NETEAGLE
NETEAGLE is a backdoor developed by APT30 with compile dates as early as 2008. It has two main variants known as “Scout” and “Norton.” [1]
ID: S0034
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Techniques Used
| Domain | ID | Name | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1059 | Command-Line Interface | NETEAGLE allows adversaries to execute shell commands on the infected host. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1094 | Custom Command and Control Protocol | If NETEAGLE does not detect a proxy configured on the infected machine, it will send beacons via UDP/6000. Also, after retrieving a C2 IP address and Port Number, NETEAGLE will initiate a TCP connection to this socket. The ensuing connection is a plaintext C2 channel in which commands are specified by DWORDs. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1041 | Exfiltration Over Command and Control Channel | NETEAGLE is capable of reading files over the C2 channel. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1008 | Fallback Channels | NETEAGLE will attempt to detect if the infected host is configured to a proxy. If so, NETEAGLE will send beacons via an HTTP POST request; otherwise it will send beacons via UDP/6000. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1083 | File and Directory Discovery | NETEAGLE allows adversaries to enumerate and modify the infected host's file system. It supports searching for directories, creating directories, listing directory contents, reading and writing to files, retrieving file attributes, and retrieving volume information. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1057 | Process Discovery | NETEAGLE can send process listings over the C2 channel. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1060 | Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder |
The "SCOUT" variant of NETEAGLE achieves persistence by adding itself to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Registry key.
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| Enterprise | T1071 | Standard Application Layer Protocol | NETEAGLE will attempt to detect if the infected host is configured to a proxy. If so, NETEAGLE will send beacons via an HTTP POST request; otherwise it will send beacons via UDP/6000. NETEAGLE will also use HTTP to download resources that contain an IP address and Port Number pair to connect to for further C2. Adversaries can also use NETEAGLE to establish an RDP connection with a controller over TCP/7519. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1032 | Standard Cryptographic Protocol | NETEAGLE will decrypt resources it downloads with HTTP requests by using RC4 with the key "ScoutEagle." [1] |
| Enterprise | T1095 | Standard Non-Application Layer Protocol | If NETEAGLE does not detect a proxy configured on the infected machine, it will send beacons via UDP/6000. Also, after retrieving a C2 IP address and Port Number, NETEAGLE will initiate a TCP connection to this socket. The ensuing connection is a plaintext C2 channel in which commands are specified by DWORDs. [1] |
Groups That Use This Software
| ID | Name | References |
|---|---|---|
| G0013 | APT30 | [1] |