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 Tool: CARROTBALL
Names CARROTBALL
Category Malware
Type Dropper
Description
(Palo Alto) CARROTBALL, initially discovered in an attack during October 2019, is a
simple FTP downloader utility which facilitates the installation of Syscon, a full-featured Remote Access Trojan (RAT) which leverages FTP for Command and Control
(C2). It was found embedded in a malicious Word document sent as a phishing lure to a
US government agency and two non-US foreign nationals professionally associated with
North Korea.
Information
MITRE ATT&CK Malpedia AlienVault OTX Last change to this tool card: 30 December 2022
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All groups using tool CARROTBALL
Changed Name Country Observed
APT groups
 Reaper, APT 37, Ricochet Chollima, ScarCruft 2012-Mar 2025
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=9ab63043-dd17-4e16-97af-d79d55b5c5da
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Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=9ab63043-dd17-4e16-97af-d79d55b5c5da
https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=9ab63043-dd17-4e16-97af-d79d55b5c5da
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