ATT&CKSoftwareCARROTBALL

CARROTBALL

S0465

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About this tool

CARROTBALL is an FTP downloader utility that has been in use since at least 2019. CARROTBALL has been used as a downloader to install SYSCON.

Techniques used4

Procedure examples4

TechniqueProcedure example
T1027
Obfuscated Files or Information

CARROTBALL has used a custom base64 alphabet to decode files.

T1071.002
File Transfer Protocols

CARROTBALL has the ability to use FTP in C2 communications.

T1105
Ingress Tool Transfer

CARROTBALL has the ability to download and install a remote payload.

T1204.002
Malicious File

CARROTBALL has been executed through users being lured into opening malicious e-mail attachments.

Groups that use it0

None recorded.

Campaigns0

None recorded.

References1

  1. Unit 42 CARROTBAT January 2020 Open source
    McCabe, A. (2020, January 23). The Fractured Statue Campaign: U.S. Government Agency Targeted in Spear-Phishing Attacks. Retrieved June 2, 2020.

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