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2024-12-10 • Zscaler • ThreatLabZ research team • win.zloader Open article on Malpedia
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# Tool/Technique: Zloader (with focus on DNS Tunneling)
## Overview
[What this tool/technique is and its purpose - e.g., Zloader is an advanced banking trojan often used for initial access and subsequent information theft, with recent variants employing DNS tunneling for covert command and control.]
## Technical Details
- Type: Malware family
- Platform: Windows
- Capabilities: Banking fraud, credential theft, persistence, C2 communication via DNS tunneling.
- First Seen: [Date if available, e.g., Varies, banking fraud capabilities first seen circa 2015]
## MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
- TA0011 - Command and Control
- T1071 - Application Layer Protocol
- T1071.004 - DNS Protocol
- TA0005 - Defense Evasion
- T1027 - Obfuscated Files or Information
## Functionality
### Core Capabilities
- [Primary functions, e.g., DLL Sideloading for execution, process injection into legitimate host processes (like `explorer.exe` or browser processes).]
### Advanced Features
- [Sophisticated capabilities, e.g., Dynamic generation of new C2 domains, use of DNS query fields (TXT or NULL records) for exfiltrating small amounts of data or receiving encoded commands.]
## Indicators of Compromise
- File Hashes: [MD5, SHA1, SHA256]
- File Names: [Common names, e.g., random strings, masked as system files]
- Registry Keys: [If applicable, e.g., Persistence registry keys]
- Network Indicators: [C2 servers, domains - defanged, e.g., zloader-c2.com]
- Behavioral Indicators: [Process behaviors, e.g., High volume, unusual DNS queries to a single domain.]
## Associated Threat Actors
- [Groups known to use this tool/technique, e.g., UNC## (various clusters), financially motivated threat groups.]
## Detection Methods
- [Signature-based detection, e.g., Known Zloader file hashes, specific file metadata.]
- [Behavioral detection, e.g., Anomalous process injection patterns, detection of high-frequency DNS requests lacking typical host traffic patterns.]
- [YARA rules if available]
## Mitigation Strategies
- [Prevention measures, e.g., Blocking unauthorized outbound DNS traffic not directed towards corporate/approved DNS servers.]
- [Hardening recommendations, e.g., Implementing DNS sinkholing for known C2 domains, applying application control.]
## Related Tools/Techniques
- [Similar or related tools, e.g., TrickBot, Dridex (other banking trojans).]