Spark

Spark is a Windows backdoor and has been in use since as early as 2017.[1]

ID: S0543
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.1
Created: 15 December 2020
Last Modified: 18 August 2021

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1071 .001 Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols

Spark has used HTTP POST requests to communicate with its C2 server to receive commands.[1]

Enterprise T1059 .003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

Spark can use cmd.exe to run commands.[1]

Enterprise T1132 .001 Data Encoding: Standard Encoding

Spark has encoded communications with the C2 server with base64.[1]

Enterprise T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

Spark has used a custom XOR algorithm to decrypt the payload.[1]

Enterprise T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Spark has exfiltrated data over the C2 channel.[1]

Enterprise T1027 .002 Obfuscated Files or Information: Software Packing

Spark has been packed with Enigma Protector to obfuscate its contents.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

Spark can collect the hostname, keyboard layout, and language from the system.[1]

Enterprise T1614 .001 System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery

Spark has checked the results of the GetKeyboardLayoutList and the language name returned by GetLocaleInfoA to make sure they contain the word "Arabic" before executing.[1]

Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

Spark has run the whoami command and has a built-in command to identify the user logged in.[1]

Enterprise T1497 .002 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion: User Activity Based Checks

Spark has used a splash screen to check whether an user actively clicks on the screen before running malicious code.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0021 Molerats

[1] [2]

References