misp-galaxy/elements/threat-actor-tools.json

{
  "values": [
    {
      "value": "PlugX",
      "description": "Malware"
    },
    {
      "value": "MSUpdater"
    },
    {
      "value": "Lazagne",
      "description": "A password recovery tool regularly used by attackers"
    },
    {
      "value": "Poison Ivy",
      "description": "Poison Ivy is a RAT which was freely available and first released in 2005.",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/current-threats/pdfs/rpt-poison-ivy.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "SPIVY",
      "description": "In March 2016, Unit 42 observed this new Poison Ivy variant we’ve named SPIVY being deployed via weaponized documents leveraging CVE-2015-2545.",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/04/unit42-new-poison-ivy-rat-variant-targets-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Torn RAT"
    },
    {
      "value": "OzoneRAT",
      "refs": ["https://blog.fortinet.com/2016/08/29/german-speakers-targeted-by-spam-leading-to-ozone-rat"],
      "synonyms": ["Ozone RAT","ozonercp"]
    },
    {
      "value": "ZeGhost"
    },
    {
      "value": "Backdoor.Dripion",
      "description": "Backdoor.Dripion was custom developed, deployed in a highly targeted fashion, and used command and control servers disguised as antivirus company websites.",
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/taiwan-targeted-new-cyberespionage-back-door-trojan"],
      "synonyms": ["Dripion"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Elise Backdoor",
      "synonyms": ["Elise"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Trojan.Laziok",
      "synonyms": ["Laziok"],
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/new-reconnaissance-threat-trojanlaziok-targets-energy-sector"],
      "description": "A new information stealer, Trojan.Laziok, acts as a reconnaissance tool allowing attackers to gather information and tailor their attack methods for each compromised computer."
    },
    {
      "value": "Slempo",
      "description": "Android-based malware",
      "synonyms": ["GM-Bot", "Acecard"]
    },
    {
      "value": "PWOBot",
      "description": "We have discovered a malware family named ‘PWOBot’ that is fairly unique because it is written entirely in Python, and compiled via PyInstaller to generate a Microsoft Windows executable. The malware has been witnessed affecting a number of Europe-based organizations, particularly in Poland. Additionally, the malware is delivered via a popular Polish file-sharing web service.",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/04/unit42-python-based-pwobot-targets-european-organizations/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Lstudio"
    },
    {
      "value": "Joy RAT"
    },
    {
      "value": "Lost Door RAT",
      "synonyms": ["LostDoor RAT"],
      "descriptions": "We recently came across a cyber attack that used a remote access Trojan (RAT) called Lost Door, a tool currently offered on social media sites. What also struck us the most about this RAT (detected as BKDR_LODORAT.A) is how it abuses the Port Forward feature in routers.",
      "refs": ["http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/lost-door-rat-accessible-customizable-attack-tool/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "njRAT",
      "synonyms": ["Bladakindi"],
      "refs": ["http://www.fidelissecurity.com/files/files/FTA_1009-njRAT_Uncovered_rev2.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "NanoCoreRAT",
      "synonyms": ["NanoCore"],
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/nanocore-another-rat-tries-make-it-out-gutter"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Sakula",
      "synonyms": ["Sakurel"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Derusbi"
    },
    {
      "value": "EvilGrab"
    },
    {
      "value": "IEChecker"
    },
    {
      "value": "Trojan.Naid"
    },
    {
      "value": "Backdoor.Moudoor"
    },
    {
      "value": "NetTraveler"
    },
    {
      "value": "Winnti"
    },
    {
      "value": "Mimikatz"
    },
    {
      "value": "WEBC2"
    },
    {
      "value": "Pirpi",
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/buckeye-cyberespionage-group-shifts-gaze-us-hong-kong"]
    },
    {
      "value": "RARSTONE"
    },
    {
      "value": "BACKSPACe"
    },
    {
      "value": "XSControl"
    },
    {
      "value": "NETEAGLE"
    },
    {
      "value": "Agent.BTZ",
      "synonyms": ["ComRat"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Heseber BOT",
      "description": "RAT bundle with standard VNC (to avoid/limit A/V detection)."
