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Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9)

Kapeka is a backdoor written in C++ used against victims in Eastern Europe since at least mid-2022. Kapeka has technical overlaps with Exaramel for Windows and Prestige malware variants, both of which are linked to Sandworm Team. Kapeka may have been used in advance of Prestige deployment in late 2022.(Citation: WithSecure Kapeka 2024)(Citation: Microsoft KnuckleTouch 2024)

Cluster A Galaxy A Cluster B Galaxy B Level
System Information Discovery - T1082 (354a7f88-63fb-41b5-a801-ce3b377b36f1) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Encrypted/Encoded File - T1027.013 (0d91b3c0-5e50-47c3-949a-2a796f04d144) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Modify Registry - T1112 (57340c81-c025-4189-8fa0-fc7ede51bae4) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Masquerade File Type - T1036.008 (208884f1-7b83-4473-ac22-4e1cf6c41471) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Native API - T1106 (391d824f-0ef1-47a0-b0ee-c59a75e27670) Attack Pattern 1
Query Registry - T1012 (c32f7008-9fea-41f7-8366-5eb9b74bd896) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information - T1140 (3ccef7ae-cb5e-48f6-8302-897105fbf55c) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Proxy - T1090 (731f4f55-b6d0-41d1-a7a9-072a66389aea) Attack Pattern Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 1
Kapeka - S1190 (a43e55c9-0b7c-42c0-81de-b7a42d724db9) Malware Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 1
Windows Command Shell - T1059.003 (d1fcf083-a721-4223-aedf-bf8960798d62) Attack Pattern Command and Scripting Interpreter - T1059 (7385dfaf-6886-4229-9ecd-6fd678040830) Attack Pattern 2
System Binary Proxy Execution - T1218 (457c7820-d331-465a-915e-42f85500ccc4) Attack Pattern Rundll32 - T1218.011 (045d0922-2310-4e60-b5e4-3302302cb3c5) Attack Pattern 2
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
Scheduled Task/Job - T1053 (35dd844a-b219-4e2b-a6bb-efa9a75995a9) Attack Pattern Scheduled Task - T1053.005 (005a06c6-14bf-4118-afa0-ebcd8aebb0c9) Attack Pattern 2
Masquerading - T1036 (42e8de7b-37b2-4258-905a-6897815e58e0) Attack Pattern Masquerade File Type - T1036.008 (208884f1-7b83-4473-ac22-4e1cf6c41471) Attack Pattern 2
Clear Persistence - T1070.009 (d2c4e5ea-dbdf-4113-805a-b1e2a337fb33) Attack Pattern Indicator Removal - T1070 (799ace7f-e227-4411-baa0-8868704f2a69) Attack Pattern 2
Data Encoding - T1132 (cc7b8c4e-9be0-47ca-b0bb-83915ec3ee2f) Attack Pattern Standard Encoding - T1132.001 (04fd5427-79c7-44ea-ae13-11b24778ff1c) Attack Pattern 2
Application Layer Protocol - T1071 (355be19c-ffc9-46d5-8d50-d6a036c675b6) Attack Pattern Web Protocols - T1071.001 (df8b2a25-8bdf-4856-953c-a04372b1c161) Attack Pattern 2