{ "id": "cf50b981-26a3-474d-995e-d935a151674c", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:13:54.943993Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:37:54.260595Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "590e1edd2f2235651745e3c651ba27cfaf6de9b6", "title": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia", "llm_title": "", "authors": "", "file_creation_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_modification_date": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "file_size": 53027, "plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 22:22:35 UTC\r\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool HighNoon\r\n Tool: HighNoon\r\nNames HighNoon\r\nCategory Malware\r\nType Backdoor, Rootkit\r\nDescription\r\n(FireEye) HIGHNOON is a backdoor that consists of multiple components, including a\r\nloader, dynamic-link library (DLL), and a rootkit. When loaded, the DLL may deploy one\r\nof two embedded drivers to conceal network traffic and communicate with its command\r\nand control server to download and launch memory-resident DLL plugins.\r\nHighNoon seems to be a variant of Winnti.\r\nInformation\r\n\u003chttps://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2019/08/game-over-detecting-and-stopping-an-apt41-operation.html\u003e\r\nMalpedia\r\n\u003chttps://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.highnoon\u003e\r\n\u003chttps://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.highnoon_bin\u003e\r\nAlienVault OTX \u003chttps://otx.alienvault.com/browse/pulses?q=tag:HIGHNOON\u003e\r\nLast change to this tool card: 24 April 2021\r\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\r\nAll groups using tool HighNoon\r\nChanged Name Country Observed\r\nAPT groups\r\n  APT 41 2012-Jul 2025\r\n  Ke3chang, Vixen Panda, APT 15, GREF, Playful Dragon 2010-Oct 2024 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