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S0090 Rover

Rover is malware suspected of being used for espionage purposes. It was used in 2015 in a targeted email sent to an Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan. 1

Item Value
ID S0090
Associated Names
Type MALWARE
Version 1.1
Created 31 May 2017
Last Modified 17 March 2020
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Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1119 Automated Collection Rover automatically collects files from the local system and removable drives based on a predefined list of file extensions on a regular timeframe.1
enterprise T1020 Automated Exfiltration Rover automatically searches for files on local drives based on a predefined list of file extensions and sends them to the command and control server every 60 minutes. Rover also automatically sends keylogger files and screenshots to the C2 server on a regular timeframe.1
enterprise T1547 Boot or Logon Autostart Execution -
enterprise T1547.001 Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder Rover persists by creating a Registry entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\.1
enterprise T1005 Data from Local System Rover searches for files on local drives based on a predefined list of file extensions.1
enterprise T1025 Data from Removable Media Rover searches for files on attached removable drives based on a predefined list of file extensions every five seconds.1
enterprise T1074 Data Staged -
enterprise T1074.001 Local Data Staging Rover copies files from removable drives to C:\system.1
enterprise T1083 File and Directory Discovery Rover automatically searches for files on local drives based on a predefined list of file extensions.1
enterprise T1056 Input Capture -
enterprise T1056.001 Keylogging Rover has keylogging functionality.1
enterprise T1112 Modify Registry Rover has functionality to remove Registry Run key persistence as a cleanup procedure.1
enterprise T1113 Screen Capture Rover takes screenshots of the compromised system’s desktop and saves them to C:\system\screenshot.bmp for exfiltration every 60 minutes.1

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