FlawedAmmyy

MITRE ATT&CK: S0381 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: FlawedAmmyy

First seen
2016-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Related IoCs
14 (12 malicious)
Last IoC activity
2026-08-28 12:57:32
Profile updated
2026-07-07 15:47:08

Targeted industries: financial-services government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Context

FlawedAmmyy is a remote access tool (RAT) that was first seen in early 2016. The code for FlawedAmmyy was based on leaked source code for a version of Ammyy Admin, a remote access software.

Recent IoC activity

12 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to FlawedAmmyy (S0381). The 12 most recently updated:

Detection coverage

  • 553 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)
  • Security Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Rundll32 (attack-pattern)
  • Peripheral Device Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Input Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Clipboard Data (attack-pattern)
  • Data Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
  • Msiexec (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • Local Groups (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • CrowdStrike — Report2020Crowdstrikeglobalthreatreport (report)
  • web.archive.org — Odinaff New Trojan Used High Level Financial Attacks (report)
  • pwc.co.uk — Cyber Threats 2019 Retrospect (report)
  • threatrecon.nshc.net — Sectorj04 Groups Increased Activity In 2019 (report)
  • secureworks.com — Gold Tahoe (report)
  • cert.ssi.gouv.fr — Certfr 2020 Cti 009 (report)
  • fsec.or.kr — 2297.Do (report)
  • npu.gov.ua — Kiberpolicziya Vikrila Xakerske Ugrupovannya U Rozpovsyudzhenni Virusu Shifruvalnika Ta Nanesenni Inozemnim Kompaniyam Piv Milyarda Dolariv Zbitkiv (report)
  • blog.intel471.com — A Brief History Of Ta505 (report)
  • intel471.com — A Brief History Of Ta505 (report)
  • ti.qianxin.com — Cb78386A082F465F259B37Dae5Df4884 (report)
  • proofpoint.com — Ta505 Begins Summer Campaigns New Pet Malware Downloader Andromut Uae South (report)
  • macnica.net — Mpressioncss 2018 1H Report Mnc Rev3 Nopw (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Flawedammyy (report)
  • secrary.com — Ammy Rat Downloader (report)
  • ptsecurity.com — Operation Ta505 (report)
  • habr.com — 475328 (report)
  • sans.org — Unpacking Decrypting Flawedammyy 38930 (report)
  • Trend Micro — Ta505 At It Again Variety Is The Spice Of Servhelper And Flawedammyy (report)
  • proofpoint.com — Ta505 Abusing Settingcontent Ms Within Pdf Files Distribute Flawedammyy Rat (report)
  • youtube.com — Watch (report)
  • proofpoint.com — Leaked Source Code Ammyy Admin Turned Flawedammyy Rat (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0381 (report)
  • proofpoint.com — Leaked Ammyy Admin Source Code Turned Malware (report)

External references