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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)

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Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 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
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern 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
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 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
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 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
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 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
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 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
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 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
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 2
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 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
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Audio Capture - T1123 (1035cdf2-3e5f-446f-a7a7-e8f6d7925967) Attack Pattern 2
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
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 Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) 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
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) 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
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) 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
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) 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