Ixeshe

MITRE ATT&CK: S0015 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Ixeshe

First seen
2009-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor, rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Last IoC activity
2026-06-16 02:00:35
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:29:08

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:tw country_code:kr

Context

Ixeshe is a malware family that has been used since at least 2009 against targets in East Asia.

Detection coverage

  • 314 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Files and Directories (attack-pattern)
  • Standard Encoding (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Service Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0015 (report)
  • web.archive.org — Survival Of The Fittest New York Times Attackers Evolve Quickly (report)

External references