NightClub

MITRE ATT&CK: S1090 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: NightClub

First seen
2014-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
rat, spyware
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:05:35

Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector

Targeted regions: country_code:by country_code:ru

Context

NightClub is a modular implant written in C++ that has been used by MoustachedBouncer since at least 2014.

Detection coverage

  • 1 YARA rules
  • 381 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (attack-pattern)
  • Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Native API (attack-pattern)
  • File and Directory Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • DNS (attack-pattern)
  • Timestomp (attack-pattern)
  • Non-Standard Encoding (attack-pattern)
  • Mail Protocols (attack-pattern)
  • Masquerade Task or Service (attack-pattern)
  • Application Window Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • Screen Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Ingress Tool Transfer (attack-pattern)
  • Obfuscated Files or Information (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Peripheral Device Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Audio Capture (attack-pattern)
  • Local Data Staging (attack-pattern)
  • Modify Registry (attack-pattern)
  • Windows Service (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Nightclub_Auto (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • ESET — Moustachedbouncer Espionage Against Foreign Diplomats In Belarus (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Nightclub (report)
  • i.blackhat.com — Us 23 Matthieufaou Moustachedbouncer (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1090 (report)

External references