MCMD

MITRE ATT&CK: S0500 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: MCMD

Malware type
rat
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:18:11

Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities government-and-public-sector manufacturing

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:de

Context

MCMD is a remote access tool that provides remote command shell capability used by Dragonfly.

Detection coverage

  • 311 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Clear Persistence (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Window (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Scheduled Task (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • secureworks.com — Mcmd Malware Analysis (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0500 (report)

External references