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
- Related IoCs
- 5 (4 malicious)
- Last IoC activity
- 2026-10-14 16:17:50
- 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.
Recent IoC activity
4 malicious indicators in Maltiverse are attributed to Explosive (S0569). The 4 most recently updated:
| Type | Indicator | Updated | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| file sample | b3c2506c4d7ef69d6ad94da8255b9f9ffede0a403e62a5db75e86894ceb65c40 | 2026-10-14 | 1 |
| file sample | d30f306d4d866a07372b94f7657a7a2b0500137fe7ef51678d0ef4249895c2c5 | 2026-10-14 | 1 |
| file sample | 41dd95533d85a0fd099ee79fbb4c8699ae6f9299b74034b8bafa3b0ea4a1fb3a | 2026-10-06 | 1 |
| file sample | ea335556fecaf983f6f26b9788b286fbf5bd85ff403bb4a1db604496d011be29 | 2026-10-05 | 1 |
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
- Volatile Cedar (threat-actor)
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)