KOCTOPUS

MITRE ATT&CK: S0669 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: KOCTOPUS

First seen
2018-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
loader, rat
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:21:17

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

Context

KOCTOPUS's batch variant is loader used by LazyScripter since 2018 to launch Octopus and Koadic and, in some cases, QuasarRAT. KOCTOPUS also has a VBA variant that has the same functionality as the batch version.

Detection coverage

  • 779 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Spearphishing Attachment (attack-pattern)
  • Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious File (attack-pattern)
  • Proxy (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Spearphishing Link (attack-pattern)
  • System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Hidden Window (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Malicious Link (attack-pattern)
  • Clear Persistence (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • PowerShell (attack-pattern)
  • Bypass User Account Control (attack-pattern)
  • Command Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
  • Visual Basic (attack-pattern)
  • Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder (attack-pattern)
  • Disable or Modify Tools (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Reports & references

  • web.archive.org — Lazyscripter (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S0669 (report)

External references