SHARDLOADER
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Groups observed using it
1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
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.
Techniques & procedures
6 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
Initial Access
1 technique
Initial Access
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
Execution
Persistence
2 techniques
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
2 techniques
Privilege Escalation
Stealth
1 technique
Stealth
Collection
1 technique
Collection
IOCs tracked for this family
1 indicator 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.
Recent activity
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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.