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MoonWind

MoonWind is a remote access tool (RAT) that was used in 2016 to target organizations in Thailand. [1]

ID: S0149
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Type: MALWARE
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Platforms: Windows
Version: 1.1
Created: 31 May 2017
Last Modified: 30 March 2020
Enterprise Layer
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
Enterprise T1059 .003 Command and Scripting Interpreter: Windows Command Shell

MoonWind can execute commands via an interactive command shell.[1] MoonWind uses batch scripts for various purposes, including to restart and uninstall itself.[1]
Enterprise T1543 .003 Create or Modify System Process: Windows Service

MoonWind installs itself as a new service with automatic startup to establish persistence. The service checks every 60 seconds to determine if the malware is running; if not, it will spawn a new instance.[1]
Enterprise T1074 .001 Data Staged: Local Data Staging

MoonWind saves information from its keylogging routine as a .zip file in the present working directory.[1]
Enterprise T1573 .001 Encrypted Channel: Symmetric Cryptography

MoonWind encrypts C2 traffic using RC4 with a static key.[1]
Enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery

MoonWind has a command to return a directory listing for a specified directory.[1]
Enterprise T1070 .004 Indicator Removal: File Deletion

MoonWind can delete itself or specified files.[1]
Enterprise T1056 .001 Input Capture: Keylogging

MoonWind has a keylogger.[1]
Enterprise T1095 Non-Application Layer Protocol

MoonWind completes network communication via raw sockets.[1]
Enterprise T1571 Non-Standard Port

MoonWind communicates over ports 80, 443, 53, and 8080 via raw sockets instead of the protocols usually associated with the ports.[1]
Enterprise T1120 Peripheral Device Discovery

MoonWind obtains the number of removable drives from the victim.[1]
Enterprise T1057 Process Discovery

MoonWind has a command to return a list of running processes.[1]
Enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery

MoonWind can obtain the victim hostname, Windows version, RAM amount, number of drives, and screen resolution.[1]
Enterprise T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery

MoonWind obtains the victim IP address.[1]
Enterprise T1033 System Owner/User Discovery

MoonWind obtains the victim username.[1]
Enterprise T1124 System Time Discovery

MoonWind obtains the victim's current time.[1]

References

  1. Miller-Osborn, J. and Grunzweig, J.. (2017, March 30). Trochilus and New MoonWind RATs Used In Attack Against Thai Organizations. Retrieved March 30, 2017.