    },
    {
      "value": "Agent.dne"
    },
    {
      "value": "Wipbot"
    },
    {
      "value": "Turla"
    },
    {
      "value": "Uroburos"
    },
    {
      "value": "Winexe"
    },
    {
      "value": "Dark Comet",
      "description": "RAT initialy identified in 2011 and still actively used."
    },
    {
      "value": "AlienSpy",
      "description": "RAT for Apple OS X platforms"
    },
    {
      "value": "Cadelspy",
      "synonyms": ["WinSpy"]
    },
    {
      "value": "CMStar",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/03/digital-quartermaster-scenario-demonstrated-in-attacks-against-the-mongolian-government/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "DHS2015",
      "synonyms": ["iRAT"],
      "refs": ["https://securelist.com/files/2015/02/The-Desert-Falcons-targeted-attacks.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Gh0st Rat",
      "description": "Gh0st Rat is a well-known Chinese remote access trojan which was originally made by C.Rufus Security Team several years ago.",
      "synonyms": ["Gh0stRat, GhostRat"],
      "refs": ["http://download01.norman.no/documents/ThemanyfacesofGh0stRat.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Fakem RAT",
      "description": "Fakem RAT makes their network traffic look like well-known protocols (e.g. Messenger traffic, HTML pages). ",
      "synonyms": ["FAKEM"],
      "refs": ["http://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-fakem-rat.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "MFC Huner",
      "synonyms": ["Hupigon", "BKDR_HUPIGON"],
      "refs": ["http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/japan-us-defense-industries-among-targeted-entities-in-latest-attack/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Blackshades",
      "description": "Blackshades Remote Access Tool targets Microsoft Windows operating systems. Authors were arrested in 2012 and 2014.",
      "refs": ["https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-and-fbi-assistant-director-charge-announce-charges-connection","https://blog.malwarebytes.org/intelligence/2012/06/you-dirty-rat-part-2-blackshades-net/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "CORESHELL"
    },
    {
      "value": "CHOPSTICK"
    },
    {
      "value": "SOURFACE"
    },
    {
      "value": "OLDBAIT"
    },
    {
      "value": "Havex RAT",
      "synonyms": ["Havex"]
    },
    {
      "value": "KjW0rm",
      "description": "RAT initially written in VB.",
      "refs": ["https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/understanding-kjw0rm-malware-we-dive-in-to-the-tv5-cyber-attack/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "TinyTyphon"
    },
    {
      "value": "Badnews"
    },
    {
      "value": "LURK"
    },
    {
      "value": "Oldrea"
    },
    {
      "value": "AmmyAdmin"
    },
    {
      "value": "Matryoshka"
    },
    {
      "value": "TinyZBot"
    },
    {
      "value": "GHOLE"
    },
    {
      "value": "CWoolger"
    },
    {
      "value": "FireMalv"
    },
    {
      "value": "Regin"
    },
    {
      "value": "Duqu"
    },
    {
      "value": "Flame"
    },
    {
      "value": "Stuxnet"
    },
    {
      "value": "EquationLaser"
    },
    {
      "value": "EquationDrug"
    },
    {
      "value": "DoubleFantasy"
    },
    {
      "value": "TripleFantasy"
    },
    {
      "value": "Fanny"
    },
    {
      "value": "GrayFish"
    },
    {
      "value": "Babar"
    },
    {
      "value": "Bunny"
    },
    {
      "value": "Casper"
    },
    {
      "value": "NBot"
    },
    {
      "value": "Tafacalou"
    },
    {
      "value": "Tdrop"
    },
    {
      "value": "Troy"
    },
    {
      "value": "Tdrop2"
    },
    {
      "value": "ZXShell",
      "synonyms": ["Sensode"],
      "refs": ["http://www.fireeye.com/blog/uncategorized/2014/02/operation-snowman-deputydog-actor-compromises-us-veterans-of-foreign-wars-website.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "T9000",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/02/t9000-advanced-modular-backdoor-uses-complex-anti-analysis-techniques/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "T5000",
      "synonyms": ["Plat1"],
      "refs": ["http://www.cylance.com/techblog/Grand-Theft-Auto-Panda.shtml"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Taidoor",
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/trojantaidoor-takes-aim-policy-think-tanks"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Swisyn",
      "refs": ["http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2013/latest-adobe-pdf-exploit-used-to-target-uyghur-and-tibetan-activists/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Rekaf",
      "refs": ["https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Scieron"
