Solar

Solar is a C#/.NET backdoor that was used by OilRig during the Outer Space campaign to download, execute, and exfiltrate files.[1]

ID: S1166
Type: MALWARE
Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.0
Created: 21 November 2024
Last Modified: 27 November 2024

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1020 Automated Exfiltration

Solar can automatically exfitrate files from compromised systems.[1]

Enterprise T1132 .001 Data Encoding: Standard Encoding

Solar can Base64-encode and gzip compress C2 communications including command outputs.[1]

Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

Solar can XOR encrypt C2 communications.[1]

Enterprise T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Solar can send staged files to C2 for exfiltration.[1]

Enterprise T1070 .004 Indicator Removal: File Deletion

Solar has the ability to delete staged files after they are uploaded to C2.[1]

Enterprise T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Solar has the ability to download and execute files.[1]

Enterprise T1053 .005 Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task

Solar can create scheduled tasks named Earth and Venus, which run every 30 and 40 seconds respectively, to support C2 and exfiltration.[1]

Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

Solar can send basic information about the infected host to C2.[1]

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0049 OilRig

[1]

Campaigns

ID Name Description
C0042 Outer Space

[1]

References