PowerPunch
MITRE ATT&CK: S0685 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: PowerPunch
- First seen
- 2021-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- downloader
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:50:09
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:ua
Context
PowerPunch is a lightweight downloader that has been used by Gamaredon Group since at least 2021.
Detection coverage
- 257 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- Command Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
- PowerShell (attack-pattern)
- Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
- Environmental Keying (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- Gamaredon Group (threat-actor)
Reports & references
- Microsoft — Actinium Targets Ukrainian Organizations (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S0685 (report)