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LoadToBadXml

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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.

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Void Banshee

LoadToBadXml is a .NET Trojan loader that is obfuscated using Eziriz .NET Reactor.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

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

Execution

1 technique
T1059.001PowerShellEvidence1
TacticExecution

This script uses PowerShell to download an additional script hosted on a compromised web server and executes the command using the PowerShell irm (Invoke-RestMethod) alias and iex (Invoke-Expression) alias commands.

Privilege Escalation

1 technique
T1055Process InjectionEvidence1
TacticsPrivilege EscalationStealth

It then injects them into C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe. The malware employs a common process injection technique... CreateProcess ... VirtualAllocEx ... WriteProcessMemory ... CreateRemoteThread API.

Stealth

3 techniques
T1027Obfuscated Files or InformationEvidence1
TacticStealth

The HTA file contains a Visual Basic Script (VBScript) that decrypts XOR encrypted content with key 4... LoadToBadXml is a .NET Trojan loader that is obfuscated using Eziriz .NET Reactor.

T1055Process InjectionEvidence1
TacticsPrivilege EscalationStealth

It then injects them into C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegAsm.exe. The malware employs a common process injection technique... CreateProcess ... VirtualAllocEx ... WriteProcessMemory ... CreateRemoteThread API.

T1218.009Regsvcs/RegasmEvidence1
TacticStealth

Atlantida abuses RegAsm.exe to proxy malicious code execution.

INDICATORS OF COMPROMISE

IOCs tracked for this family

1 indicator attributed across vendor reports, sandbox runs, and researcher write-ups. Full values are available in Mallory.

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Hashes
1 tracked

File hashes (MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256) from samples and reports.

TypeValueLatest sighting
hash.sha256●●●●●●●●●●●●View more in app2 years ago
ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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

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Threat actor attribution1

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Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping4

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

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