PLAINTEE
MITRE ATT&CK: S0254 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: PLAINTEE
- First seen
- 2018-06-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- backdoor
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:48:21
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:sg country_code:kh
Context
PLAINTEE is a malware sample that has been used by Rancor in targeted attacks in Singapore and Cambodia.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
- 308 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
- System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Bypass User Account Control (attack-pattern)
- Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
- Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
- Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
- Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- Rancor (threat-actor)
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Plaintee_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- secureworks.com — Bronze Overbrook (report)
- Palo Alto Unit 42 — Rancortaurus (report)
- researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com — Unit42 Rancor Targeted Attacks South East Asia Using Plaintee Ddkong Malware Families (report)
- nao-sec.org — An Overhead View Of The Royal Road (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Plaintee (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0254 (report)