    },
    {
      "value": "SkeletonKey",
      "refs": ["http://www.secureworks.com/cyber-threat-intelligence/threats/skeleton-key-malware-analysis/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Skyipot",
      "refs": ["http://labs.alienvault.com/labs/index.php/2011/another-sykipot-sample-likely-targeting-us-federal-agencies/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Spindest",
      "refs": ["http://www.threatconnect.com/news/threatconnect-enables-healthy-networking-biomed-life-sciences-industry/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Preshin"
    },
    {
      "value": "Rekaf",
      "refs": ["https://www.proofpoint.com/us/exploring-bergard-old-malware-new-tricks"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Oficla"
    },
    {
      "value": "PCClient RAT",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2014/10/new-indicators-compromise-apt-group-nitro-uncovered/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Plexor"
    },
    {
      "value": "Mongall",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/09/the-path-to-mass-producing-cyber-attacks.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "NeD Worm",
      "refs": ["http://www.clearskysec.com/dustysky/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "NewCT",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/09/the-path-to-mass-producing-cyber-attacks.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Nflog",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/09/the-path-to-mass-producing-cyber-attacks.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Janicab",
      "refs": ["http://blog.avast.com/2013/07/22/multisystem-trojan-janicab-attacks-windows-and-macosx-via-scripts/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Jripbot",
      "synonyms": ["Jiripbot"],
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/content/en/us/enterprise/media/security_response/whitepapers/butterfly-corporate-spies-out-for-financial-gain.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Jolob",
      "refs": ["http://pwc.blogs.com/cyber_security_updates/2014/10/scanbox-framework-whos-affected-and-whos-using-it-1.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "IsSpace",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2014/09/the-path-to-mass-producing-cyber-attacks.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Hoardy",
      "synonyms": ["Hoarde", "Phindolp", "BS2005"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Htran",
      "refs": ["http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/htran/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "HTTPBrowser",
      "synonyms": ["TokenControl"],
      "refs": ["https://www.threatstream.com/blog/evasive-maneuvers-the-wekby-group-attempts-to-evade-analysis-via-custom-rop"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Disgufa"
    },
    {
      "value": "Elirks"
    },
    {
      "value": "Snifula",
      "synonyms": ["Ursnif"],
      "refs": ["https://www.circl.lu/pub/tr-13/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Aumlib",
      "synonyms": ["Yayih", "mswab", "Graftor"],
      "refs": ["http://www.cybersquared.com/killing-with-a-borrowed-knife-chaining-core-cloud-service-profile-infrastructure-for-cyber-attacks"]
    },
    {
      "value": "CTRat",
      "refs": ["http://www.fireeye.com/blog/technical/threat-intelligence/2014/07/spy-of-the-tiger.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Emdivi",
      "synonyms": ["Newsripper"],
      "refs": ["http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/operation-cloudyomega-ichitaro-zero-day-and-ongoing-cyberespionage-campaign-targeting-japan"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Etumbot",
      "synonyms": ["Exploz", "Specfix", "RIPTIDE"],
      "refs": ["www.arbornetworks.com/asert/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ASERT-Threat-Intelligence-Brief-2014-07-Illuminating-Etumbot-APT.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Fexel",
      "synonyms": ["Loneagent"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Fysbis",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/02/a-look-into-fysbis-sofacys-linux-backdoor/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Hikit",
      "refs": ["https://blog.bit9.com/2013/02/25/bit9-security-incident-update/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Hancitor",
      "refs": ["https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/hancitor-ruckguv-reappear"],
      "synonyms": ["Tordal","Chanitor"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Ruckguv",
      "refs": ["https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/hancitor-ruckguv-reappear"]
    },
    {
