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Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40)

Group5 is a threat group with a suspected Iranian nexus, though this attribution is not definite. The group has targeted individuals connected to the Syrian opposition via spearphishing and watering holes, normally using Syrian and Iranian themes. Group5 has used two commonly available remote access tools (RATs), njRAT and NanoCore, as well as an Android RAT, DroidJack. (Citation: Citizen Lab Group5)

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Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 1
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern 1
Group5 - G0043 (7331c66a-5601-4d3f-acf6-ad9e3035eb40) Intrusion Set NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 1
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Remote System Discovery - T1018 (e358d692-23c0-4a31-9eb6-ecc13a8d7735) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Non-Standard Port - T1571 (b18eae87-b469-4e14-b454-b171b416bc18) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Data from Local System - T1005 (3c4a2599-71ee-4405-ba1e-0e28414b4bc5) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Process Discovery - T1057 (8f4a33ec-8b1f-4b80-a2f6-642b2e479580) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Exfiltration Over C2 Channel - T1041 (92d7da27-2d91-488e-a00c-059dc162766d) Attack Pattern 2
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
System Owner/User Discovery - T1033 (03d7999c-1f4c-42cc-8373-e7690d318104) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 2
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Replication Through Removable Media - T1091 (3b744087-9945-4a6f-91e8-9dbceda417a4) Attack Pattern 2
Remote Desktop Protocol - T1021.001 (eb062747-2193-45de-8fa2-e62549c37ddf) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Screen Capture - T1113 (0259baeb-9f63-4c69-bf10-eb038c390688) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Application Window Discovery - T1010 (4ae4f953-fe58-4cc8-a327-33257e30a830) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware File Deletion - T1070.004 (d63a3fb8-9452-4e9d-a60a-54be68d5998c) Attack Pattern 2
Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware File and Directory Discovery - T1083 (7bc57495-ea59-4380-be31-a64af124ef18) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) Attack Pattern 2
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Video Capture - T1125 (6faf650d-bf31-4eb4-802d-1000cf38efaf) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Peripheral Device Discovery - T1120 (348f1eef-964b-4eb6-bb53-69b3dcb0c643) Attack Pattern 2
Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
njRAT - S0385 (d906e6f7-434c-44c0-b51a-ed50af8f7945) Malware Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 2
Input Capture - T1056 (bb5a00de-e086-4859-a231-fa793f6797e2) Attack Pattern Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern 2
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
System Network Configuration Discovery - T1016 (707399d6-ab3e-4963-9315-d9d3818cd6a0) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Keylogging - T1056.001 (09a60ea3-a8d1-4ae5-976e-5783248b72a4) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware Ingress Tool Transfer - T1105 (e6919abc-99f9-4c6c-95a5-14761e7b2add) Attack Pattern 2
Audio Capture - T1123 (1035cdf2-3e5f-446f-a7a7-e8f6d7925967) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
Video Capture - T1125 (6faf650d-bf31-4eb4-802d-1000cf38efaf) Attack Pattern NanoCore - S0336 (b4d80f8b-d2b9-4448-8844-4bef777ed676) Malware 2
PowerShell - T1059.001 (970a3432-3237-47ad-bcca-7d8cbb217736) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 3
Fast Flux DNS - T1568.001 (29ba5a15-3b7b-4732-b817-65ea8f6468e6) Attack Pattern Dynamic Resolution - T1568 (7bd9c723-2f78-4309-82c5-47cad406572b) Attack Pattern 3
Disable or Modify System Firewall - T1562.004 (5372c5fe-f424-4def-bcd5-d3a8e770f07b) Attack Pattern Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern 3
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder - T1547.001 (9efb1ea7-c37b-4595-9640-b7680cd84279) Attack Pattern Boot or Logon Autostart Execution - T1547 (1ecb2399-e8ba-4f6b-8ba7-5c27d49405cf) Attack Pattern 3
Remote Desktop Protocol - T1021.001 (eb062747-2193-45de-8fa2-e62549c37ddf) Attack Pattern Remote Services - T1021 (54a649ff-439a-41a4-9856-8d144a2551ba) Attack Pattern 3
Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern 3
Obfuscated Files or Information - T1027 (b3d682b6-98f2-4fb0-aa3b-b4df007ca70a) Attack Pattern Compile After Delivery - T1027.004 (c726e0a2-a57a-4b7b-a973-d0f013246617) Attack Pattern 3
Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern 3
Credentials from Password Stores - T1555 (3fc9b85a-2862-4363-a64d-d692e3ffbee0) Attack Pattern Credentials from Web Browsers - T1555.003 (58a3e6aa-4453-4cc8-a51f-4befe80b31a8) Attack Pattern 3
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern 3
Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern Visual Basic - T1059.005 (dfd7cc1d-e1d8-4394-a198-97c4cab8aa67) Attack Pattern 3
Symmetric Cryptography - T1573.001 (24bfaeba-cb0d-4525-b3dc-507c77ecec41) Attack Pattern Encrypted Channel - T1573 (b8902400-e6c5-4ba2-95aa-2d35b442b118) Attack Pattern 3
Impair Defenses - T1562 (3d333250-30e4-4a82-9edc-756c68afc529) Attack Pattern Disable or Modify Tools - T1562.001 (ac08589e-ee59-4935-8667-d845e38fe579) Attack Pattern 3