DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)

DUSTPAN is an in-memory dropper written in C/C++ used by APT41 since 2021 that decrypts and executes an embedded payload.(Citation: Google Cloud APT41 2024)(Citation: Google Cloud APT41 2022)

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
Portable Executable Injection - T1055.002 (806a49c4-970d-43f9-9acc-ac0ee11e6662)	Attack Pattern	DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	1
Embedded Payloads - T1027.009 (0533ab23-3f7d-463f-9bd8-634d27e4dee1)	Attack Pattern	DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c)	Attack Pattern	DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	1
DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32)	Attack Pattern	1
Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	1
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	DUSTPAN - S1158 (37487ff6-de2a-4c14-9e8b-ba3b97f78aaf)	Malware	1
Portable Executable Injection - T1055.002 (806a49c4-970d-43f9-9acc-ac0ee11e6662)	Attack Pattern	Process Injection - T1055 (43e7dc91-05b2-474c-b9ac-2ed4fe101f4d)	Attack Pattern	2
Embedded Payloads - T1027.009 (0533ab23-3f7d-463f-9bd8-634d27e4dee1)	Attack Pattern	Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	2
Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5)	Attack Pattern	Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32)	Attack Pattern	2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0)	Attack Pattern	Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2)	Attack Pattern	2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144)	Attack Pattern	Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	2