{ "id": "8b910f91-5a0c-4683-a4ac-bf85abf6a191", "created_at": "2026-04-06T03:37:23.055273Z", "updated_at": "2026-04-10T03:36:48.501872Z", "deleted_at": null, "sha1_hash": "c8b37ee29b0fd00cd2fe7503d579ac5404bf257d", "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": 50404, "plain_text": "Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia\r\nArchived: 2026-04-06 03:22:44 UTC\r\nHome \u003e List all groups \u003e List all tools \u003e List all groups using tool AntSword\r\n Tool: AntSword\r\nNames AntSword\r\nCategory Malware\r\nType Backdoor\r\nDescription\r\n(Trend Micro) AntSword is a successor of the China Chopper web shell that integrates more\r\nfeatures compared to other web shell management tools. Perhaps its unique selling point is its\r\nplugin store, where a user can enhance its functions via additional plugins.\r\nInformation\r\n\u003chttps://www.trendmicro.com/content/dam/trendmicro/global/en/research/22/a/earth-lusca-employs-sophisticated-infrastructure-varied-tools-and-techniques/technical-brief-delving-deep-an-analysis-of-earth-lusca-operations.pdf\u003e\r\nLast change to this tool card: 25 January 2022\r\nDownload this tool card in JSON format\r\nAll groups using tool AntSword\r\nChanged Name Country Observed\r\nAPT groups\r\n  APT 41 2012-Jul 2025\r\n  Dalbit 2022  \r\n  Earth Lusca 2019-Sep 2024  \r\n3 groups listed (3 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)\r\nSource: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=9efe2cc2-7c37-4692-9d1b-9f34521ebae4\r\nhttps://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=9efe2cc2-7c37-4692-9d1b-9f34521ebae4\r\nPage 1 of 1", "extraction_quality": 1, "language": "EN", "sources": [ "ETDA" ], "references": [ 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