      "value": "HerHer Trojan",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/05/the-oilrig-campaign-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-organizations-deliver-helminth-backdoor/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Helminth backdoor",
      "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/05/the-oilrig-campaign-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-organizations-deliver-helminth-backdoor/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "HDRoot",
      "refs": ["http://williamshowalter.com/a-universal-windows-bootkit/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "IRONGATE",
      "refs": ["https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/06/irongate_ics_malware.html"]
    },
    {
      "value": "ShimRAT",
      "refs": ["https://foxitsecurity.files.wordpress.com/2016/06/fox-it_mofang_threatreport_tlp-white.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "X-Agent",
      "refs": ["http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/pawn-storm-update-ios-espionage-app-found/"],
      "synonyms": ["XAgent"]
    },
    {
      "value": "X-Tunnel",
      "synonyms": ["XTunnel"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Foozer",
      "refs": ["https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "WinIDS",
      "refs": ["https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "DownRange",
      "refs": ["https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/bears-midst-intrusion-democratic-national-committee/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Mad Max",
      "refs": ["https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/asert/mad-max-dga/"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Crimson",
      "description": "Crimson is malware used as part of a campaign known as Operation Transparent Tribe that targeted Indian diplomatic and military victims",
      "refs": ["https://www.proofpoint.com/sites/default/files/proofpoint-operation-transparent-tribe-threat-insight-en.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "Prikormka",
      "description": "Operation Groundbait based on our research into the Prikormka malware family. This includes detailed technical analysis of the Prikormka malware family and its spreading mechanisms, and a description of the most noteworthy attack campaigns.",
      "refs": ["http://www.welivesecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Operation-Groundbait.pdf"]
    },
    {
      "value": "NanHaiShu",
      "description": "This whitepaper details a malicious program we identify as NanHaiShu. Based on our analysis, the threat actor behind this malware targets government and private-sector organizations.",
      "refs": ["https://www.f-secure.com/documents/996508/1030745/nanhaishu_whitepaper.pdf"]
    },
    {
       "value": "Umbreon",
       "description": "Umbreon (sharing the same name as the Pokémon) targets Linux systems, including systems running both Intel and ARM processors, expanding the scope of this threat to include embedded devices as well.",
       "refs": ["http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/pokemon-themed-umbreon-linux-rootkit-hits-x86-arm-systems/"]
    },
    {
       "value": "Odinaff",
       "description": "Odinaff is typically deployed in the first stage of an attack, to gain a foothold onto the network, providing a persistent presence and the ability to install additional tools onto the target network. These additional tools bear the hallmarks of a sophisticated attacker which has plagued the financial industry since at least 2013–Carbanak. This new wave of attacks has also used some infrastructure that has previously been used in Carbanak campaigns.",
       "refs": ["https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/odinaff-new-trojan-used-high-level-financial-attacks"]
    },
    {
       "value": "Hworm",
       "description": "Unit 42 has observed a new version of Hworm (or Houdini) being used within multiple attacks. This blog outlines technical details of this new Hworm version and documents an attack campaign making use of the backdoor. Of the samples used in this attack, the first we observed were June 2016, while as-of publication we were still seeing attacks as recently as mid-October, suggesting that this is likely an active, ongoing campaign.",
       "refs": ["http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/10/unit42-houdinis-magic-reappearance/"],
       "synonyms": ["Houdini"]
    }
  ],
  "version": 1,
  "uuid": "0d821b68-9d82-4c6d-86a6-1071a9e0f79f",
  "description": "threat-actor-tools is an enumeration of tools used by adversaries. The list includes malware but also common software regularly used by the adversaries.",
  "author": ["Alexandre Dulaunoy", "Florian Roth", "Timo Steffens"],
  "type": "threat-actor-tools"
}