Dok
MITRE ATT&CK: S0281 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: Retefe, Dok
- First seen
- 2017-04-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- trojan, credential-stealer
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- macos
- Related IoCs
- 2 (2 malicious)
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-07-30 12:36:35
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:41:25
Targeted industries: financial-services
Targeted regions: country_code:ch country_code:de
Context
Dok is a Trojan application disguised as a .zip file that is able to collect user credentials and install a malicious proxy server to redirect a user's network traffic (i.e. Adversary-in-the-Middle).
Recent IoC activity
2 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to Dok (S0281). The 2 most recently updated:
| Type | Indicator | Updated | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| hostname | yzpayb4sqad7gnin.onion | 2026-07-30 | 1 |
| file sample | ExeFile (69).exe | 2026-05-11 | 2 |
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
- 49 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Adversary-in-the-Middle (attack-pattern)
- Software Packing (attack-pattern)
- Launch Agent (attack-pattern)
- AppleScript (attack-pattern)
- Linux and Mac Permissions (attack-pattern)
- Exfiltration Over Unencrypted Non-C2 Protocol (attack-pattern)
- Install Root Certificate (attack-pattern)
- Sudo and Sudo Caching (attack-pattern)
- GUI Input Capture (attack-pattern)
- Multi-hop Proxy (attack-pattern)
- Login Items (attack-pattern)
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Retefe_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- objective-see.com — Blog 0X25 (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0281 (report)
- blog.checkpoint.com — Osx Malware Catching Wants Read Https Traffic (report)
- web.archive.org — Osxdok Analysis (report)