S0062: DustySky

S0062: DustySky describes [DustySky](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0062) is multi-stage malware written in .NET that has been used by [Molerats](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0021) since May 2015. (Citation: DustySky) (Citation: DustySky2)(Citation: Kaspersky MoleRATs April 2019)

Executive priority

S0062: DustySky 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 S0062: DustySky 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 S0062: DustySky 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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This baseline take is source-grounded and schema-validated, but it does not include environment-specific telemetry, incident evidence, or threat-intelligence corroboration.

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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

DustySky

DustySky is multi-stage malware written in .NET that has been used by Molerats since May 2015. [1] [2][3]

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.

Filter related techniques19 rows

Domain	ID	Name	Relationship / procedure
Enterprise	T1071.001	Web ProtocolsSub-technique	DustySky has used both HTTP and HTTPS for C2.[1]
Enterprise	T1518	Software Discovery	DustySky lists all installed software for the infected machine.[3]
Enterprise	T1070.004	File DeletionSub-technique	DustySky can delete files it creates from the infected system.[3]
Enterprise	T1091	Replication Through Removable Media	DustySky searches for removable media and duplicates itself onto it.[1]
Enterprise	T1027	Obfuscated Files or Information	The DustySky dropper uses a function to obfuscate the name of functions and other parts of the malware.[1]
Enterprise	T1560.001	Archive via UtilitySub-technique	DustySky can compress files via RAR while staging data to be exfiltrated.[3]
Enterprise	T1041	Exfiltration Over C2 Channel	DustySky has exfiltrated data to the C2 server.[3]
Enterprise	T1056.001	KeyloggingSub-technique	DustySky contains a keylogger.[1]
Enterprise	T1120	Peripheral Device Discovery	DustySky can detect connected USB devices.[3]
Enterprise	T1047	Windows Management Instrumentation	The DustySky dropper uses Windows Management Instrumentation to extract information about the operating system and whether an anti-virus is active.[1]
Enterprise	T1074.001	Local Data StagingSub-technique	DustySky created folders in temp directories to host collected files before exfiltration.[3]
Enterprise	T1547.001	Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique	DustySky achieves persistence by creating a Registry entry in `HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run`.[1]
Enterprise	T1113	Screen Capture	DustySky captures PNG screenshots of the main screen.[3]
Enterprise	T1518.001	Security Software DiscoverySub-technique	DustySky checks for the existence of anti-virus.[1]
Enterprise	T1570	Lateral Tool Transfer	DustySky searches for network drives and removable media and duplicates itself onto them.[1]
Enterprise	T1008	Fallback Channels	DustySky has two hard-coded domains for C2 servers; if the first does not respond, it will try the second.[1]
Enterprise	T1082	System Information Discovery	DustySky extracts basic information about the operating system.[1]
Enterprise	T1057	Process Discovery	DustySky collects information about running processes from victims.[1][3]
Enterprise	T1083	File and Directory Discovery	DustySky scans the victim for files that contain certain keywords and document types including PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, and XLSX, from a list that is obtained from the C2 as a text file. It can also identify logical drives for the infected machine.[1][3]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

G0021: Molerats

Molerats is an Arabic-speaking, politically-motivated threat group that has been operating since 2012. The group's victims have primarily been in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.[1][2][3][4]

Relationship explorer

All related ATT&CK context

Change history

Object version and sync metadata

The fields below describe the current mirrored snapshot. When Glexia retains multiple ATT&CK source imports, you can open the table to compare the same object across releases (hashes and MITRE timestamps). For MITRE’s own release notes and roadmap, see ATT&CK resources — Updates.

ATT&CK release: 19.2
Object version: 1.1
Created: May 31, 2017, 21:32 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Modified: Apr 25, 2025, 14:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Raw hash: 3258afb10e8cd758...

Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(3)

Release	Bundle imported	Object version	Modified	Status	Raw hash
20.0	Oct 16, 2026, 00:21 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.1	Apr 25, 2025, 14:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Older bundle	`3258afb10e8c…`
19.2	Aug 6, 2026, 02:58 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.1	Apr 25, 2025, 14:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Current bundle	`3258afb10e8c…`
19.1	Jul 14, 2026, 09:14 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.1	Apr 25, 2025, 14:43 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Older bundle	`3258afb10e8c…`

Raw source

Mirrored ATT&CK source object

The raw object is retained through the mirrored ATT&CK source bundle and object hash. The raw endpoint returns the exact object from the mirrored bundle when available.

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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

[1]
DustySky
ClearSky. (2016, January 7). Operation DustySky. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
Open source URL
[2]
DustySky2
ClearSky Cybersecurity. (2016, June 9). Operation DustySky - Part 2. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
[3]
Kaspersky MoleRATs April 2019
GReAT. (2019, April 10). Gaza Cybergang Group1, operation SneakyPastes. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
Open source URL
[4]
mitre-attackS0062
Open source URL

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