ShimRat
Essential information
- Confidence
- 100/100
- Is family
- Yes
- Published
- 12/05/2020 23:28
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:05
- Revoked
- No
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
- Related entities
- 21 attack patterns (mitre), 1 intrusion sets (apt)
Description
[ShimRat](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0444) has been used by the suspected China-based adversary [Mofang](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0103) in campaigns targeting multiple countries and sectors including government, military, critical infrastructure, automobile, and weapons development. The name "[ShimRat](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0444)" comes from the malware's extensive use of Windows Application Shimming to maintain persistence. (Citation: FOX-IT May 2016 Mofang)
Marking (TLP)
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