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X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c)

APT28's second-stage persistent macOS backdoor. This backdoor component is known to have a modular structure featuring various espionage functionalities, such as key-logging, screen grabbing and file exfiltration. This component is available for Osx, Windows, Linux and iOS operating systems.

Xagent is a modular backdoor with spying functionalities such as keystroke logging and file exfiltration. Xagent is the group’s flagship backdoor and heavily used in their operations. Early versions for Linux and Windows were seen years ago, then in 2015 an iOS version came out. One year later, an Android version was discovered and finally, in the beginning of 2017, an Xagent sample for OS X was described.

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware 1
X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 1
X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 1
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool X-Agent (3e2c99f9-66cd-48be-86e9-d7c1c164d87c) Tool 1
Location Tracking - T1430 (99e6295e-741b-4857-b6e5-64989eb039b4) Attack Pattern X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware 2
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern 2
X-Agent for Android - S0314 (56660521-6db4-4e5a-a927-464f22954b7c) Malware X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion - T1497 (82caa33e-d11a-433a-94ea-9b5a5fbef81d) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Internal Proxy - T1090.001 (f6dacc85-b37d-458e-b58d-74fc4bbf5755) Attack Pattern 2
Fallback Channels - T1008 (f24faf46-3b26-4dbb-98f2-63460498e433) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 2
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware Communication Through Removable Media - T1092 (64196062-5210-42c3-9a02-563a0d1797ef) Attack Pattern 2
CHOPSTICK - S0023 (ccd61dfc-b03f-4689-8c18-7c97eab08472) Malware X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
CHOPSTICK (0a32ceea-fa66-47ab-8bde-150dbd6d2e40) Tool X-Agent (Android) (0a7d9d22-a26d-4a2b-ab9b-b296176c3ecf) Malpedia 2
Masquerading - T1655 (f856eaab-e84a-4265-a8a2-7bf37e5dc2fc) Attack Pattern Match Legitimate Name or Location - T1655.001 (114fed8b-7eed-4136-8b9c-411c5c7fff4b) Attack Pattern 3
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Asymmetric Cryptography - T1573.002 (bf176076-b789-408e-8cba-7275e81c0ada) Attack Pattern 3
Domain Generation Algorithms - T1568.002 (118f61a5-eb3e-4fb6-931f-2096647f4ecd) Attack Pattern Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern 3
Security Software Discovery - T1518.001 (cba37adb-d6fb-4610-b069-dd04c0643384) Attack Pattern Software Discovery - T1518 (e3b6daca-e963-4a69-aee6-ed4fd653ad58) Attack Pattern 3
Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) Attack Pattern Internal Proxy - T1090.001 (f6dacc85-b37d-458e-b58d-74fc4bbf5755) Attack Pattern 3
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) 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
Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Mail Protocols - T1071.003 (54b4c251-1f0e-4eba-ba6b-dbc7a6f6f06b) Attack Pattern 3
Fileless Storage - T1027.011 (02c5abff-30bf-4703-ab92-1f6072fae939) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 3