ShadowPad
Software · ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
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{
"id": "ATTACK:enterprise:S0596",
"title": "ShadowPad",
"type": "Software",
"source_url": "https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0596",
"snapshot": "enterprise-attack-20.0.json",
"status": "active",
"rights": "Source metadata only; source notices retained; no operational prose or payloads",
"review_status": "machine-extracted; source-specific checks passed, editorial review pending",
"stix_id": "malware--ec9e00dd-0313-4d5b-8105-c20aa47abffc",
"external_id": "S0596",
"domain": "enterprise",
"created": "2021-03-23T20:49:39.954Z",
"modified": "2025-10-22T03:18:16.948Z",
"version": "1.3",
"aliases": [
],
"tactics": [
],
"source_references": [
{
"source_name": "POISONPLUG.SHADOW"
},
{
"source_name": "FireEye APT41 Aug 2019",
"url": "https://www.mandiant.com/sites/default/files/2022-02/rt-apt41-dual-operation.pdf"
},
{
"source_name": "Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017",
"url": "https://securelist.com/shadowpad-in-corporate-networks/81432/"
},
{
"source_name": "Recorded Future RedEcho Feb 2021",
"url": "https://go.recordedfuture.com/hubfs/reports/cta-2021-0228.pdf"
},
{
"source_name": "Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017",
"url": "https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/08/07172148/ShadowPad_technical_description_PDF.pdf"
}
]
}Explicit source assertions (31)
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ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1033
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--042001af-58f0-43c9-8747-5a0d0f7906f5
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1112
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--072c3b1d-1ad6-447e-9512-2c6bc6e797fd
TrendMicro EarthLusca 2022 · Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1124
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--088c3553-db7f-4e97-9f32-75e483d59cba
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1070
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--0dff1232-e275-46bd-b893-3df8b5a6b0c2
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:C0047 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--22c2e565-d3f8-42e6-aa87-03427432dc89
Recorded Future RedDelta 2025ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1140
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--26a6be0e-6d53-4f54-b190-af359bfab4fc
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:G0129 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--33a2131c-2b3a-459f-8d66-e52a5e4f3d40
Palo Alto Unit42 STATELY TAURUS TONESHELL September 2023ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027.011
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--4459b6fe-e1d0-40cb-b6f1-efc0e4431442
TrendMicro EarthLusca 2022 · Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:C0043 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--631ea273-6871-47fb-96ef-8fb4a3826c14
Dragos YIR 2021 · RecordedFuture RedEcho 2022ATTACK:enterprise:G1042 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--66d8591e-c6fc-4980-be44-eb846ec58ccf
RecordedFuture RedEcho 2021 · RecordedFuture RedEcho 2022ATTACK:enterprise:G0081 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--696abb07-b706-469e-83c2-1e29984c9532
Recorded Future RedEcho Feb 2021ATTACK:enterprise:G0131 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--6d4b2be8-946d-4ae7-a897-a5c92b00c512
Kaspersky CactusPete Aug 2020ATTACK:enterprise:G0096 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--79189147-fe44-4ce0-8afb-9b95f8ce16df
FireEye APT41 Aug 2019 · Recorded Future RedEcho Feb 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1016
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--878a1144-2523-47fb-b1c9-ce082f7bc03e
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1029
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--8a62bb3c-2019-4747-a5e8-137c788fca77
Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1057
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--931a5425-011a-42b5-ae49-fba9c70572b6
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1071.004
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--936ff38b-73f6-48fe-876f-8ebd3b60df1f
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1132.002
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--951c72ac-3839-4716-a052-ffa79f5b62fe
Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1071.002
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a43b5d19-a2d5-4440-b0c6-6d4819edb77e
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1095
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--a726ffe8-d192-4f40-be21-ba2ffe32c670
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1027
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c0876037-56b6-409c-bda5-7aa5e6091c94
TrendMicro EarthLusca 2022 · Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:G0143 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c2eb1354-acae-4452-81dc-72af72ecd2a3
Crowdstrike HuntReport 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1071.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--c7c5c4f3-eb1e-4c32-b78c-65f2c622f548
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1055
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--cb02fb3b-8223-476f-90be-ab50e3432d0a
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1082
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d216c395-ceb2-4103-8035-336a0821b79c
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1680
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--d63bf9b2-d13c-4a16-b952-700594fc9f50
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1568.002
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--e9d51358-7606-4598-8185-8ad978e87d71
FireEye APT41 Aug 2019 · Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017 · Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:G1006 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f23cf8d3-0b34-4f09-bef1-98d27c33909a
TrendMicro EarthLusca 2022ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1105
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f72ffc5a-c872-4b28-b40e-2a3ec85bddcc
Securelist ShadowPad Aug 2017ATTACK:enterprise:G0060 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:S0596
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--f7a90a34-f9ad-45a9-abd2-22a4e27ebdfd
Recorded Future RedEcho Feb 2021ATTACK:enterprise:S0596 → uses → ATTACK:enterprise:T1055.001
MITRE ATT&CK: Source assertion; no new actor identity, alias equivalence, CVE exploitation or causal inference. Procedure prose omitted.
Assertion source · Locator: relationship--fa7b6b1c-de8b-4e6b-ae62-785bc6ce3c51
Kaspersky ShadowPad Aug 2017