IronWind
MITRE ATT&CK: S9029 View on attack.mitre.org
Aliases: IronWind
- First seen
- 2023-01-01 00:00:00
- Malware type
- loader
- Family
- Malware family
- Operating systems
- windows
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 13:10:16
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector
Targeted regions: country_code:ae country_code:sa
Context
IronWind is a custom loader malware that has been in use since at least 2023 by actors including WIRTE to target entities in the Middle East.
Detection coverage
- 1 YARA rules
- 244 Sigma rules
Malware & tools used
- System Information Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Web Protocols (attack-pattern)
- System Owner/User Discovery (attack-pattern)
- DLL (attack-pattern)
- Command Obfuscation (attack-pattern)
- Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (attack-pattern)
- Windows Command Shell (attack-pattern)
- Software Discovery (attack-pattern)
- Indicator Removal (attack-pattern)
Used by threat actors
- WIRTE (threat-actor)
Detection rules
- MALPEDIA_Win_Ironwind_Auto (yara-rule)
Reports & references
- proofpoint.com — Ta402 Uses Complex Ironwind Infection Chains Target Middle East Based Government (report)
- research.checkpoint.com — Hamas Affiliated Threat Actor Expands To Disruptive Activity (report)
- malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de — Win.Ironwind (report)
- MITRE ATT&CK — S9029 (report)