VaporRage

MITRE ATT&CK: S0636 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BOOMMIC, VaporRage

First seen
2021-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
downloader
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:20:45

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector technology-and-telecommunications

Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:gb

Context

VaporRage is a shellcode downloader that has been used by APT29 since at least 2021.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 115 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Execution Guardrails (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Web Protocols (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • SIGNATURE_BASE_M_APT_Downloader_BOOMMIC (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • Microsoft — Breaking Down Nobeliums Latest Early Stage Toolset (report)
  • mrtiepolo.medium.com — Sophisticated Apt29 Campaign Abuses Notion Api To Target The European Commission 200188059F58 (report)
  • Mandiant — Tracking Apt29 Phishing Campaigns (report)
  • incibe-cert.es — Incibe Cert Estudio Analisis Nobelium 2022 V1 (report)
  • incibe.es — Incibe Cert Estudio Analisis Nobelium 2022 V1 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Vapor Rage (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0636 (report)

External references