Names | Helminth | |
Category | Malware | |
Type | Backdoor | |
Description | Helminth is a backdoor that has at least two variants - one written in VBScript and PowerShell that is delivered via a macros in Excel spreadsheets, and one that is a standalone Windows executable. | |
Information | <https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/the-oilrig-campaign-attacks-on-saudi-arabian-organizations-deliver-helminth-backdoor/> <https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2016/05/targeted_attacksaga.html> <https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/dns-tunneling-in-the-wild-overview-of-oilrigs-dns-tunneling/> <http://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2016/10/unit42-oilrig-malware-campaign-updates-toolset-and-expands-targets/> | |
MITRE ATT&CK | <https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0170/> | |
Malpedia | <https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.helminth> | |
AlienVault OTX | <https://otx.alienvault.com/browse/pulses?q=tag:Helminth> |
Last change to this tool card: 13 May 2020
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Changed | Name | Country | Observed | ||
APT groups | |||||
OilRig, APT 34, Helix Kitten, Chrysene | 2014-Sep 2024 |
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
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