PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)

PoetRAT is a remote access trojan (RAT) that was first identified in April 2020. PoetRAT has been used in multiple campaigns against the private and public sectors in Azerbaijan, including ICS and SCADA systems in the energy sector. The STIBNITE activity group has been observed using the malware. PoetRAT derived its name from references in the code to poet William Shakespeare. (Citation: Talos PoetRAT April 2020)(Citation: Talos PoetRAT October 2020)(Citation: Dragos Threat Report 2020)

Cluster A	Galaxy A	Cluster B	Galaxy B	Level
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	1
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Automated Collection - T1119 (30208d3e-0d6b-43c8-883e-44462a514619)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Lua - T1059.011 (afddee82-3385-4682-ad90-eeced33f2d07)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Remote System Discovery - T1018 (e358d692-23c0-4a31-9eb6-ecc13a8d7735)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Video Capture - T1125 (6faf650d-bf31-4eb4-802d-1000cf38efaf)	Attack Pattern	1
Dynamic Data Exchange - T1559.002 (232a7e42-cd6e-4902-8fe9-2960f529dd4d)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Command Obfuscation - T1027.010 (d511a6f6-4a33-41d5-bc95-c343875d1377)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol - T1048 (a19e86f8-1c0a-4fea-8407-23b73d615776)	Attack Pattern	1
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Non-Standard Port - T1571 (b18eae87-b469-4e14-b454-b171b416bc18)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol - T1048.003 (fb8d023d-45be-47e9-bc51-f56bcae6435b)	Attack Pattern	1
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6)	Attack Pattern	1
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c)	Attack Pattern	1
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4)	Attack Pattern	1
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90)	Attack Pattern	1
PoetRAT - S0428 (cc5497f7-a9e8-436f-94da-b2b4a9b9ad3c)	Malware	Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1)	Attack Pattern	1
Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d)	Attack Pattern	Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8)	Attack Pattern	2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69)	Attack Pattern	File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c)	Attack Pattern	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Lua - T1059.011 (afddee82-3385-4682-ad90-eeced33f2d07)	Attack Pattern	2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6)	Attack Pattern	File Transfer Protocols - T1071.002 (9a60a291-8960-4387-8a4a-2ab5c18bb50b)	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
Dynamic Data Exchange - T1559.002 (232a7e42-cd6e-4902-8fe9-2960f529dd4d)	Attack Pattern	Inter-Process Communication - T1559 (acd0ba37-7ba9-4cc5-ac61-796586cd856d)	Attack Pattern	2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67)	Attack Pattern	Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	2
Command Obfuscation - T1027.010 (d511a6f6-4a33-41d5-bc95-c343875d1377)	Attack Pattern	Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a)	Attack Pattern	2
Archive via Utility - T1560.001 (00f90846-cbd1-4fc5-9233-df5c2bf2a662)	Attack Pattern	Archive Collected Data - T1560 (53ac20cd-aca3-406e-9aa0-9fc7fdc60a5a)	Attack Pattern	2
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	2
Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol - T1048.003 (fb8d023d-45be-47e9-bc51-f56bcae6435b)	Attack Pattern	Exfiltration Over Alternative Protocol - T1048 (a19e86f8-1c0a-4fea-8407-23b73d615776)	Attack Pattern	2
Malicious File - T1204.002 (232b7f21-adf9-4b42-b936-b9d6f7df856e)	Attack Pattern	User Execution - T1204 (8c32eb4d-805f-4fc5-bf60-c4d476c131b5)	Attack Pattern	2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d)	Attack Pattern	System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6)	Attack Pattern	2
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf)	Attack Pattern	Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279)	Attack Pattern	2
Spearphishing Attachment - T1566.001 (2e34237d-8574-43f6-aace-ae2915de8597)	Attack Pattern	Phishing - T1566 (a62a8db3-f23a-4d8f-afd6-9dbc77e7813b)	Attack Pattern	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62)	Attack Pattern	2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2)	Attack Pattern	Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4)	Attack Pattern	2
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118)	Attack Pattern	Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada)	Attack Pattern	2
OS Credential Dumping - T1003 (0a3ead4e-6d47-4ccb-854c-a6a4f9d96b22)	Attack Pattern	LSASS Memory - T1003.001 (65f2d882-3f41-4d48-8a06-29af77ec9f90)	Attack Pattern	2
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830)	Attack Pattern	Python - T1059.006 (cc3502b5-30cc-4473-ad48-42d51a6ef6d1)	Attack Pattern	2