ZLib
Essential information
- Confidence
- 100/100
- Is family
- Yes
- Published
- 31/05/2017 23:32
- Modified
- 27/03/2026 01:03
- Revoked
- No
- Author / Source
- The MITRE Corporation
- Related entities
- 11 attack patterns (mitre), 1 campaign, 1 campaigns
Description
[ZLib](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0086) is a full-featured backdoor that was used as a second-stage implant during [Operation Dust Storm](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0016) since at least 2014. [ZLib](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0086) is malware and should not be confused with the legitimate compression library from which its name is derived.(Citation: Cylance Dust Storm)
Marking (TLP)
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