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S0030: Carbanak

Carbanak is a full-featured, remote backdoor used by a group of the same name (Carbanak). It is intended for espionage, data exfiltration, and providing remote access to infected machines. [1] [2]

EnterpriseS0030MalwareObject v1.1Modified
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Automation confidenceMedium

S0030: Carbanak describes [Carbanak](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0030) is a full-featured, remote backdoor used by a group of the same name ([Carbanak](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0008)). It is intended for espionage, data exfiltration, and providing remote access to infected machines. (Citation: Kaspersky Carbanak) (Citation: FireEye CARBANAK June 2017)

Executive priority

S0030: Carbanak is an official MITRE ATT&CK software. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate S0030: Carbanak by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (Windows), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata
  • Network, endpoint, and security-tool telemetry

Detection direction

  • Validate whether S0030: Carbanak appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

Mitigation priorities

  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
  • Prioritize mitigations that reduce exposure on the listed platforms and tactics.
  • Review adjacent ATT&CK relationships before changing policy, detections, or reporting language.
Additional notes and limits

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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Carbanak

Carbanak is a full-featured, remote backdoor used by a group of the same name (Carbanak). It is intended for espionage, data exfiltration, and providing remote access to infected machines. [1] [2]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

18 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1113Screen Capture

Carbanak performs desktop video recording and captures screenshots of the desktop and sends it to the C2 server.[2]

EnterpriseT1071.001Web ProtocolsSub-technique

The Carbanak malware communicates to its command server using HTTP with an encrypted payload.[1]

EnterpriseT1012Query Registry

Carbanak checks the Registry key HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings for proxy configurations information.[2]

EnterpriseT1021.001Remote Desktop ProtocolSub-technique

Carbanak enables concurrent Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions.[2]

EnterpriseT1059.003Windows Command ShellSub-technique

Carbanak has a command to create a reverse shell.[2]

EnterpriseT1055.002Portable Executable InjectionSub-technique

Carbanak downloads an executable and injects it directly into a new process.[2]

EnterpriseT1114.001Local Email CollectionSub-technique

Carbanak searches recursively for Outlook personal storage tables (PST) files within user directories and sends them back to the C2 server.[2]

EnterpriseT1057Process Discovery

Carbanak lists running processes.[2]

EnterpriseT1027Obfuscated Files or Information

Carbanak encrypts strings to make analysis more difficult.[2]

EnterpriseT1219Remote Access Tools

Carbanak has a plugin for VNC and Ammyy Admin Tool.[2]

EnterpriseT1056.001KeyloggingSub-technique

Carbanak logs key strokes for configured processes and sends them back to the C2 server.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique

Carbanak stores a configuration files in the startup directory to automatically execute commands in order to persist across reboots.[2]

EnterpriseT1136.001Local AccountSub-technique

Carbanak can create a Windows account.[2]

EnterpriseT1573.001Symmetric CryptographySub-technique

Carbanak encrypts the message body of HTTP traffic with RC2 (in CBC mode). Carbanak also uses XOR with random keys for its communications.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1070.004File DeletionSub-technique

Carbanak has a command to delete files.[2]

EnterpriseT1132.001Standard EncodingSub-technique

Carbanak encodes the message body of HTTP traffic with Base64.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1030Data Transfer Size Limits

Carbanak exfiltrates data in compressed chunks if a message is larger than 4096 bytes .[2]

EnterpriseT1003OS Credential Dumping

Carbanak obtains Windows logon password details.[2]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G0046: FIN7

FIN7 is a financially-motivated threat group that has been active since 2013. FIN7 has targeted the retail, restaurant, hospitality, software, consulting, financial services, medical equipment, cloud services, media, food and beverage, transportation, pharmaceutical, and utilities industries in the United States. A portion of FIN7 was operated out of a front company called Combi Security and often used point-of-sale malware for targeting efforts. Since 2020, FIN7 shifted operations to big game hunting (BGH), including use of REvil ransomware and their own Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), Darkside. FIN7 may be linked to the Carbanak Group, but multiple threat groups have been observed using Carbanak, leading these groups to be tracked separately.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Relationship explorer

All related ATT&CK context

uses · GroupG0046: FIN7Enterpriseuses · GroupG0008: CarbanakEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1113: Screen CaptureEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1071.001: Web ProtocolsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1012: Query RegistryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1021.001: Remote Desktop ProtocolEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1059.003: Windows Command ShellEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1055.002: Portable Executable InjectionEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1114.001: Local Email CollectionEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1057: Process DiscoveryEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1027: Obfuscated Files or InformationEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1219: Remote Access ToolsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1056.001: KeyloggingEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1547.001: Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1136.001: Local AccountEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1573.001: Symmetric CryptographyEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1070.004: File DeletionEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1132.001: Standard EncodingEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1030: Data Transfer Size LimitsEnterpriseuses · TechniqueT1003: OS Credential DumpingEnterprise
Change history

Object version and sync metadata

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ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.1
Created
Modified
Raw hash
569f46b1c2424ef2...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.1Current bundle569f46b1c242…
19.11.1Older bundle569f46b1c242…
Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

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Source references

External references and citations

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  1. [1]
    Kaspersky Carbanak

    Kaspersky Lab's Global Research and Analysis Team. (2015, February). CARBANAK APT THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    FireEye CARBANAK June 2017

    Bennett, J., Vengerik, B. (2017, June 12). Behind the CARBANAK Backdoor. Retrieved June 11, 2018.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    Anunak

    (Citation: Fox-It Anunak Feb 2015) (Citation: FireEye CARBANAK June 2017)

  4. [4]
    Carbanak

    (Citation: FireEye CARBANAK June 2017)

  5. [5]
    Fox-It Anunak Feb 2015

    Prins, R. (2015, February 16). Anunak (aka Carbanak) Update. Retrieved January 20, 2017.

    Open source URL
  6. [6]
    mitre-attackS0030
    Open source URL
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