SYMBOLCOMMON_NAMEaka. SYNONYMS
win.hoplight (Back to overview)

HOPLIGHT

aka: HANGMAN

Actor(s): Lazarus Group


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References
2020-02-25SentinelOneJim Walter
@online{walter:20200225:dprk:735f095, author = {Jim Walter}, title = {{DPRK Hidden Cobra Update: North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity}}, date = {2020-02-25}, organization = {SentinelOne}, url = {https://labs.sentinelone.com/dprk-hidden-cobra-update-north-korean-malicious-cyber-activity/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-02-27} } DPRK Hidden Cobra Update: North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity
ARTFULPIE BISTROMATH BUFFETLINE CHEESETRAY HOPLIGHT HOTCROISSANT SLICKSHOES
2020-02-19LexfoLexfo
@techreport{lexfo:20200219:lazarus:f293c37, author = {Lexfo}, title = {{The Lazarus Constellation A study on North Korean malware}}, date = {2020-02-19}, institution = {Lexfo}, url = {https://blog.lexfo.fr/ressources/Lexfo-WhitePaper-The_Lazarus_Constellation.pdf}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-03-11} } The Lazarus Constellation A study on North Korean malware
FastCash AppleJeus BADCALL Bankshot Brambul Dtrack Duuzer DYEPACK ELECTRICFISH HARDRAIN Hermes HOPLIGHT Joanap KEYMARBLE Kimsuky MimiKatz MyDoom NACHOCHEESE NavRAT PowerRatankba RokRAT Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Volgmer WannaCryptor
2020-02-14US-CERTUS-CERT
@online{uscert:20200214:malware:fd008a7, author = {US-CERT}, title = {{Malware Analysis Report (AR20-045G): MAR-10135536-8.v4 - North Korean Trojan: HOPLIGHT}}, date = {2020-02-14}, organization = {US-CERT}, url = {https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/ar20-045g}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-02-27} } Malware Analysis Report (AR20-045G): MAR-10135536-8.v4 - North Korean Trojan: HOPLIGHT
HOPLIGHT
2020-02-13QianxinQi Anxin Threat Intelligence Center
@techreport{center:20200213:report:146d333, author = {Qi Anxin Threat Intelligence Center}, title = {{APT Report 2019}}, date = {2020-02-13}, institution = {Qianxin}, url = {https://ti.qianxin.com/uploads/2020/02/13/cb78386a082f465f259b37dae5df4884.pdf}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-02-27} } APT Report 2019
Chrysaor Exodus Dacls VPNFilter DNSRat Griffon KopiLuwak More_eggs SQLRat AppleJeus BONDUPDATER Agent.BTZ Anchor AndroMut AppleJeus BOOSTWRITE Brambul Carbanak Cobalt Strike Dacls DistTrack DNSpionage Dtrack ELECTRICFISH FlawedAmmyy FlawedGrace Get2 Grateful POS HOPLIGHT Imminent Monitor RAT jason Joanap KerrDown KEYMARBLE Lambert LightNeuron LoJax MiniDuke PolyglotDuke PowerRatankba Rising Sun SDBbot ServHelper Snatch Stuxnet TinyMet tRat TrickBot Volgmer X-Agent Zebrocy
2020SecureworksSecureWorks
@online{secureworks:2020:nickel:b8eb4a4, author = {SecureWorks}, title = {{NICKEL ACADEMY}}, date = {2020}, organization = {Secureworks}, url = {https://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/nickel-academy}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-05-23} } NICKEL ACADEMY
Brambul Duuzer HOPLIGHT Joanap Sierra(Alfa,Bravo, ...) Volgmer
2019-10-31CISACISA
@online{cisa:20191031:malware:4eccc2d, author = {CISA}, title = {{Malware Analysis Report (AR19-304A)}}, date = {2019-10-31}, organization = {CISA}, url = {https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/ar19-304a}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-09} } Malware Analysis Report (AR19-304A)
HOPLIGHT
2019-08-01Kaspersky LabsGReAT
@online{great:20190801:trends:5e25d5b, author = {GReAT}, title = {{APT trends report Q2 2019}}, date = {2019-08-01}, organization = {Kaspersky Labs}, url = {https://securelist.com/apt-trends-report-q2-2019/91897/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-08-13} } APT trends report Q2 2019
ZooPark magecart POWERSTATS Chaperone COMpfun EternalPetya FinFisher RAT HawkEye Keylogger HOPLIGHT Microcin NjRAT Olympic Destroyer PLEAD RokRAT Triton Zebrocy
2019-04-11Computing.co.ukDev Kundaliya
@online{kundaliya:20190411:lazarus:2ad8687, author = {Dev Kundaliya}, title = {{Lazarus rises: Warning over new HOPLIGHT malware linked with North Korea}}, date = {2019-04-11}, organization = {Computing.co.uk}, url = {https://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/3074007/lazarus-rises-warning-over-new-hoplight-malware-linked-with-north-korea}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-06} } Lazarus rises: Warning over new HOPLIGHT malware linked with North Korea
HOPLIGHT
2019-04-10US-CERTUS-CERT
@online{uscert:20190410:malware:4946afa, author = {US-CERT}, title = {{Malware Analysis Report (AR19-100A): North Korean Trojan: HOPLIGHT}}, date = {2019-04-10}, organization = {US-CERT}, url = {https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/analysis-reports/AR19-100A}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-09} } Malware Analysis Report (AR19-100A): North Korean Trojan: HOPLIGHT
HOPLIGHT
2017-08-14Palo Alto Networks Unit 42Anthony Kasza
@online{kasza:20170814:blockbuster:79266d5, author = {Anthony Kasza}, title = {{The Blockbuster Saga Continues}}, date = {2017-08-14}, organization = {Palo Alto Networks Unit 42}, url = {https://researchcenter.paloaltonetworks.com/2017/08/unit42-blockbuster-saga-continues/}, language = {English}, urldate = {2019-12-20} } The Blockbuster Saga Continues
HOPLIGHT
2015-09-10FireEyeGenwei Jiang, Josiah Kimble
@techreport{jiang:20150910:hangul:2e0fc13, author = {Genwei Jiang and Josiah Kimble}, title = {{Hangul Word Processor (HWP)Zero-Day: possible ties to North Korean threat actors}}, date = {2015-09-10}, institution = {FireEye}, url = {https://www.fireeye.com/content/dam/fireeye-www/global/en/blog/threat-research/FireEye_HWP_ZeroDay.pdf}, language = {English}, urldate = {2020-01-13} } Hangul Word Processor (HWP)Zero-Day: possible ties to North Korean threat actors
HOPLIGHT
Yara Rules
[TLP:WHITE] win_hoplight_auto (20230407 | Detects win.hoplight.)
rule win_hoplight_auto {

