S1132: IPsec Helper
IPsec Helper is a post-exploitation remote access tool linked to Agrius operations. This malware shares significant programming and functional overlaps with Apostle ransomware, also linked to Agrius. IPsec Helper provides basic remote access tool functionality such as uploading files from victim systems, running commands, and deploying additional payloads.[1]
Security context for executives and security teams
S1132: IPsec Helper describes [IPsec Helper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1132) is a post-exploitation remote access tool linked to [Agrius](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1030) operations. This malware shares significant programming and functional overlaps with [Apostle](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1133) ransomware, also linked to [Agrius](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G1030). [IPsec Helper](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S1132) provides basic remote access tool functionality such as uploading files from victim systems, run...
Executive priority
S1132: IPsec Helper 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 S1132: IPsec Helper 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 S1132: IPsec Helper 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.
IPsec Helper
IPsec Helper is a post-exploitation remote access tool linked to Agrius operations. This malware shares significant programming and functional overlaps with Apostle ransomware, also linked to Agrius. IPsec Helper provides basic remote access tool functionality such as uploading files from victim systems, running commands, and deploying additional payloads.[1]
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.
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.
| Domain | ID | Name | Relationship / procedure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | T1070 | Indicator Removal | IPsec Helper can delete various registry keys related to its execution and use.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1570 | Lateral Tool Transfer | IPsec Helper can download additional payloads from command and control nodes and execute them.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1057 | Process Discovery | IPsec Helper can identify the process it is currently running under and its number, and pass this back to a command and control node.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1070.009 | Clear PersistenceSub-technique | IPsec Helper can delete various service traces related to persistent execution when commanded.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1112 | Modify Registry | IPsec Helper can make arbitrary changes to registry keys based on provided input.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1027.013 | Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique | IPsec Helper contains an embedded XML configuration file with an encrypted list of command and control servers. These are written to an external configuration file during execution.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1059.001 | PowerShellSub-technique | IPsec Helper can run arbitrary PowerShell commands passed to it.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1059.005 | Visual BasicSub-technique | IPsec Helper can run arbitrary Visual Basic scripts and commands passed to it.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1005 | Data from Local System | IPsec Helper can identify specific files and folders for follow-on exfiltration.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1059.003 | Windows Command ShellSub-technique | IPsec Helper can run arbitrary commands passed to it through |
| Enterprise | T1497.003 | Time Based ChecksSub-technique | IPsec Helper will sleep for a random number of seconds, iterating 200 times over sleeps between one to three seconds, before continuing execution flow.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1071.001 | Web ProtocolsSub-technique | IPsec Helper connects to command and control servers via HTTP POST requests based on parameters hard-coded into the malware.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1041 | Exfiltration Over C2 Channel | IPsec Helper exfiltrates specific files through its command and control framework.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1569.002 | Service ExecutionSub-technique | IPsec Helper is run as a Windows service in victim environments.[1] |
| Enterprise | T1070.004 | File DeletionSub-technique | IPsec Helper can delete itself when given the appropriate command.[1] |
Groups, software, and campaigns
All related ATT&CK context
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.
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(2)
| Release | Bundle imported | Object version | Modified | Status | Raw hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.2 | 1.0 | Current bundle | dc8c5660ea2a… | ||
| 19.1 | 1.0 | Older bundle | dc8c5660ea2a… |
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.
External references and citations
MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.
- [1]SentinelOne Agrius 2021
Amitai Ben & Shushan Ehrlich. (2021, May). From Wiper to Ransomware: The Evolution of Agrius. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
Open source URL - [2]mitre-attackS1132Open source URL
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