BackConfig

MITRE ATT&CK: S0475 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BackConfig

First seen
2019-06-01 00:00:00
Malware type
trojan
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:47:11

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector education-and-nonprofits

Targeted regions: country_code:in

Context

BackConfig is a custom Trojan with a flexible plugin architecture that has been used by Patchwork.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 307 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Visual Basic (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Office Template Macros (attack-pattern)
  • File Deletion (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Command Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Files and Directories (attack-pattern)
  • Scheduled Task (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious Link (attack-pattern)
  • Code Signing (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Backconfig_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Palo Alto Unit 42 — Updated Backconfig Malware Targeting Government And Military Organizations (report)
  • Palo Alto Unit 42 — Threat Assessment Hangover Threat Group (report)
  • Palo Alto Unit 42 — Thirstygemini (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Backconfig (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0475 (report)

External references