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ZeroT (ff00fa92-b32e-46b6-88ca-98357ebe3f54)

Most recently, we have observed the same group targeting military and aerospace interests in Russia and Belarus. Since the summer of 2016, this group began using a new downloader known as ZeroT to install the PlugX remote access Trojan (RAT) and added Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (.chm) as one of the initial droppers delivered in spear-phishing emails.

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ZeroT (ff00fa92-b32e-46b6-88ca-98357ebe3f54) Tool ZeroT (9b0aa458-dfa9-48af-87ea-c36d1501376c) Malpedia 1
ZeroT (ff00fa92-b32e-46b6-88ca-98357ebe3f54) Tool ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 1
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Binary Padding - T1027.001 (5bfccc3f-2326-4112-86cc-c1ece9d8a2b5) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Windows Service - T1543.003 (2959d63f-73fd-46a1-abd2-109d7dcede32) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Bypass User Account Control - T1548.002 (120d5519-3098-4e1c-9191-2aa61232f073) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
ZeroT (9b0aa458-dfa9-48af-87ea-c36d1501376c) Malpedia ZeroT - S0230 (4ab44516-ad75-4e43-a280-705dc0420e2f) Malware 2
Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Binary Padding - T1027.001 (5bfccc3f-2326-4112-86cc-c1ece9d8a2b5) 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
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Software Packing - T1027.002 (deb98323-e13f-4b0c-8d94-175379069062) Attack Pattern 3
DLL Side-Loading - T1574.002 (e64c62cf-9cd7-4a14-94ec-cdaac43ab44b) Attack Pattern Hijack Execution Flow - T1574 (aedfca76-3b30-4866-b2aa-0f1d7fd1e4b6) Attack Pattern 3
Data Obfuscation - T1001 (ad255bfe-a9e6-4b52-a258-8d3462abe842) Attack Pattern Steganography - T1001.002 (eec23884-3fa1-4d8a-ac50-6f104d51e235) Attack Pattern 3
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 3
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 3