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S1122: Mispadu

Mispadu is a banking trojan written in Delphi that was first observed in 2019 and uses a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model.[1][2] This malware is operated, managed, and sold by the Malteiro cybercriminal group.[2] Mispadu has mainly been used to target victims in Brazil and Mexico, and has also had confirmed operations throughout Latin America and Europe.[2][3][4]

EnterpriseS1122MalwareObject v1.0Modified
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S1122: Mispadu describes [Mispadu](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1122) is a banking trojan written in Delphi that was first observed in 2019 and uses a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model.(Citation: ESET Security Mispadu Facebook Ads 2019)(Citation: SCILabs Malteiro 2021) This malware is operated, managed, and sold by the [Malteiro](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1026) cybercriminal group.(Citation: SCILabs Malteiro 2021) [Mispadu](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1122) has mainly been used to target victims in Brazil and M...

Executive priority

S1122: Mispadu 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 S1122: Mispadu 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 S1122: Mispadu 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.
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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Mispadu

Mispadu is a banking trojan written in Delphi that was first observed in 2019 and uses a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model.[1][2] This malware is operated, managed, and sold by the Malteiro cybercriminal group.[2] Mispadu has mainly been used to target victims in Brazil and Mexico, and has also had confirmed operations throughout Latin America and Europe.[2][3][4]

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.

26 rows
DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1140Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information

Mispadu decrypts its encrypted configuration files prior to execution.[2][1]

EnterpriseT1555.003Credentials from Web BrowsersSub-technique

Mispadu can steal credentials from Google Chrome.[2][1]CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023

EnterpriseT1113Screen Capture

Mispadu has the ability to capture screenshots on compromised hosts.[2][3][1]CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023

EnterpriseT1218.007MsiexecSub-technique

Mispadu has been installed via MSI installer.[2][1]

EnterpriseT1614.001System Language DiscoverySub-technique

Mispadu checks and will terminate execution if the compromised system’s language ID is not Spanish or Portuguese.[4][2]

EnterpriseT1176.001Browser ExtensionsSub-technique

Mispadu utilizes malicious Google Chrome browser extensions to steal financial data.[1]

EnterpriseT1217Browser Information Discovery

Mispadu can monitor browser activity for online banking actions and display full-screen overlay images to block user access to the intended site or present additional data fields.[4][2]

EnterpriseT1566.002Spearphishing LinkSub-technique

Mispadu has been spread via malicious links embedded in emails.[2]

EnterpriseT1082System Information Discovery

Mispadu collects the OS version, computer name, and language ID.[1]

EnterpriseT1204.002Malicious FileSub-technique

Mispadu has relied on users to execute malicious files in order to gain execution on victim machines.[1]CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023[2]

EnterpriseT1106Native API

Mispadu has used a variety of Windows API calls, including ShellExecute and WriteProcessMemory.[4][2]

EnterpriseT1218.011Rundll32Sub-technique

Mispadu uses RunDLL32 for execution via its injector DLL.[1]

EnterpriseT1056.001KeyloggingSub-technique

Mispadu can log keystrokes on the victim's machine.[1]CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023[3]

EnterpriseT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique

Mispadu creates a link in the startup folder for persistence.[1] Mispadu adds persistence via the registry key `HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run`.CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023

EnterpriseT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique

Mispadu uses a custom algorithm to obfuscate its internal strings and uses hardcoded keys.[1]

Mispadu also uses encoded configuration files and has encoded payloads using Base64.[1][2]CitationSCILabs Malteiro Threat Overlap 2023

EnterpriseT1055Process Injection

Mispadu's binary is injected into memory via `WriteProcessMemory`.[4][2]

EnterpriseT1518.001Security Software DiscoverySub-technique

Mispadu can list installed security products in the victim’s environment.[1]CitationMetabase Q Mispadu Trojan 2023

EnterpriseT1056.002GUI Input CaptureSub-technique

Mispadu can monitor browser activity for online banking actions and display full-screen overlay images to block user access to the intended site or present additional data fields.[4][2]

EnterpriseT1057Process Discovery

Mispadu can enumerate the running processes on a compromised host.[1]

EnterpriseT1497.001System ChecksSub-technique

Mispadu can run checks to verify if it is running within a virtualized environments including Hyper-V, VirtualBox or VMWare and will terminate execution if the computer name is “JOHN-PC.”[1][2]

EnterpriseT1083File and Directory Discovery

Mispadu searches for various filesystem paths to determine what banking applications are installed on the victim’s machine.[1]

EnterpriseT1041Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

Mispadu can sends the collected financial data to the C2 server.[1][2]

EnterpriseT1573.002Asymmetric CryptographySub-technique

Mispadu contains a copy of the OpenSSL library to encrypt C2 traffic.[4]

EnterpriseT1115Clipboard Data

Mispadu has the ability to capture and replace Bitcoin wallet data in the clipboard on a compromised host.[1]

EnterpriseT1555Credentials from Password Stores

Mispadu has obtained credentials from mail clients via NirSoft MailPassView.[2][4][1]

EnterpriseT1059.005Visual BasicSub-technique

Mispadu’s dropper uses VBS files to install payloads and perform execution.[2][1]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

GroupEnterprise

G1026: Malteiro

Malteiro is a financially motivated criminal group that is likely based in Brazil and has been active since at least November 2019. The group operates and distributes the Mispadu banking trojan via a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) business model. Malteiro mainly targets victims throughout Latin America (particularly Mexico) and Europe (particularly Spain and Portugal).[1]

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Change history

Object version and sync metadata

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ATT&CK release
19.2
Object version
1.0
Created
Modified
Raw hash
5d74ee1f3461b4a0...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
19.21.0Current bundle5d74ee1f3461…
19.11.0Older bundle5d74ee1f3461…
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]
    ESET Security Mispadu Facebook Ads 2019

    ESET Security. (2019, November 19). Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

    Open source URL
  2. [2]
    SCILabs Malteiro 2021

    SCILabs. (2021, December 23). Cyber Threat Profile Malteiro. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

    Open source URL
  3. [3]
    SCILabs URSA/Mispadu Evolution 2023

    SCILabs. (2023, May 23). Evolution of banking trojan URSA/Mispadu. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

    Open source URL
  4. [4]
    Segurança Informática URSA Sophisticated Loader 2020

    Pedro Tavares (Segurança Informática). (2020, September 15). Threat analysis: The emergent URSA trojan impacts many countries using a sophisticated loader. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

    Open source URL
  5. [5]
    mitre-attackS1122
    Open source URL
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