Mis-Type
MITRE ATT&CK: S0084 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: Mis-Type
- First seen
- 2012-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:18:33
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:jp country_code:kr country_code:us
Context
Mis-Type is a backdoor hybrid that was used in Operation Dust Storm by 2012.
Detection coverage
- 309 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Native API (attack-pattern)
- Boot or Logon Autostart Execution (attack-pattern)
- System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
- Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
- Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
- Local Account (attack-pattern)
- Standard Encoding (attack-pattern)
- Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
- System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Local Account (attack-pattern)
- Fallback Channels (attack-pattern)
- Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
- Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
- Process Injection (attack-pattern)
- Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- Operation Dust Storm (campaign)
Reports & references
- s7d2.scene7.com — Op Dust Storm Report (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0084 (report)