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 Tool: BabyShark
Names
BabyShark
LATEOP
Category Malware
Type Reconnaissance, Backdoor
Description
BabyShark is Microsoft Visual Basic (VB) script-based malware family first seen in
November 2018. The malware is launched by executing the first stage HTA from a
remote location, thus it can be delivered via different file types including PE files as
well as malicious documents. It exfiltrates system information to C2 server, maintains
persistence on the system, and waits for further instruction from the operator.
(Palo Alto) Based on our research, it appears the malware author calls the encoded
secondary payload “Cowboy” regardless of what malware family is delivered.
In our analysis, we found BabyShark attacks were using KimJongRAT and Gh0st RAT
as the encoded secondary payload and thus were the “Cowboys”.
Information
MITRE ATT&CK Malpedia AlienVault OTX Last change to this tool card: 30 November 2023
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All groups using tool BabyShark
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=6740d62a-db55-4938-a560-47d7ff7a529c
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Changed Name Country Observed
APT groups
  Kimsuky, Velvet Chollima 2012-Aug 2025
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=6740d62a-db55-4938-a560-47d7ff7a529c
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=6740d62a-db55-4938-a560-47d7ff7a529c
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