BoxCaon

MITRE ATT&CK: S0651 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BoxCaon

Malware type
backdoor
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:07:04

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:af

Context

BoxCaon is a Windows backdoor that was used by IndigoZebra in a 2021 spearphishing campaign against Afghan government officials. BoxCaon's name stems from similarities shared with the malware family xCaon.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 267 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Bidirectional Communication (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution (attack-pattern)
  • Exfiltration to Cloud Storage (attack-pattern)
  • Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • System Network Configuration Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Boxcaon_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • research.checkpoint.com — Indigozebra Apt Continues To Attack Central Asia With Evolving Tools (report)
  • thehackernews.com — Indigozebra Apt Hacking Campaign (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Boxcaon (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0651 (report)

External references