(ESET) The connections could be either through a proxy or not, and they connect to the C&C server over port 443 (HTTPS). So, the communication should be encrypted using TLS. During the first attempt to contact the C&C server, SparrowDoor checks whether a connection can be established without using a proxy, and if it can’t, then the data is sent through a proxy. All outgoing data is encrypted using the XOR key hH7@83#mi and all incoming data is decrypted using the XOR key h*^4hFa. The data has a structure that starts with a Command ID, followed by the length of the ensuing encrypted data, followed by the encrypted data.
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2022-02-28 by NCSC UK from NCSC UK
2021-09-23 by Tahseen Bin Taj from ESET Research
Tool: SparrowDoor
Names: SparrowDoor, FamousSparrow
Description: (ESET) The connections could be either through a proxy or not, and they connect to the C&C server over port 443 (HTTPS). So, the communication should be encrypted using TLS. During the first attempt to contact the C&C server, SparrowDoor checks whether a connection can be established without using a proxy, and if it can’t, then the data is sent through a proxy. All outgoing data is encrypted using the XOR key hH7@83#mi and all incoming data is decrypted using the XOR key h*^4hFa. The data has a structure that starts with a Command ID, followed by the length of the ensuing encrypted data, followed by the encrypted data.
Category: Malware
Type: Backdoor
Information: https://www.welivesecurity.com/2021/09/23/famoussparrow-suspicious-hotel-guest/
Malpedia: https://malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de/details/win.sparrow_door
Last-card-change: 2022-12-28
Source: https://apt.etda.or.th/cgi-bin/listtools.cgi
| TA0043 | TA0042 | TA0001 | TA0002 | TA0003 | TA0004 | TA0005 | TA0006 | TA0007 | TA0008 | TA0009 | TA0011 | TA0010 | TA0040 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reconnaissance | Resource Development | Initial Access | Execution | Persistence | Privilege Escalation | Defense Evasion | Credential Access | Discovery | Lateral Movement | Collection | Command and Control | Exfiltration | Impact |