PipeMon

MITRE ATT&CK: S0501 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: PipeMon

First seen
2020-06-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 14:30:43

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:kr

Context

PipeMon is a multi-stage modular backdoor used by Winnti Group.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 360 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Create Process with Token (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Encrypted/Encoded File (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Dynamic-link Library Injection (attack-pattern)
  • Print Processors (attack-pattern)
  • Non-Application Layer Protocol (attack-pattern)
  • Bypass User Account Control (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • System Time Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Parent PID Spoofing (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • Fileless Storage (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Service (attack-pattern)
  • Code Signing (attack-pattern)
  • Fallback Channels (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Security Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Shared Modules (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Pipemon_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • cocomelonc.github.io — Malware Tricks 29 (report)
  • ESET — No Game Over Winnti Group (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Pipemon (report)
  • twitter.com — 1506904404225630210 (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0501 (report)

External references