S0484: Carberp

S0484: Carberp describes [Carberp](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0484) is a credential and information stealing malware that has been active since at least 2009. [Carberp](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0484)'s source code was leaked online in 2013, and subsequently used as the foundation for the [Carbanak](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0030) backdoor.(Citation: Trend Micro Carberp February 2014)(Citation: KasperskyCarbanak)(Citation: RSA Carbanak November 2017)

Executive priority

S0484: Carberp 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 S0484: Carberp 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 S0484: Carberp 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

Baseline Glexia take generated from the official MITRE ATT&CK STIX object, source hash, tactics, platforms, and detection fields. It is safe to replace with a richer model-generated take for the same source hash later.

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

Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.

Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Carberp

Carberp is a credential and information stealing malware that has been active since at least 2009. Carberp's source code was leaked online in 2013, and subsequently used as the foundation for the Carbanak backdoor.[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.

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Domain	ID	Name	Relationship / procedure
Enterprise	T1542.003	BootkitSub-technique	Carberp has installed a bootkit on the system to maintain persistence.CitationESET Carberp March 2012
Enterprise	T1555	Credentials from Password Stores	Carberp's passw.plug plugin can gather account information from multiple instant messaging, email, and social media services, as well as FTP, VNC, and VPN clients.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1036.005	Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationSub-technique	Carberp has masqueraded as Windows system file names, as well as "chkntfs.exe" and "syscron.exe".CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1014	Rootkit	Carberp has used user mode rootkit techniques to remain hidden on the system.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1056.004	Credential API HookingSub-technique	Carberp has hooked several Windows API functions to steal credentials.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1547.001	Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique	Carberp has maintained persistence by placing itself inside the current user's startup folder.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1497	Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion	Carberp has removed various hooks before installing the trojan or bootkit to evade sandbox analysis or other analysis software.CitationESET Carberp March 2012
Enterprise	T1041	Exfiltration Over C2 Channel	Carberp has exfiltrated data via HTTP to already established C2 servers.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1105	Ingress Tool Transfer	Carberp can download and execute new plugins from the C2 server. CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1021.005	VNCSub-technique	Carberp can start a remote VNC session by downloading a new plugin.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1185	Browser Session Hijacking	Carberp has captured credentials when a user performs login through a SSL session.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1068	Exploitation for Privilege Escalation	Carberp has exploited multiple Windows vulnerabilities (CVE-2010-2743, CVE-2010-3338, CVE-2010-4398, CVE-2008-1084) and a .NET Runtime Optimization vulnerability for privilege escalation.CitationESET Carberp March 2012CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1055.004	Asynchronous Procedure CallSub-technique	Carberp has queued an APC routine to explorer.exe by calling ZwQueueApcThread.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1518.001	Security Software DiscoverySub-technique	Carberp has queried the infected system's registry searching for specific registry keys associated with antivirus products.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1012	Query Registry	Carberp has searched the Image File Execution Options registry key for "Debugger" within every subkey.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1564.001	Hidden Files and DirectoriesSub-technique	Carberp has created a hidden file in the Startup folder of the current user.CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1685	Disable or Modify Tools	Carberp has attempted to disable security software by creating a suspended process for the security software and injecting code to delete antivirus core files when the process is resumed.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1071.001	Web ProtocolsSub-technique	Carberp has connected to C2 servers via HTTP.CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1027.013	Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique	Carberp has used XOR-based encryption to mask C2 server locations within the trojan.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1106	Native API	Carberp has used the NtQueryDirectoryFile and ZwQueryDirectoryFile functions to hide files and directories.CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1055.001	Dynamic-link Library InjectionSub-technique	Carberp's bootkit can inject a malicious DLL into the address space of running processes.CitationESET Carberp March 2012
Enterprise	T1082	System Information Discovery	Carberp has collected the operating system version from the infected system.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1113	Screen Capture	Carberp can capture display screenshots with the screens_dll.dll plugin.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011
Enterprise	T1057	Process Discovery	Carberp has collected a list of running processes.CitationTrusteer Carberp October 2010
Enterprise	T1555.003	Credentials from Web BrowsersSub-technique	Carberp's passw.plug plugin can gather passwords saved in Opera, Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, and Chrome.CitationPrevx Carberp March 2011

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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: 1.2
Created: Jul 15, 2020, 19:48 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Modified: Apr 11, 2024, 02:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)
Raw hash: fb5aea22ca97ef5b...

Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)

Release	Bundle imported	Object version	Modified	Status	Raw hash
19.2	Aug 6, 2026, 02:58 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.2	Apr 11, 2024, 02:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Current bundle	`fb5aea22ca97…`
19.1	Jul 14, 2026, 09:14 UTC (UTC+00:00)	1.2	Apr 11, 2024, 02:47 UTC (UTC+00:00)	Older bundle	`fb5aea22ca97…`

Raw source

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Source references

External references and citations

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[1]
Trend Micro Carberp February 2014
Trend Micro. (2014, February 27). CARBERP. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
Open source URL
[2]
KasperskyCarbanak
Kaspersky Lab's Global Research & Analysis Team. (2015, February). CARBANAK APT THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
Open source URL
[3]
RSA Carbanak November 2017
RSA. (2017, November 21). THE CARBANAK/FIN7 SYNDICATE A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF AN EVOLVING THREAT. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
Open source URL
[4]
mitre-attackS0484
Open source URL

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