TA554
Description
(Proofpoint) Since May 2018, Proofpoint researchers have observed email campaigns using a new downloader called sLoad. sLoad is a PowerShell downloader that most frequently delivers Ramnit banker and includes noteworthy reconnaissance features. The malware gathers information about the infected system including a list of running processes, the presence of Outlook, and the presence of Citrix-related files. sLoad can also take screenshots and check the DNS cache for specific domains (e.g., targeted banks), as well as load external binaries.
While initial versions of sLoad appeared in May 2018, we began tracking the campaigns from this actor (internally named TA554) since at least the beginning of 2017.
Names
| Name | Name-Giver |
|---|---|
| TA554 | Proofpoint |
| TH-163 | Yoroi |
Country
Motivation
- Financial crime
First Seen
2017
Observed Sectors
Observed Countries
Tools
Information
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/sload-and-ramnit-pairing-sustained-campaigns-against-uk-and-italy
- https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Malicious+Powershell+Targeting+UK+Bank+Customers/23675/
- https://blog.dynamoo.com/2017/02/highly-personalised-malspam-making.html
Other Information
Uuid
4ae54bc8-e451-4ec7-a8c7-08e9795cc082
Last Card Change
2020-04-29