NETEAGLE

MITRE ATT&CK: S0034 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Neteagle_Scout, ScoutEagle, NETEAGLE

First seen
2008-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:44:18

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

Targeted regions: country_code:cn country_code:in country_code:id country_code:my country_code:th country_code:vn

Context

NETEAGLE is a backdoor developed by APT30 with compile dates as early as 2008. It has two main variants known as “Scout” and “Norton.”

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 132 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Dynamic Resolution (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Fallback Channels (attack-pattern)
  • Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Neteagle_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Rpt Apt30 (report)
  • media.kasperskycontenthub.com — Rpt Apt30 (report)
  • Mandiant — Rpt Apt30 (report)
  • ptsecurity.com — Eagle Eye Is Back Apt30 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Neteagle (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0034 (report)

External references