H3XA — Operational Evidence

TypeMalware

External ID—

First seen2026-08-14

Last seen2026-08-14

Confidence

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[Derusbi](https://attack.mitre.org/software/S0021) is malware used by multiple Chinese APT groups.(Citation: Novetta-Axiom)(Citation: ThreatConnect Anthem) Both Windows and Linux variants have been observed.(Citation: Fidelis Turbo)

Labels

malware

22 recorded

Relationships

uses

from APT41

Group

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from Axiom

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from Deep Panda

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to Audio Capture

Technique

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to Dynamic-link Library Injection

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to Fallback Channels

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to File and Directory Discovery

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to File Deletion

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to Keylogging

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to Non-Application Layer Protocol

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to Non-Standard Port

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to Process Discovery

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to Query Registry

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to Regsvr32

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to Screen Capture

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to Symmetric Cryptography

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to System Information Discovery

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to System Owner/User Discovery

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to Timestomp

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to Unix Shell

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to Video Capture

Technique

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from Leviathan

Group

7 external

References

mitre-attack

S0021

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PHOTO

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Derusbi

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Fidelis Turbo

https://paper.seebug.org/papers/APT/APT_CyberCriminal_Campagin/2016/2016.02.29.Turbo_Campaign_Derusbi/TA_Fidelis_Turbo_1602_0.pdf

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FireEye Periscope March 2018

https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2018/03/suspected-chinese-espionage-group-targeting-maritime-and-engineering-industries.html

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Novetta-Axiom

https://web.archive.org/web/20230115144216/http://www.novetta.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Executive_Summary-Final_1.pdf

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ThreatConnect Anthem

https://www.threatconnect.com/the-anthem-hack-all-roads-lead-to-china/

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