hcdLoader
MITRE ATT&CK: S0071 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: hcdLoader
- First seen
- 2014-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- rat
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:46:37
Targeted industries: healthcare-and-pharmaceutical government-and-public-sector defense-and-aerospace
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:cn
Context
hcdLoader is a remote access tool (RAT) that has been used by APT18.
Detection coverage
- 65 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
- Windows Service (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- APT18 (threat-actor)
Reports & references
- secureworks.com — Where You At Indicators Of Lateral Movement Using At Exe On Windows 7 Systems (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0071 (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0071 (report)