    meta:
        author = "Felix Bilstein - yara-signator at cocacoding dot com"
        date = "2023-03-29"
        version = "1"
        description = "Detects win.hoplight."
        info = "autogenerated rule brought to you by yara-signator"
        tool = "yara-signator v0.6.0"
        signator_config = "callsandjumps;datarefs;binvalue"
        malpedia_reference = "https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.hoplight"
        malpedia_rule_date = "20230328"
        malpedia_hash = "9d2d75cef573c1c2d861f5197df8f563b05a305d"
        malpedia_version = "20230407"
        malpedia_license = "CC BY-SA 4.0"
        malpedia_sharing = "TLP:WHITE"

    /* DISCLAIMER
     * The strings used in this rule have been automatically selected from the
     * disassembly of memory dumps and unpacked files, using YARA-Signator.
     * The code and documentation is published here:
     * https://github.com/fxb-cocacoding/yara-signator
     * As Malpedia is used as data source, please note that for a given
     * number of families, only single samples are documented.
     * This likely impacts the degree of generalization these rules will offer.
     * Take the described generation method also into consideration when you
     * apply the rules in your use cases and assign them confidence levels.
     */


    strings:
        $sequence_0 = { 03c8 8bc1 8944245c 8b442460 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   03c8                 | test                eax, eax
            //   8bc1                 | jge                 0xe
            //   8944245c             | inc                 ebp
            //   8b442460             | lea                 eax, [esp + 1]

        $sequence_1 = { 41b840000000 488bd0 488d8c2470010000 e8???????? }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   41b840000000         | jae                 0xf
            //   488bd0               | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x134], 1
            //   488d8c2470010000     | inc                 ecx
            //   e8????????           |                     

        $sequence_2 = { 7507 b800000100 eb6b 8b8424b0020000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   7507                 | lea                 ecx, [esp + 0x170]
            //   b800000100           | add                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x34]
            //   eb6b                 | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0xc]
            //   8b8424b0020000       | lea                 eax, [ecx + eax + 0x4787c62a]

        $sequence_3 = { 448b7b48 89442450 4885c9 0f85be000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   448b7b48             | inc                 esp
            //   89442450             | mov                 edi, dword ptr [ebx + 0x48]
            //   4885c9               | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0x50], eax
            //   0f85be000000         | dec                 eax

        $sequence_4 = { 8b00 3944241c 730d c784243401000001000000 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   8b00                 | test                ecx, ecx
            //   3944241c             | jne                 0xc4
            //   730d                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [eax]
            //   c784243401000001000000     | cmp    dword ptr [esp + 0x1c], eax

        $sequence_5 = { 458d442401 33d2 33c9 4c89642448 }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   458d442401           | jmp                 0x72
            //   33d2                 | mov                 eax, dword ptr [esp + 0x2b0]
            //   33c9                 | dec                 eax
            //   4c89642448           | mov                 ecx, dword ptr [esp + 0x50]

        $sequence_6 = { 488b4c2450 e8???????? 85c0 7d0a }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   488b4c2450           | mov                 dword ptr [esp + 0xc], eax
            //   e8????????           |                     
            //   85c0                 | jne                 9
            //   7d0a                 | mov                 eax, 0x10000

        $sequence_7 = { 03442434 8b4c240c 8d84012ac68747 8944240c }
            // n = 4, score = 100
            //   03442434             | mov                 eax, 0x40
            //   8b4c240c             | dec                 eax
            //   8d84012ac68747       | mov                 edx, eax
            //   8944240c             | dec                 eax

    condition:
        7 of them and filesize < 765952
}
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