Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia Archived: 2026-04-06 00:57:51 UTC Home > List all groups > List all tools > List all groups using tool DeputyDog Tool: DeputyDog Names DeputyDog Fexel Category Malware Type Backdoor Description (FireEye) FireEye detected the payload used in these attacks on August 23, 2013 in Japan. The payload was hosted on a server in Hong Kong (210.176.3.130) and was named “img20130823.jpg”. Although it had a .jpg file extension, it was not an image file. The file, when XORed with 0x95, was an executable (MD5: 8aba4b5184072f2a50cbc5ecfe326701). Upon execution, 8aba4b5184072f2a50cbc5ecfe326701 writes “28542CC0.dll” (MD5: 46fd936bada07819f61ec3790cb08e19) to this location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\28542CC0.dll In order to maintain persistence, the original malware adds this registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\28542CC0 The registry key has this value: rundll32.exe “C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\28542CC0.dll”,Launch The malware (8aba4b5184072f2a50cbc5ecfe326701) then connects to a host in South Korea (180.150.228.102). This callback traffic is HTTP over port 443 (which is typically used for HTTPS encrypted traffic; however, the traffic is not HTTPS nor SSL encrypted). Information Malpedia AlienVault OTX Last change to this tool card: 26 May 2020 https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=af3da544-f3b5-4e82-805b-4cd731f625ca Page 1 of 2 Download this tool card in JSON format All groups using tool DeputyDog Changed Name Country Observed APT groups   APT 17, Deputy Dog, Elderwood, Sneaky Panda 2009-Jun 2024     Axiom, Group 72 2008-2008/2014   2 groups listed (2 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown) Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=af3da544-f3b5-4e82-805b-4cd731f625ca https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listgroups.cgi?u=af3da544-f3b5-4e82-805b-4cd731f625ca Page 2 of 2