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S0250: Koadic

Koadic is a Windows post-exploitation framework and penetration testing tool that is publicly available on GitHub. Koadic has several options for staging payloads and creating implants, and performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host.[1][2][3]

EnterpriseS0250ToolObject v2.0Modified
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Security context for executives and security teams

Automation confidenceMedium

S0250: Koadic describes [Koadic](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0250) is a Windows post-exploitation framework and penetration testing tool that is publicly available on GitHub. [Koadic](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0250) has several options for staging payloads and creating implants, and performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host.(Citation: Github Koadic)(Citation: Palo Alto Sofacy 06-2018)(Citation: MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021)

Executive priority

S0250: Koadic 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 S0250: Koadic 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 S0250: Koadic 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

Koadic

Koadic is a Windows post-exploitation framework and penetration testing tool that is publicly available on GitHub. Koadic has several options for staging payloads and creating implants, and performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host.[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.

27 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1016System Network Configuration Discovery

Koadic can retrieve the contents of the IP routing table as well as information about the Windows domain.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1082System Information Discovery

Koadic can obtain the OS version and build, computer name, and processor architecture from a compromised host.[3]

EnterpriseT1059.005Visual BasicSub-technique

Koadic performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host (VBScript) and runs arbitrary shellcode .[1]

EnterpriseT1218.005MshtaSub-technique

Koadic can use mshta to serve additional payloads and to help schedule tasks for persistence.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1055.001Dynamic-link Library InjectionSub-technique

Koadic can perform process injection by using a reflective DLL.[1]

EnterpriseT1218.010Regsvr32Sub-technique

Koadic can use Regsvr32 to execute additional payloads.[1]

EnterpriseT1033System Owner/User Discovery

Koadic can identify logged in users across the domain and views user sessions.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1564.003Hidden WindowSub-technique

Koadic has used the command Powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -WindowStyle Hidden to hide its window.[3]

EnterpriseT1003.002Security Account ManagerSub-technique

Koadic can gather hashed passwords by dumping SAM/SECURITY hive.[1]

EnterpriseT1105Ingress Tool Transfer

Koadic can download additional files and tools.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1071.001Web ProtocolsSub-technique

Koadic has used HTTP for C2 communications.[3]

EnterpriseT1047Windows Management Instrumentation

Koadic can use WMI to execute commands.[1]

EnterpriseT1059.001PowerShellSub-technique

Koadic has used PowerShell to establish persistence.[3]

EnterpriseT1115Clipboard Data

Koadic can retrieve the current content of the user clipboard.[1]

EnterpriseT1548.002Bypass User Account ControlSub-technique

Koadic has 2 methods for elevating integrity. It can bypass UAC through `eventvwr.exe` and `sdclt.exe`.[1]

EnterpriseT1046Network Service Discovery

Koadic can scan for open TCP ports on the target network.[1]

EnterpriseT1021.001Remote Desktop ProtocolSub-technique

Koadic can enable remote desktop on the victim's machine.[1]

EnterpriseT1059.003Windows Command ShellSub-technique

Koadic can open an interactive command-shell to perform command line functions on victim machines. Koadic performs most of its operations using Windows Script Host (Jscript) and to run arbitrary shellcode.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1083File and Directory Discovery

Koadic can obtain a list of directories.[3]

EnterpriseT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique

Koadic has added persistence to the `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run` Registry key.[3]

EnterpriseT1003.003NTDSSub-technique

Koadic can gather hashed passwords by gathering domain controller hashes from NTDS.[1]

EnterpriseT1569.002Service ExecutionSub-technique

Koadic can run a command on another machine using PsExec.[1]

EnterpriseT1005Data from Local System

Koadic can download files off the target system to send back to the server.[1][3]

EnterpriseT1573.002Asymmetric CryptographySub-technique

Koadic can use SSL and TLS for communications.[1]

EnterpriseT1135Network Share Discovery

Koadic can scan local network for open SMB.[1]

EnterpriseT1218.011Rundll32Sub-technique

Koadic can use Rundll32 to execute additional payloads.[1]

EnterpriseT1053.005Scheduled TaskSub-technique

Koadic has used scheduled tasks to add persistence.[3]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G0007: APT28

APT28 is a threat group that has been attributed to Russia's General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS) military unit 26165.[1][2] This group has been active since at least 2004.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

APT28 reportedly compromised the Hillary Clinton campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2016 in an attempt to interfere with the U.S. presidential election.[5] In 2018, the US indicted five GRU Unit 26165 officers associated with APT28 for cyber operations (including close-access operations) conducted between 2014 and 2018 against the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the US Anti-Doping Agency, a US nuclear facility, the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the Spiez Swiss Chemicals Laboratory, and other organizations.[14] Some of these were conducted with the assistance of GRU Unit 74455, which is also referred to as Sandworm Team.

GroupEnterprise

G0121: Sidewinder

Sidewinder is a suspected Indian threat actor group that has been active since at least 2012. They have been observed targeting government, military, and business entities throughout Asia, primarily focusing on Pakistan, China, Nepal, and Afghanistan.[1][2][3]

GroupEnterprise

G0069: MuddyWater

MuddyWater is a cyber espionage group assessed to be a subordinate element within Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).[1] Since at least 2017, MuddyWater has targeted a range of government and private organizations across sectors, including telecommunications, local government, finance, defense, and oil and natural gas organizations, in the Middle East (specifically the UAE and Saudi Arabia), Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. MuddyWater has reused domains dating back to October 2025, and has a preference for NameCheap and Hosterdaddy Private Limited (AS136557). In late 2025 and early 2026, MuddyWater used commercial satellite internet (i.e., Starlink) for command and control (C2) communication. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Relationship explorer

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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
20.0
Object version
2.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
17f5b11450491da1...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(3)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
20.02.0Current bundle17f5b1145049…
19.22.0Older bundle17f5b1145049…
19.12.0Older bundle17f5b1145049…
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.

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. [1]
    Github Koadic

    Magius, J., et al. (2017, July 19). Koadic. Retrieved September 27, 2024.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    Palo Alto Sofacy 06-2018

    Lee, B., Falcone, R. (2018, June 06). Sofacy Group’s Parallel Attacks. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021

    Jazi, H. (2021, February). LazyScripter: From Empire to double RAT. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

    Open source URL
  4. [4]
    Koadic

    (Citation: Github Koadic)(Citation: MalwareBytes LazyScripter Feb 2021)

  5. [5]
    mitre-attackS0250
    Open source URL
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