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	"plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 20:16:41 UTC\r\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool VIRTUALGATE\r\n Tool: VIRTUALGATE\r\nNames VIRTUALGATE\r\nCategory Malware\r\nType Dropper\r\nDescription\r\n(Mandiant) The Windows guest virtual machines which were hosted by the infected\r\nhypervisors also contained a unique malware sample located at C:\\Windows\\Temp\\avp.exe.\r\nThis malware, which we refer to as VIRTUALGATE, is a utility program written in C that is\r\ncomprised of two (2) parts, a dropper, and the payload. The memory only dropper\r\ndeobfuscates a second stage DLL payload that uses VMware's virtual machine communication\r\ninterface (VMCI) sockets to run commands on a guest virtual machine from a hypervisor host,\r\nor between guest virtual machines on the same host.\r\nInformation\r\n\u003chttps://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/esxi-hypervisors-malware-persistence\u003e\r\nMalpedia \u003chttps://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.virtualgate\u003e\r\nLast change to this tool card: 27 August 2024\r\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\r\nAll groups using tool VIRTUALGATE\r\nChanged Name Country Observed\r\nAPT groups\r\n  UNC3886 2021-Early 2025  \r\n1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=bab2da7c-d096-486f-acb5-a7bae7d53afc\r\nPage 1 of 2\n\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=bab2da7c-d096-486f-acb5-a7bae7d53afc\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=bab2da7c-d096-486f-acb5-a7bae7d53afc\r\nPage 2 of 2",
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