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PlugX (663f8ef9-4c50-499a-b765-f377d23c1070)

PLUGX is a remote access tool (RAT) used in targeted attacks aimed toward government-related institutions and key industries. It was utilized the same way as Poison Ivy, a RAT involved in a campaign dating back to 2008.

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PlugX (f4b159ea-97e5-483b-854b-c48a78d562aa) Tool PlugX (663f8ef9-4c50-499a-b765-f377d23c1070) RAT 1
PlugX (036bd099-fe80-46c2-9c4c-e5c6df8dcdee) Malpedia PlugX (663f8ef9-4c50-499a-b765-f377d23c1070) RAT 1
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware PlugX (663f8ef9-4c50-499a-b765-f377d23c1070) RAT 1
PlugX (f4b159ea-97e5-483b-854b-c48a78d562aa) Tool PlugX (036bd099-fe80-46c2-9c4c-e5c6df8dcdee) Malpedia 2
PlugX (f4b159ea-97e5-483b-854b-c48a78d562aa) Tool PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware System Network Connections Discovery - T1049 (7e150503-88e7-4861-866b-ff1ac82c4475) Attack Pattern 2
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Non-Application Layer Protocol - T1095 (c21d5a77-d422-4a69-acd7-2c53c1faa34b) Attack Pattern 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) Attack Pattern 2
Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Network Share Discovery - T1135 (3489cfc5-640f-4bb3-a103-9137b97de79f) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Dead Drop Resolver - T1102.001 (f7827069-0bf2-4764-af4f-23fae0d181b7) Attack Pattern 2
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware MSBuild - T1127.001 (c92e3d68-2349-49e4-a341-7edca2deff96) Attack Pattern 2
Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware DLL Search Order Hijacking - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34) Attack Pattern 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX (036bd099-fe80-46c2-9c4c-e5c6df8dcdee) Malpedia PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern PlugX - S0013 (64fa0de0-6240-41f4-8638-f4ca7ed528fd) Malware 2
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) 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
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern DNS - T1071.004 (1996eef1-ced3-4d7f-bf94-33298cabbf72) Attack Pattern 3
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 3
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1036.005 (1c4e5d32-1fe9-4116-9d9d-59e3925bd6a2) Attack Pattern 3
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Masquerade Task or Service - T1036.004 (7bdca9d5-d500-4d7d-8c52-5fd47baf4c0c) 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
Web Service - T1102 (830c9528-df21-472c-8c14-a036bf17d665) Attack Pattern Dead Drop Resolver - T1102.001 (f7827069-0bf2-4764-af4f-23fae0d181b7) Attack Pattern 3
Trusted Developer Utilities Proxy Execution - T1127 (ff25900d-76d5-449b-a351-8824e62fc81b) Attack Pattern MSBuild - T1127.001 (c92e3d68-2349-49e4-a341-7edca2deff96) Attack Pattern 3
Hidden Files and Directories - T1564.001 (ec8fc7e2-b356-455c-8db5-2e37be158e7d) Attack Pattern Hide Artifacts - T1564 (22905430-4901-4c2a-84f6-98243cb173f8) Attack Pattern 3
Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern DLL Search Order Hijacking - T1574.001 (2fee9321-3e71-4cf4-af24-d4d40d355b34) Attack Pattern 3
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern Create or Modify System Process - T1543 (106c0cf6-bf73-4601-9aa8-0945c2715ec5) 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
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern System Checks - T1497.001 (29be378d-262d-4e99-b00d-852d573628e6) Attack Pattern 3