Tool: Matryoshka RAT| Names | Matryoshka RAT | |
| Category | Malware | |
| Type | Backdoor, Dropper, Loader, Info stealer | |
| Description | (ClearSky) The Matryoshka infection framework is built of three parts: • Dropper o Obfuscating code and signaling to the C2 that the file has been executed o Launching the loader and using it to execute functions. o Comparing anti-analysis logic and reporting it back to C2 • Reflective Loader o Employing anti-debugging and anti-sandboxing techniques o Runtime API Address resolver o Covert DLL injection of the RAT library o Persistence file on disk • RAT component o Configuring the Reflective Loader to survive reboots and process exits o DNS Command and Control communication o Common RAT functionalities | |
| Information | <https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/minervaresearchpublic/CopyKittens/CopyKittens.pdf> | |
| MITRE ATT&CK | <https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0167/> | |
| Malpedia | <https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.matryoshka_rat> | |
| AlienVault OTX | <https://otx.alienvault.com/browse/pulses?q=tag:Matryoshka> | |
Last change to this tool card: 22 April 2020
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| Changed | Name | Country | Observed | ||
APT groups | |||||
| CopyKittens, Slayer Kitten |  | 2013-Jan 2017 | |||
| Magic Hound, APT 35, Cobalt Gypsy, Charming Kitten | | 2013-Jan 2021 |  | ||
2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
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