Names | KeyBoy TSSL | |
Category | Malware | |
Type | Reconnaissance, Backdoor, Info stealer, Exfiltration | |
Description | (PWC) The malware leveraged by KeyBoy has a plethora of functionality, including, but not limited to: • Screen grabbing/taking screenshots; • Determine public or WAN IP address (using a public IP service), likely for determining a suited target; • Gather extended system information, such as information about the operating system, disks, memory and so on; • A ‘file browser’ or explorer; • Shutdown and reboot commands (in addition to the point below); • Launching interactive shells for communicating with the victim machine; • Download and upload functionality; and • Usage of custom SSL libraries for masquerading C2 traffic. | |
Information | <https://www.pwc.co.uk/issues/cyber-security-data-privacy/research/the-keyboys-are-back-in-town.html> <https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/tropic-trooper-new-strategy/> <https://citizenlab.ca/2016/11/parliament-keyboy/> <https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/06/07/keyboy-targeted-attacks-against-vietnam-and-india/> | |
MITRE ATT&CK | <https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0387/> | |
Malpedia | <https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.keyboy> | |
AlienVault OTX | <https://otx.alienvault.com/browse/pulses?q=tag:keyboy> |
Last change to this tool card: 14 May 2020
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Changed | Name | Country | Observed | ||
APT groups | |||||
Tropic Trooper, Pirate Panda, APT 23, KeyBoy | ![]() | 2011-Jul 2020 |
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
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