NativeZone

MITRE ATT&CK: S0637 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: NativeZone

First seen
2021-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
loader
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:20:26

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

Context

NativeZone is the name given collectively to disposable custom Cobalt Strike loaders used by APT29 since at least 2021.

Detection coverage

  • 3 YARA rules
  • 109 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Malicious File (attack-pattern)
  • System Checks (attack-pattern)
  • Rundll32 (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Execution Guardrails (attack-pattern)
  • Masquerading (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • ARKBIRD_SOLG_MAL_Nativezone_May_2021_1 (yara-rule)
  • SEKOIA_Apt_Nobelium_Nativezone_Gen (yara-rule)
  • SIGNATURE_BASE_APT_APT29_NOBELIUM_Nativezone_Loader_May21_1 (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • labs.sentinelone.com — Noblebaron New Poisoned Installers Could Be Used In Supply Chain Attacks (report)
  • Microsoft — Breaking Down Nobeliums Latest Early Stage Toolset (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0637 (report)

External references