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VirusTotal tracks this as GhostEmperor.
GhostEmperor is a Chinese-speaking threat actor that targets government entities and telecom companies in Southeast Asia. They employ a Windows kernel-mode rootkit called Demodex to gain remote control over their targeted servers. The actor demonstrates a high level of sophistication and uses various anti-forensic and anti-analysis techniques to evade detection. They have been active for a significant period of time and continue to pose a threat to their targets.
Motivation
Unknown
Suspected origin
China
Reports / IOCs (VT)
379 reports · 34 IOCs
Reported activity
2021 – 2026
Targeted industries
—Targeted regions
—Associated malware (1)
SparrowDoor
CVEs seen in reporting
ATT&CK techniques in reports
- T1140 Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information11
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel9
- T1071.001 Web Protocols9
- T1082 System Information Discovery9
- T1083 File and Directory Discovery9
- T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder9
- T1543.003 Windows Service8
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application8
- T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information7
- T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter7
- T1497 Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion7
- T1071 Application Layer Protocol7
- T1566.002 Spearphishing Link7
- T1057 Process Discovery6
- T1204.002 Malicious File6
- T1497.001 System Checks6
- T1005 Data from Local System6
- T1070.004 File Deletion6
- T1204.001 Malicious Link6
- T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment6
Also known as
FamousSparrow, UNC2286, RedMike, OPERATOR PANDA, Salt Typhoon