TEXTMATE
MITRE ATT&CK: S0146 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: DNSMessenger, TEXTMATE
- First seen
- 2017-02-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 15:45:07
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector financial-services
Context
TEXTMATE is a second-stage PowerShell backdoor that is memory-resident. It was observed being used along with POWERSOURCE in February 2017.
Detection coverage
- 37 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- DNS (attack-pattern)
- Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- FIN7 (threat-actor)
Related threat objects
- POWERSOURCE (malware)
- DNSMessenger (malware)
Reports & references
- web.archive.org — Fin7 Spear Phishing (report)
- cert.ssi.gouv.fr — 20220427 Np Tlpwhite Anssi Fin7 (report)
- Mandiant — Cds18 Technical S05 Att&Cking Fin7 (report)
- blog.apnic.net — How To Detect And Prevent Common Data Exfiltration Attacks (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Dnsmessenger (report)
- Cisco Talos — Dnsmessenger Sec Campaign (report)
- wraithhacker.com — More Info On Evolved Dnsmessenger (report)
- Cisco Talos — Dnsmessenger (report)
- Cisco Talos — Dnsmessenger (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0146 (report)