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S0384 Dridex

Dridex is a prolific banking Trojan that first appeared in 2014. By December 2019, the US Treasury estimated Dridex had infected computers in hundreds of banks and financial institutions in over 40 countries, leading to more than $100 million in theft. Dridex was created from the source code of the Bugat banking Trojan (also known as Cridex).234

Item Value
ID S0384
Associated Names Bugat v5
Type MALWARE
Version 2.1
Created 30 May 2019
Last Modified 16 April 2025
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Associated Software Descriptions

Name Description
Bugat v5 2

Techniques Used

Domain ID Name Use
enterprise T1071 Application Layer Protocol -
enterprise T1071.001 Web Protocols Dridex has used POST requests and HTTPS for C2 communications.31
enterprise T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Dridex can perform browser attacks via web injects to steal information such as credentials, certificates, and cookies.2
enterprise T1573 Encrypted Channel -
enterprise T1573.001 Symmetric Cryptography Dridex has encrypted traffic with RC4.3
enterprise T1573.002 Asymmetric Cryptography Dridex has encrypted traffic with RSA.3
enterprise T1574 Hijack Execution Flow -
enterprise T1574.001 DLL Dridex can abuse legitimate Windows executables to side-load malicious DLL files.5
enterprise T1106 Native API Dridex has used the OutputDebugStringW function to avoid malware analysis as part of its anti-debugging technique.1
enterprise T1027 Obfuscated Files or Information Dridex’s strings are obfuscated using RC4.1
enterprise T1090 Proxy Dridex contains a backconnect module for tunneling network traffic through a victim’s computer. Infected computers become part of a P2P botnet that can relay C2 traffic to other infected peers.21
enterprise T1090.003 Multi-hop Proxy Dridex can use multiple layers of proxy servers to hide terminal nodes in its infrastructure.1
enterprise T1219 Remote Access Tools Dridex contains a module for VNC.2
enterprise T1053 Scheduled Task/Job -
enterprise T1053.005 Scheduled Task Dridex can maintain persistence via the creation of scheduled tasks within system directories such as windows\system32\, windows\syswow64, winnt\system32, and winnt\syswow64.5
enterprise T1518 Software Discovery Dridex has collected a list of installed software on the system.1
enterprise T1218 System Binary Proxy Execution -
enterprise T1218.010 Regsvr32 Dridex can use regsvr32.exe to initiate malicious code.5
enterprise T1082 System Information Discovery Dridex has collected the computer name and OS architecture information from the system.1
enterprise T1204 User Execution -
enterprise T1204.002 Malicious File Dridex has relied upon users clicking on a malicious attachment delivered through spearphishing.1

Groups That Use This Software

ID Name References
G0092 TA505 678
G0119 Indrik Spider 9104

References

  1. Check Point Research. (2021, January 4). Stopping Serial Killer: Catching the Next Strike. Retrieved September 7, 2021. ↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

  2. Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit Threat Intelligence. (2015, October 13). Dridex (Bugat v5) Botnet Takeover Operation. Retrieved May 31, 2019. ↩↩↩↩↩

  3. Slepogin, N. (2017, May 25). Dridex: A History of Evolution. Retrieved May 31, 2019. ↩↩↩↩

  4. U.S. Department of Treasury. (2019, December 5). Treasury Sanctions Evil Corp, the Russia-Based Cybercriminal Group Behind Dridex Malware. Retrieved September 15, 2021. ↩↩

  5. Red Canary. (2021, February 9). Dridex - Red Canary Threat Detection Report. Retrieved August 3, 2023. ↩↩↩

  6. Proofpoint Staff. (2017, September 27). Threat Actor Profile: TA505, From Dridex to GlobeImposter. Retrieved May 28, 2019. ↩

  7. Proofpoint Staff. (2018, June 8). TA505 shifts with the times. Retrieved May 28, 2019. ↩

  8. Frydrych, M. (2020, April 14). TA505 Continues to Infect Networks With SDBbot RAT. Retrieved May 29, 2020. ↩

  9. Frankoff, S., Hartley, B. (2018, November 14). Big Game Hunting: The Evolution of INDRIK SPIDER From Dridex Wire Fraud to BitPaymer Targeted Ransomware. Retrieved January 6, 2021. ↩

  10. Podlosky, A., Feeley, B. (2021, March 17). INDRIK SPIDER Supersedes WastedLocker with Hades Ransomware to Circumvent OFAC Sanctions. Retrieved September 15, 2021. ↩