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9002 Trojan

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THREAT ACTORS

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PKPLUG

The attackers also use the 9002 Trojan, which is believed to be shared among a small subset of attack groups.

via palo alto networks unit 42 blogunit42.paloaltonetworks.com
MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

4 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Initial Access

2 techniques
T1566PhishingEvidence1
TacticInitial Access

Considering all the malware related to PKPLUG that Unit 42 has analyzed, the use of such exploits appears to be less common than a spear-phishing technique making use of social engineering to lure victims into running their malware.

T1566.002Spearphishing LinkEvidence1
TacticInitial Access

Unit 42 published research that reported attacks using the 9002 Trojan delivered through Google Drive. The download originated with a spear-phishing email containing a shortened URL that redirected multiple times before downloading a ZIP file hosted on Google Drive.

Stealth

1 technique
T1218System Binary Proxy ExecutionEvidence1
TacticStealth

The contents of the file, assuming a victim clicked on the URL in the spear-phishing email, resembles the structure used in a technique known as AppLocker Bypass whereby trusted Windows executables can be used to execute malicious payloads.

Command and Control

1 technique
T1071Application Layer ProtocolEvidence1
TacticCommand and Control

The C2 infrastructure blogged by Blue Coat Labs ... Domain microsoftwarer[.]com ... logitechwkgame[.]com was documented by Unit 42 ... as the C2 for the 9002 Trojans analyzed.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Exploited vulnerabilities

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping4

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Researcher chatter

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