Explosive

MITRE ATT&CK: S0569 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: Explosive

First seen
2015-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 12:49:13

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

Targeted regions: country_code:il country_code:us country_code:gb

Context

Explosive is a custom-made remote access tool used by the group Volatile Cedar. It was first identified in the wild in 2015.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 276 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Removable Media (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Symmetric Cryptography (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • Clipboard Data (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Files and Directories (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Explosive_Rat_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • clearskysec.com — Lebanese Cedar Apt (report)
  • media.kasperskycontenthub.com — Volatile Cedar Technical Report (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0569 (report)

External references