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CHOPSTICK (01c6c49a-f7c8-44cd-a377-4dfd358ffeba)

CHOPSTICK is a malware family of modular backdoors used by APT28. It has been used since at least 2012 and is usually dropped on victims as second-stage malware, though it has been used as first-stage malware in several cases. It has both Windows and Linux variants. [FireEye APT28] [ESET Sednit Part 2] [FireEye APT28 January 2017] [DOJ GRU Indictment Jul 2018] It is tracked separately from the X-Agent for Android.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
APT28 (5b1a5b9e-4722-41fc-a15d-196a549e3ac5) Tidal Groups CHOPSTICK (01c6c49a-f7c8-44cd-a377-4dfd358ffeba) Tidal Software 1