ATT&CKSoftwareFLASHFLOOD

FLASHFLOOD

S0036

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About this malware

FLASHFLOOD is malware developed by APT30 that allows propagation and exfiltration of data over removable devices. APT30 may use this capability to exfiltrate data across air-gaps.

Techniques used6

Procedure examples6

TechniqueProcedure example
T1005
Data from Local System

FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on the local system. FLASHFLOOD will scan the My Recent Documents, Desktop, Temporary Internet Files, and TEMP directories. FLASHFLOOD also collects information stored in the Windows Address Book.

T1025
Data from Removable Media

FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on removable media and copies them to a staging area. The default file types copied would include data copied to the drive by SPACESHIP.

T1074.001
Local Data Staging

FLASHFLOOD stages data it copies from the local system or removable drives in the "%WINDIR%\$NtUninstallKB885884$\" directory.

T1083
File and Directory Discovery

FLASHFLOOD searches for interesting files (either a default or customized set of file extensions) on the local system and removable media.

T1547.001
Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

FLASHFLOOD achieves persistence by making an entry in the Registry's Run key.

T1560.003
Archive via Custom Method

FLASHFLOOD employs the same encoding scheme as SPACESHIP for data it stages. Data is compressed with zlib, and bytes are rotated four times before being XOR'ed with 0x23.

Groups that use it1

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References1

  1. FireEye APT30 Open source
    FireEye Labs. (2015, April). APT30 AND THE MECHANICS OF A LONG-RUNNING CYBER ESPIONAGE OPERATION. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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