TookPS
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Groups observed using it
3 distinct threat actors attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
Using fraudulent GitHub repositories to distribute malicious batch script installers masquerading as legitimate IT and security software, leading to the deployment of the TookPS downloader, which then initiates a multi-stage infection chain to establish persistent remote access using SSH reverse tunnels and RATs like MineBridge RAT (aka TeviRAT).
Using fraudulent GitHub repositories to distribute malicious batch script installers masquerading as legitimate IT and security software, leading to the deployment of the TookPS downloader, which then initiates a multi-stage infection chain to establish persistent remote access using SSH reverse tunnels and RATs like MineBridge RAT (aka TeviRAT).
Using fraudulent GitHub repositories to distribute malicious batch script installers masquerading as legitimate IT and security software, leading to the deployment of the TookPS downloader, which then initiates a multi-stage infection chain to establish persistent remote access using SSH reverse tunnels and RATs like MineBridge RAT (aka TeviRAT).
Techniques & procedures
9 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Initial Access
1 technique
Initial Access
Execution
1 technique
Execution
Stealth
2 techniques
Stealth
Lateral Movement
1 technique
Lateral Movement
Command and Control
4 techniques
Command and Control
This command starts an SSH server, thereby establishing a tunnel between the infected device and the remote server.
...establish persistent remote access using SSH reverse tunnels and RATs like MineBridge RAT (aka TeviRAT).
IOCs tracked for this family
36 indicators attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.
IPs, domains, and DNS infrastructure linked to this family.
File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.
Recent activity
3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A downloader delivered via fraudulent GitHub repositories and malicious batch installers, used to start a multi-stage infection chain that establishes persistent remote access.
A Trojan downloader that contacts an embedded C2 domain to retrieve and execute PowerShell scripts. Those scripts download and run sshd-based tunneling components and additional backdoors, giving attackers covert and persistent remote access.
A Trojan downloader delivered via fake DeepSeek websites. When executed, it contacts malicious URLs, receives commands executed via cmd, commonly launches PowerShell with a Base64-encoded script, downloads a second-stage PowerShell script, and enables SSH with attacker-controlled keys for remote access.
The version that knows your environment.
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Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.