RedLeaves

MITRE ATT&CK: S0153 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BUGJUICE, RedLeaves

First seen
2017-04-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:46:55

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

Targeted regions: country_code:jp

Context

RedLeaves is a malware family used by menuPass. The code overlaps with PlugX and may be based upon the open source tool Trochilus.

Detection coverage

  • 375 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Shortcut Modification (attack-pattern)
  • DLL (attack-pattern)
  • Credentials from Web Browsers (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Non-Standard Port (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Connections Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • Mandiant — Apt10 Menupass Grou (report)
  • accenture.com — Accenture Hogfish Threat Analysis (report)
  • secureworks.com — Bronze Riverside (report)
  • macnica.net — Mpressioncss Ta Report 2019 (report)
  • macnica.net — Mpressioncss 2018 1H Report Mnc Rev3 Nopw (report)
  • pwc.co.uk — Cloud Hopper Annex B Final (report)
  • cyber.gov.au — Msp Investigation Report (report)
  • blog.jpcert.or.jp — Redleaves Malware Based On Open Source Rat (report)
  • us-cert.gov — Ta17 117A (report)
  • blogs.jpcert.or.jp — Redleaves Malware Based On Open Source Rat (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Redleaves (report)
  • github.com — Red%20Leaves (report)
  • accenture.com — Accenture Hogfish Threat Analysis (report)
  • go.recordedfuture.com — Cta 2019 0206 (report)
  • jpcert.or.jp — Acreport Redleaves (report)
  • carbonblack.com — Carbon Black Threat Research Dissects Red Leaves Malware Leverages Dll Side Loading (report)
  • community.rsa.com — Hunting Pack Use Case Redleaves Malware (report)
  • blog.macnica.net — Post 8C22 (report)
  • pwc.co.uk — Pwc Uk Operation Cloud Hopper Technical Annex April 2017 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0153 (report)
  • x.com — 850105140589633536 (report)
  • blog.jpcert.or.jp — Redleaves Malware Based On Open Source Rat (report)

External references