JFMBackdoor
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Groups observed using it
3 distinct threat actors attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
“Our analysis revolves around an open directory found during our hunting of Red Lamassu, containing both an aforementioned kworker sample, alongside a fully featured Windows backdoor, which we call JFMBackdoor.”
“Our analysis revolves around an open directory found during our hunting of Red Lamassu, containing both an aforementioned kworker sample, alongside a fully featured Windows backdoor, which we call JFMBackdoor.”
According to the researchers, JFMBackdoor is a full-featured Windows espionage implant that has the following capabilities: Reverse shell access, file management, TCP proxying, process/service management, registry manipulation, screenshot capture, encrypted configuration management, self-removal and anti-forensics.
Techniques & procedures
13 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Execution
2 techniques
Execution
Persistence
1 technique
Persistence
Stealth
3 techniques
Stealth
Self-removal and anti-forensics — Hide activity, remove persistence, and delete traces
Defense Impairment
1 technique
Defense Impairment
Discovery
2 techniques
Discovery
Lateral Movement
1 technique
Lateral Movement
Collection
1 technique
Collection
Command and Control
3 techniques
Command and Control
once Showboat is deployed on a target system, it starts collecting information about the host and sends it to a command-and-control (C2) server
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A Windows backdoor delivered via DLL side-loading that provides remote shell access, file system operations, network proxying, screenshot capture, and self-removal capabilities for espionage operations.
A Windows espionage backdoor delivered through a DLL-sideloading chain. It supports reverse shell access, file operations, TCP proxying, process and service control, registry changes, screenshot capture, encrypted configuration storage, and anti-forensics/self-removal.
The version that knows your environment.
Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.
Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.