{
  "type": "malware",
  "spec_version": "2.1",
  "id": "malware--e85cae1a-bce3-4ac4-b36b-b00acac0567b",
  "created": "2019-04-16T17:43:42.724Z",
  "created_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
  "external_references": [
    {
      "source_name": "mitre-attack",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0371",
      "external_id": "S0371"
    },
    {
      "source_name": "FireEye APT33 Guardrail",
      "description": "Ackerman, G., et al. (2018, December 21). OVERRULED: Containing a Potentially Destructive Adversary. Retrieved January 17, 2019.",
      "url": "https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/12/overruled-containing-a-potentially-destructive-adversary.html"
    }
  ],
  "object_marking_refs": [
    "marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168"
  ],
  "modified": "2025-04-25T14:44:58.949Z",
  "name": "POWERTON",
  "description": "[POWERTON](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0371) is a custom PowerShell backdoor first observed in 2018. It has typically been deployed as a late-stage backdoor by [APT33](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0064). At least two variants of the backdoor have been identified, with the later version containing improved functionality.(Citation: FireEye APT33 Guardrail)",
  "is_family": true,
  "x_mitre_modified_by_ref": "identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5",
  "x_mitre_platforms": [
    "Windows"
  ],
  "x_mitre_deprecated": false,
  "x_mitre_domains": [
    "enterprise-attack"
  ],
  "x_mitre_version": "1.1",
  "x_mitre_attack_spec_version": "3.2.0",
  "x_mitre_aliases": [
    "POWERTON"
  ]
}