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ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403)

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. (Citation: FOX-IT May 2016 Mofang)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
Application Shimming - T1546.011 (42fe883a-21ea-4cfb-b94a-78b6476dcc83) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 1
Network Share Discovery - T1135 (3489cfc5-640f-4bb3-a103-9137b97de79f) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 1
Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
External Proxy - T1090.002 (69b8fd78-40e8-4600-ae4d-662c9d7afdb3) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 1
Scheduled Transfer - T1029 (4eeaf8a9-c86b-4954-a663-9555fb406466) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern 1
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern ShimRat - S0444 (5763217a-05b6-4edd-9bca-057e47b5e403) Malware 1
Application Shimming - T1546.011 (42fe883a-21ea-4cfb-b94a-78b6476dcc83) Attack Pattern Event Triggered Execution - T1546 (b6301b64-ef57-4cce-bb0b-77026f14a8db) 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
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism - T1548 (67720091-eee3-4d2d-ae16-8264567f6f5b) Attack Pattern Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
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 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 2
External Proxy - T1090.002 (69b8fd78-40e8-4600-ae4d-662c9d7afdb3) Attack Pattern Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) 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
Compression - T1027.015 (fbd91bfc-75c2-4f0c-8116-3b4e722906b3) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 2