MALWARE FAMILY

Syscon

Internal ID: win.syscon

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

SYSCON is a Remote Access Trojan used in a targeted champing against US government agencies. It has been recently observed in conjunction with CARROTBAT and CARROTBALL downloaders and it uses the File Transfer Protocol as Command and Control channel. Use of the family is attributed by Unit 42 to the Konni Group.

Threat Analysis

Syscon is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/syscon-backdoor-uses-ftp-as-a-cc-channel/

→https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/mcafee-uncovers-operation-honeybee-malicious-document-campaign-targeting-humanitarian-aid-groups/

→https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/the-fractured-statue-campaign-u-s-government-targeted-in-spear-phishing-attacks/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

win.syscon

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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