H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[zwShell](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0350) is a remote access tool (RAT) written in Delphi that has been seen in the wild since the spring of 2010 and used by threat actors during [Night Dragon](https://attack.mitre.org/campaigns/C0002).(Citation: McAfee Night Dragon)

Labels

malware

12 recorded

Relationships

uses

from Night Dragon

Campaign

uses

to File and Directory Discovery

Technique

uses

to File Deletion

Technique

uses

to Modify Registry

Technique

uses

to Remote Desktop Protocol

Technique

uses

to Scheduled Task

Technique

uses

to SMB/Windows Admin Shares

Technique

uses

to System Information Discovery

Technique

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to System Network Configuration Discovery

Technique

uses

to System Owner/User Discovery

Technique

uses

to Windows Command Shell

Technique

uses

to Windows Service

Technique

3 external

References

mitre-attack

S0350

zwShell

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McAfee Night Dragon

https://scadahacker.com/library/Documents/Cyber_Events/McAfee%20-%20Night%20Dragon%20-%20Global%20Energy%20Cyberattacks.pdf