MgBot

MITRE ATT&CK: S1146 View on attack.mitre.org

Aliases: BLame, MgmBot, POCOSTICK, MgBot

First seen
2012-01-01 00:00:00
Malware type
backdoor, botnet, spyware
Family
Malware family
Operating systems
windows
Profile updated
2026-07-07 13:03:25

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

Context

MgBot is a modular malware framework exclusively associated with Daggerfly operations since at least 2012. MgBot was developed in C++ and features a module design with multiple available plugins that have been under active development through 2024.

Detection coverage

  • 4 YARA rules
  • 197 Sigma rules

Malware & tools used

  • Keylogging (attack-pattern)
  • System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Domain Account (attack-pattern)
  • OS Credential Dumping (attack-pattern)
  • Credentials from Password Stores (attack-pattern)
  • Local Account (attack-pattern)
  • Databases (attack-pattern)
  • Credentials from Web Browsers (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Local System (attack-pattern)
  • Data from Removable Media (attack-pattern)
  • Domain Trust Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Clipboard Data (attack-pattern)
  • Steal Web Session Cookie (attack-pattern)
  • Remote System Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Process Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Network Service Discovery (attack-pattern)
  • Audio Capture (attack-pattern)

Used by threat actors

Detection rules

  • MALPEDIA_Win_Mgbot_Auto (yara-rule)
  • VOLEXITY_Apt_Malware_Win_Pocostick_Jul23 (yara-rule)
  • SEKOIA_Backdoor_Win_Mgbot_Main (yara-rule)
  • SEKOIA_Stealer_Win_Mgbot_Credential_Stealer (yara-rule)

Reports & references

  • blog.malwarebytes.com — Chinese Apt Group Targets India And Hong Kong Using New Variant Of Mgbot Malware (report)
  • vb2020.vblocalhost.com — Vb2020 43 (report)
  • youtube.com — Watch (report)
  • ESET — Evasive Panda Apt Group Malware Updates Popular Chinese Software (report)
  • virusbulletin.com — Needle Haystack (report)
  • blog.sekoia.io — My Teas Not Cold An Overview Of China Cyber Threat (report)
  • Broadcom/Symantec — Daggerfly Espionage Updated Toolset (report)
  • ESET — Evasive Panda Leverages Monlam Festival Target Tibetans (report)
  • volexity.com — Stormbamboo Compromises Isp To Abuse Insecure Software Update Mechanisms (report)
  • ESET — Cloudscout Evasive Panda Scouting Cloud Services (report)
  • twitter.com — 1438500100238577670 (report)
  • malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Mgbot (report)
  • Broadcom/Symantec — Apt Attacks Telecoms Africa Mgbot (report)
  • MITRE ATT&CK — S1146 (report)

External references