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MITRE ATT&CK Malware

SLOTHFULMEDIA (S0533)

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[SLOTHFULMEDIA](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0533) is a remote access Trojan written in C++ that has been used by an unidentified "sophisticated cyber actor" since at least January 2017.(Citation: CISA MAR SLOTHFULMEDIA October 2020)(Citation: Costin Raiu IAmTheKing October 2020) It has been used to target government organizations, defense contractors, universities, and energy companies in Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Ukraine, and Eastern Europe.(Citation: USCYBERCOM SLOTHFULMEDIA October 2020)(Citation: Kaspersky IAmTheKing October 2020) In October 2020, Kaspersky Labs assessed [SLOTHFULMEDIA](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0533) is part of an activity cluster it refers to as "IAmTheKing".(Citation: Kaspersky IAmTheKing October 2020) ESET also noted code similarity between [SLOTHFULMEDIA](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0533) and droppers used by a group it refers to as "PowerPool".(Citation: ESET PowerPool Code October 2020)

Platforms: Windows

▪Techniques implemented (24)

T1680Local Storage DiscoveryT1041Exfiltration Over C2 ChannelT1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location
S0533 on MITRE ATT&CK →
T1112Modify Registry
T1055Process Injection
T1071.001Web Protocols
T1007System Service Discovery
T1056.001Keylogging
T1059.003Windows Command Shell
T1033System Owner/User Discovery
T1543.003Windows Service
T1036.004Masquerade Task or Service
T1569.002Service Execution
T1005Data from Local System
T1001Data Obfuscation
T1083File and Directory Discovery
T1489Service Stop
T1070.004File Deletion
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
T1049System Network Connections Discovery
T1057Process Discovery
T1113Screen Capture
T1564.001Hidden Files and Directories
T1082System Information Discovery

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