Threat Intelligence Directory

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cobian_rat

Cobalt Strike is a paid penetration testing product that allows an attacker to deploy an agent named 'Beacon' on the victim machine. Beacon includes a wealth of functionality to the attacker, including, but not limited to command execution, key logging, file transfer, SOCKS proxying, privilege escalation, mimikatz, port scanning and lateral movement. Beacon is in-memory/file-less, in that it consists of stageless or multi-stage shellcode that once loaded by exploiting a vulnerability or executing a shellcode loader, will reflectively load itself into the memory of a process without touching the disk. It supports C2 and staging over HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, SMB named pipes as well as forward and reverse TCP; Beacons can be daisy-chained. Cobalt Strike comes with a toolkit for developing shellcode loaders, called Artifact Kit. The Beacon implant has become popular amongst targeted attackers and criminal users as it is well written, stable, and highly customizable.

This Go written malware was observed during campaign of COBALT MIRAGE; it includes FRP (Fast Reverse Proxy) published by fatedier on GitHub (https://github.com/fatedier/frp) and other projects additionally.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.coalabot

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cmstar

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cmsbrute

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cmoon

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cmimai

According to ESET Research, CloudScout is a toolset is capable of retrieving data from various cloud services by leveraging stolen web session cookies. Through a plugin, CloudScout works seamlessly with MgBot, Evasive Panda’s signature malware framework.

F-Secure describes CloudDuke as a malware toolset known to consist of, at least, a downloader, a loader and two backdoor variants. The CloudDuke downloader will download and execute additional malware from a preconfigured location. Interestingly, that location may be either a web address or a Microsoft OneDrive account. Both CloudDuke backdoor variants support simple backdoor functionality, similar to SeaDuke. While one variant will use a preconfigured C&C server over HTTP or HTTPS, the other variant will use a Microsoft OneDrive account to exchange commands and stolen data with its operators.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cloudwizard

CloudEyE (initially named GuLoader) is a small VB5/6 downloader. It typically downloads RATs/Stealers, such as Agent Tesla, Arkei/Vidar, Formbook, Lokibot, Netwire and Remcos, often but not always from Google Drive. The downloaded payload is xored.

CLOUDBURST aka NickelLoader is an HTTP(S) downloader. It recognizes a set of four basic commands, all five letters long, like abcde, avdrq, gabnc and dcrqv (alternatively: eknag, eacec, hjmwk, wohnp). The most important functionality is to load a received buffer, either as a DLL via the MemoryModule implementation, or as a shellcode. It uses AES for encryption and decryption of network traffic. It usually sends the following information back to its C&C server: computer name, product name and the list of running processes. Typically, it uses two hardcoded parameter names for its initial HTTP POST requests: gametype and type (alternatively: type and code). The CLOUDBURST payload is disguised as mscoree.dll and is side-loaded via a legitimate Windows binary PresentationHost.exe with the argument -embeddingObject. It comes either as a trojanized plugin project for Notepad++ (usually FingerText by erinata), or as a standalone DLL loaded by a dropper, which is a trojanized plugin project as well (usually NppyPlugin by Jari Pennanen). The CLOUDBURST malware was used in Operation DreamJob attacks against an aerospace company and a network running Microsoft Intune software in Q2-Q3 2022.

A keylogger.

The ClipBanker Trojan is known as an information stealer and spy trojan, it aims to steal and record any type of sensitive information from the infected environment such as browser history, cookies, Outlook data, Skype, Telegram, or cryptocurrency wallet account addresses. The main goal of this threat is to steal confidential information. The ClipBanker uses PowerShell commands for executing malicious activities. The thing that made the ClipBanker unique is its ability to record various banking actions of the user and manipulate them for its own benefit. The distribution method of the ClipBanker is through phishing emails or through social media posts that lure users to download malicious content.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.client_maximus

CLEANTOAD is a disruption tool that will delete file system artifacts, including those related to BLINDTOAD, and will run after a date obtained from a configuration file. The malware injects shellcode into notepad.exe and it overwrites and deletes files, modifies registry keys, deletes services, and clears Windows event logs.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.classfon

Clambling was discovered by Trend Micro and TalentJump. It is a custom malware used by an actor they refer to as DRBControl, which targets gambling and betting companies in Southeast Asia. One version of Clambling uses Dropbox as C&C channel to hide its communication.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.citadel

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cinoshi

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cinobi

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cifty

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chthonic

According to Rapid7, Chrysalis is a custom, feature-rich backdoor. Its wide array of capabilities indicates it is a sophisticated and permanent tool, not a simple throwaway utility. It uses legitimate binaries to sideload a crafted DLL with a generic name, which makes simple filename-based detection unreliable. It relies on custom API hashing in both the loader and the main module, each with its own resolution logic. This is paired with layered obfuscation and a fairly structured approach to C2 communication.

ChrGetPdsi is a basic infostealer written in Golang which is designed to steal browser history and logins, and targets Chrome, Edge, and Firefox. The output is written to a text file named chrgetpdsi.txt. Based on the samples analysed, the malware does not appear to have networking capabilities, and therefore it is likely that it is intended to be used in a post-compromise situation where the attacker already has access to the target system and can retrieve the created output file via other means.ChrGetPdsi has been observed being deployed by the Broomstick malware.

A loader delivering malicious Chrome and Safari extensions.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chiser_client

Chisel is an open-source project by Jaime Pillora (jpillora) that allows tunneling TCP and UDP connections via HTTP. It is available across platforms and written in Go. While benign in itself, Chisel has been utilized by multiple threat actors. It was for example observed by SentinelOne during a PYSA ransomware campaign to achieve persistence and used as backdoor. Github: https://github.com/jpillora/chisel

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chir

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chinoxy

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: apk.chinotto

Ransomware.

Adware that shows advertisements using plugin techniques for popular browsers

a simple code injection webshell that executes Microsoft .NET code within HTTP POST commands. This allows the shell to upload and download files, execute applications with web server account permissions, list directory contents, access Active Directory, access databases, and any other action allowed by the .NET runtime.

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chihuahua

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.chewbacca

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cherry_picker

Malware family tracked by Malpedia. ID: win.cherryloader

Chernolocker is a ransomware that encrypts a victim's files by using AES-256 and it asks for BTC ransom. Different versions are classified by the attacker's email address which changes over time.