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Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40)

Group5 is a threat group with a suspected Iranian nexus, though this attribution is not definite. The group has targeted individuals connected to the Syrian opposition via spearphishing and watering holes, normally using Syrian and Iranian themes. Group5 has used two commonly available remote access tools (RATs), njRAT and NanoCore, as well as an Android RAT, DroidJack. (Citation: Citizen Lab Group5)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern 2
Remote System Discovery - T1018 (e358d692-23c0-4a31-9eb6-ecc13a8d7735) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern 2
Non-Standard Port - T1571 (b18eae87-b469-4e14-b454-b171b416bc18) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Application Window Discovery - T1010 (4ae4f953-fe58-4cc8-a327-33257e30a830) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 2
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 2
Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Video Capture - T1125 (6faf650d-bf31-4eb4-802d-1000cf38efaf) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
Remote Desktop Protocol - T1021.001 (eb062747-2193-45de-8fa2-e62549c37ddf) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Audio Capture - T1123 (1035cdf2-3e5f-446f-a7a7-e8f6d7925967) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Video Capture - T1125 (6faf650d-bf31-4eb4-802d-1000cf38efaf) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern 3
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 3
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 3
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern 3
Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 3
Remote Desktop Protocol - T1021.001 (eb062747-2193-45de-8fa2-e62549c37ddf) Attack Pattern Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 3
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 3