Explosive

Explosive is a custom-made remote access tool used by the group Volatile Cedar. It was first identified in the wild in 2015.[1][2]

ID: S0569
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 08 February 2021
Last Modified: 27 April 2021

Techniques Used

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

Explosive has used HTTP for communication.[1]

Enterprise T1115 Clipboard Data

Explosive has a function to use the OpenClipboard wrapper.[1]

Enterprise T1025 Data from Removable Media

Explosive can scan all .exe files located in the USB drive.[1]

Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

Explosive has encrypted communications with the RC4 method.[2]

Enterprise T1564 .001 Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories

Explosive has commonly set file and path attributes to hidden.[1]

Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Explosive has a function to download a file to the infected system.[1]

Enterprise T1056 .001 Input Capture: Keylogging

Explosive has leveraged its keylogging capabilities to gain access to administrator accounts on target servers.[1][2]

Enterprise T1112 Modify Registry

Explosive has a function to write itself to Registry values.[1]

Enterprise T1106 Native API

Explosive has a function to call the OpenClipboard wrapper.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

Explosive has collected the computer name from the infected host.[1]

Enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery

Explosive has collected the MAC address from the victim's machine.[1]

Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

Explosive has collected the username from the infected host.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0123 Volatile Cedar

[1][2]

References