SmartApeSG
SmartApeSG is a malware delivery campaign, also tracked as ZPHP and HANEYMANEY, that uses ClickFix-style social engineering to infect Windows users. The campaign injects malicious scripts into legitimate but compromised websites and redirects visitors to fake CAPTCHA or human-verification pages that instruct victims to paste clipboard-injected commands into the Windows Run dialog. Reported payloads delivered by SmartApeSG include Remcos RAT, NetSupport RAT/NetSupport Manager RAT, StealC, and Sectop RAT (ArechClient2). Multiple reports describe the use of password-protected ZIP archives, HTA downloaders, and DLL side-loading via legitimate executables. Observed persistence mechanisms include Windows Registry modifications and scheduled tasks. The campaign has been documented from at least late 2025 through 2026, including activity using the finger command and repeated ClickFix lures. The provided content does not attribute SmartApeSG to a specific nation state.
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Tradecraft
31 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
Associated malware families
6 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 additional family tracked in Mallory.
Observables
49 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
Recent activity
9 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
ClickFix campaign delivering an unidentified initial RAT followed by a malicious NetSupport Manager RAT package, with changing daily indicators and C2 infrastructure.
SmartApeSG is described conducting a fake CAPTCHA / ClickFix infection chain using compromised websites, redirector infrastructure, a password-protected ZIP archive, DLL side-loading, and persistence via Windows Registry updates and scheduled tasks.
Activity cluster associated with injected scripts on compromised websites, fake CAPTCHA pages using ClickFix instructions, and malware delivery leading to persistence on infected Windows hosts.
A malware delivery campaign using ClickFix fake CAPTCHA social engineering on compromised websites to trick users into manually executing malicious scripts, resulting in staged delivery of multiple payloads including Remcos RAT, NetSupport RAT, StealC, and Sectop RAT.
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