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SHARDLOADER

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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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Mustang Panda

Acronis names three new tools. SHARDLOADER is a loader that runs by sideloading a malicious DLL through a legitimately signed binary, a Solid PDF Creator executable in one campaign, and a Citrix Receiver binary in the other.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

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

Initial Access

1 technique
T1566.001Spearphishing AttachmentEvidence1

Both campaigns arrive as ZIP archives with the malicious DLL marked hidden. Acronis believes they were delivered by spear-phishing. The lures fit the targets: one themed around a hydropower cooperation proposal, the other around a memorandum of understanding between Indian and Taiwanese institutions.

Execution

1 technique
T1053Scheduled Task/JobEvidence1

Acronis published indicators and hunting tips, including the persistence Run keys, a scheduled task named SolidPDFPcl2Bmp...

Persistence

2 techniques
T1053Scheduled Task/JobEvidence1

Acronis published indicators and hunting tips, including the persistence Run keys, a scheduled task named SolidPDFPcl2Bmp...

T1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderEvidence1

Acronis published indicators and hunting tips, including the persistence Run keys...

Privilege Escalation

2 techniques
T1053Scheduled Task/JobEvidence1

Acronis published indicators and hunting tips, including the persistence Run keys, a scheduled task named SolidPDFPcl2Bmp...

T1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderEvidence1

Acronis published indicators and hunting tips, including the persistence Run keys...

Stealth

1 technique
T1564Hide ArtifactsEvidence1

Both campaigns arrive as ZIP archives with the malicious DLL marked hidden.

Collection

1 technique
T1560Archive Collected DataEvidence1

Both campaigns arrive as ZIP archives with the malicious DLL marked hidden.

Command and Control

1 technique
T1105Ingress Tool TransferEvidence1

SHARDLOADER is a loader... It deploys one of two implants.

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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Network
1 tracked

IPs, domains, and DNS infrastructure linked to this family.

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IOC matching1

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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 mapping6

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

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