MalwareUsed by 1 actor

FaceXInjector

For your environment

Hunt this family in your stack

Mallory pivots from this family to the IOCs, detections, and named campaigns that touch your stack, and pages you when something new lands.

Start free trial

THREAT ACTORS

Groups observed using it

1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.

View more details

MirrorFace

Execution chain - Installation ... FaceXInjector = NOOPLDR ... builds and executes ... reads Encrypted HiddenFace.

via jsac jpcertjsac.jpcert.or.jp

MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

4 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Execution

3 techniques

T1053.005Scheduled TaskEvidence1

TacticsExecution Persistence Privilege Escalation

Execution chain - Installation Scheduled task ... Example: automatic-device-check or createobject

T1059.005Visual BasicEvidence1

TacticExecution

Malicious XML file builds and executes FaceXInjector

T1127.001MSBuildEvidence2

TacticsExecution Stealth

Scheduled task launches MSBuild ... Malicious XML file ... FaceXInjector

Persistence

1 technique

T1053.005Scheduled TaskEvidence1

TacticsExecution Persistence Privilege Escalation

Execution chain - Installation Scheduled task ... Example: automatic-device-check or createobject

Privilege Escalation

2 techniques

T1053.005Scheduled TaskEvidence1

TacticsExecution Persistence Privilege Escalation

Execution chain - Installation Scheduled task ... Example: automatic-device-check or createobject

T1055Process InjectionEvidence1

TacticsPrivilege Escalation Stealth

Defined Windows utility ... Example: perfmon.exe, wermgr.exe, or powercfg.exe ... injects payload into

Stealth

2 techniques

T1055Process InjectionEvidence1

TacticsPrivilege Escalation Stealth

Defined Windows utility ... Example: perfmon.exe, wermgr.exe, or powercfg.exe ... injects payload into

T1127.001MSBuildEvidence2

TacticsExecution Stealth

Scheduled task launches MSBuild ... Malicious XML file ... FaceXInjector

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

2 SOURCESView more in app

mitre attack websiteNews

Apr 17, 2026

MirrorFace, Earth Kasha, Group G1054 | MITRE ATT&CK®

Injection tool compiled and executed with MSBuild by MirrorFace during Operation AkaiRyū.

jsac jpcertNews

May 26, 2026

A loader used in the HiddenFace execution chain. It is launched via MSBuild with a malicious XML file, reads the encrypted HiddenFace payload, decrypts/builds it, and executes it.

What this page doesn’t show

The version that knows your environment.

This page is what’s public. Mallory adds the parts that aren’t: which of your assets match these IOCs, which detections are missing, which campaigns to expect next, and what to do in the next 30 minutes.

Start free trial

IOC matching

Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.

Threat actor attribution1

Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.

Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping4

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.