DustySky

MITRE ATT&CK: S0062 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: NeD Worm, DustySky

First seen
2015-05-01 00:00:00
Malware type
spyware, worm
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:49:37

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment

Targeted regions: country_code:sa country_code:qa country_code:ps

Context

DustySky is multi-stage malware written in .NET that has been used by Molerats since May 2015.

Detection coverage

  • 321 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Replication Through Removable Media (attack-pattern)
  • Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Archive via Utility (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • Peripheral Device Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (attack-pattern)
  • Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Security Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Lateral Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Fallback Channels (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • clearskysec.com — Operation%20Dustysky Tlp White (report)
  • clearskysec.com — Operation Dustysky2 6.2016 Tlp White (report)
  • Kaspersky — 90068 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0062 (report)

External references