{ "id": "678eac0a-d6b3-413b-9ecb-4cbb07606771", "created_at": "2026-04-06T00:09:17.029591Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T13:12:52.472945Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "9f1b05f1076bea0cbc236504e823f1591f58970d", "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": 49101, "plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\r\nArchived: 2026-04-05 19:48:43 UTC\r\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool SPARKLOG\r\n Tool: SPARKLOG\r\nNames SPARKLOG\r\nCategory Malware\r\nType Loader\r\nDescription\r\n(Cybereason) SPARKLOG (spark.exe) is a 32 bit executable written in C++, employed in this\r\nattack to extract a DLL from the CLFS file, decrypt it and then launch it for side-loading by\r\nWindows services running as SYSTEM. Executing this phase of the attack successfully\r\nenables the attackers to gain Privilege Escalation and also Persistence in a specific case.\r\nInformation\r\n\u003chttps://www.cybereason.com/blog/operation-cuckoobees-a-winnti-malware-arsenal-deep-dive\u003e\r\nLast change to this tool card: 19 July 2022\r\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\r\nAll groups using tool SPARKLOG\r\nChanged Name Country Observed\r\nAPT groups\r\n  APT 41 2012-Jul 2025\r\n1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\r\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=b7eea0f5-2163-4a25-9078-77bdca383523\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=b7eea0f5-2163-4a25-9078-77bdca383523\r\nPage 1 of 1", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "ETDA" ], "origins": [ "web" ], "references": [ "https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=b7eea0f5-2163-4a25-9078-77bdca383523" ], "report_names": [ "listgroups.cgi?u=b7eea0f5-2163-4a25-9078-77bdca383523" ], "threat_actors": [ { "id": "c7d9878a-e691-4c6f-81ae-84fb115a1345", "created_at": "2022-10-25T16:07:23.359506Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:04.556639Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "APT 41", "aliases": [ "BrazenBamboo", "Bronze Atlas", "Double Dragon", "Earth Baku", "G0096", "Grayfly", "Operation ColunmTK", "Operation CuckooBees", "Operation ShadowHammer", "Red Kelpie", "SparklingGoblin", "TA415", "TG-2633" ], "source_name": "ETDA:APT 41", "tools": [ "9002 RAT", "ADORE.XSEC", "ASPXSpy", "ASPXTool", "AceHash", "Agent.dhwf", "Agentemis", "AndroidControl", "AngryRebel", "AntSword", "BLUEBEAM", "Barlaiy", "BlackCoffee", "Bladabindi", "BleDoor", "CCleaner Backdoor", "CHINACHOPPER", "COLDJAVA", "China Chopper", "ChyNode", "Cobalt Strike", "CobaltStrike", "Crackshot", "CrossWalk", "CurveLast", "CurveLoad", "DAYJOB", "DBoxAgent", "DEADEYE", "DEADEYE.APPEND", "DEADEYE.EMBED", "DEPLOYLOG", "DIRTCLEANER", "DUSTTRAP", "Derusbi", "Destroy RAT", "DestroyRAT", "DodgeBox", "DragonEgg", "ELFSHELF", "EasyNight", "Farfli", "FunnySwitch", "Gh0st RAT", "Ghost RAT", "HDD Rootkit", "HDRoot", "HKDOOR", "HOMEUNIX", "HUI Loader", "HidraQ", "HighNoon", "HighNote", "Homux", "Hydraq", "Jorik", "Jumpall", "KEYPLUG", "Kaba", "Korplug", "LATELUNCH", "LOLBAS", "LOLBins", "LightSpy", "Living off the Land", "Lowkey", "McRAT", "MdmBot", "MessageTap", "Meterpreter", "Mimikatz", "MoonBounce", "MoonWalk", "Motnug", "Moudour", "Mydoor", "NTDSDump", "PACMAN", "PCRat", "PINEGROVE", "PNGRAT", "POISONPLUG", "POISONPLUG.SHADOW", "POTROAST", "PRIVATELOG", "PipeMon", "PlugX", "PortReuse", "ProxIP", "ROCKBOOT", "RbDoor", "RedDelta", "RedXOR", "RibDoor", "Roarur", "RouterGod", "SAGEHIRE", "SPARKLOG", "SQLULDR2", "STASHLOG", "SWEETCANDLE", "ScrambleCross", "Sensocode", "SerialVlogger", "ShadowHammer", "ShadowPad Winnti", "SinoChopper", "Skip-2.0", "SneakCross", "Sogu", "Speculoos", "Spyder", "StealthReacher", "StealthVector", "TERA", "TIDYELF", "TIGERPLUG", "TOMMYGUN", "TVT", "Thoper", "Voldemort", "WIDETONE", "WINNKIT", "WINTERLOVE", "Winnti", "WyrmSpy", "X-Door", "XDOOR", "XMRig", "XShellGhost", "Xamtrav", "ZXShell", "ZoxPNG", "certutil", "certutil.exe", "cobeacon", "gresim", "njRAT", "pwdump", "xDll" ], "source_id": "ETDA", "reports": null }, { "id": "4d5f939b-aea9-4a0e-8bff-003079a261ea", "created_at": "2023-01-06T13:46:39.04841Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:03.196806Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "APT41", "aliases": [ "WICKED PANDA", "BRONZE EXPORT", "Brass Typhoon", "TG-2633", "Leopard Typhoon", "G0096", "Grayfly", "BARIUM", "BRONZE ATLAS", "Red Kelpie", "G0044", "Earth Baku", "TA415", "WICKED SPIDER", "HOODOO", "Winnti", "Double Dragon" ], "source_name": "MISPGALAXY:APT41", "tools": [], "source_id": "MISPGALAXY", "reports": null }, { "id": "2a24d664-6a72-4b4c-9f54-1553b64c453c", "created_at": "2025-08-07T02:03:24.553048Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T02:00:03.787296Z", "deleted_at": null, "main_name": "BRONZE ATLAS", "aliases": [ "APT41 ", "BARIUM ", "Blackfly ", "Brass Typhoon", "CTG-2633", "Earth Baku ", "GREF", "Group 72 ", "Red Kelpie ", "TA415 ", "TG-2633 ", "Wicked Panda ", "Winnti" ], "source_name": "Secureworks:BRONZE ATLAS", "tools": [ "Acehash", "CCleaner v5.33 backdoor", "ChinaChopper", "Cobalt Strike", "DUSTPAN", "Dicey MSDN", "Dodgebox", "ForkPlayground", "HUC Proxy Malware (Htran)" ], "source_id": "Secureworks", "reports": null } ], "ts_created_at": 1775434157, "ts_updated_at": 1775826772, "ts_creation_date": 0, "ts_modification_date": 0, "files": { "pdf": "https://archive.orkl.eu/9f1b05f1076bea0cbc236504e823f1591f58970d.pdf", "text": "https://archive.orkl.eu/9f1b05f1076bea0cbc236504e823f1591f58970d.txt", "img": "https://archive.orkl.eu/9f1b05f1076bea0cbc236504e823f1591f58970d.jpg" } }