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	"title": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia",
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	"plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\nArchived: 2026-04-05 21:21:20 UTC\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool Downeks\n Tool: Downeks\nNames Downeks\nCategory Malware\nType Downloader\nDescription\n(Palo Alto) The initial infection vector in this attack is not clear, but it results in installing\nthe “Downeks” downloader, which in turn infects the victim computer with the\n“QuasarRAT”.\nDowneks uses third party websites to determine the external IP of the victim machine,\npossibly to determine victim location with GeoIP. It also drops decoy documents in an\nattempt to camouflage the attack.\nInformation\nMalpedia AlienVault OTX Last change to this tool card: 23 April 2020\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\nAll groups using tool Downeks\nChanged Name Country Observed\nAPT groups\n Molerats, Extreme Jackal, Gaza Cybergang [Gaza] 2012-Jul 2023\n1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=16b197ca-adb0-46c1-a237-f48442021c0b\nPage 1 of 2\n\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=16b197ca-adb0-46c1-a237-f48442021c0b\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=16b197ca-adb0-46c1-a237-f48442021c0b\r\nPage 2 of 2\n\nAPT groups Molerats, Extreme Jackal, Gaza Cybergang [Gaza] 2012-Jul 2023 \n1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown) \n   Page 1 of 2",
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			"main_name": "Molerats",
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				"Operation Molerats",
				"Gaza Cybergang"
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				"Arid Viper",
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				"IronWind",
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				"dunihi",
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				"poisonivy"
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