HavocMalware
- havoccrypt ransomware
- havokiz
First released in October 2022, the Havoc C2 Framework is a flexible post-exploitation framework written in Golang, C++, and Qt, with agents called 'Demons' written in C and ASM, created by @C5pider. Designed to support red team engagements and adversary emulation, it offers a robust set of capabilities tailored for offensive security operations.From MISP Galaxy
Last reported 1 month ago, by Kaspersky Securelist8 reports
ATT&CK techniques
6 of 11 · each with the sentence it comes from- T1053.005Scheduled Task
“Uncommon scheduled tasks”
- T1684Social Engineering
“…ed to other ransomware operations and brought their tradecraft with them, or rival threat actors are co-opting their playbooks for social engineering and network”
- T1021.001Remote Desktop Protocol
“📡 Modified the Windows firewall to allow more remote desktop protocol (RDP) traffic”
- T1036Masquerading
“Code Masquerading”
- T1055Process Injection
“With process injection becoming a prevalent technique for embedding code into legitimate processes, defenders introduced API hooking to monitor and block such activity.”
- T1055.012Process Hollowing
“…ons need more advanced EDRs, like Elastic Defend, that offer visibility into injection methods, memory manipulation, system calls, process hollowing, and other evasive tactics.”
Reports per month
last 12 monthsOctober so far (hatched). Counted by report, not by story.
What the reports say
8 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
Exploits and vulnerabilities in Q2 2026“Sliver, Havoc, AdaptixC2, and Metasploit remain the most widely used C2 frameworks.”
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How a Tax Search Leads to Kernel-Mode AV/EDR Kill“…rypter that ultimately decrypts and loads HwAudKiller, a BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) tool that drops a kernel driver named “Havoc” to terminate AV/EDR processes.”
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Fake Tech Support Delivers Havoc Command & Control“Fake Tech Support Delivers Havoc Command & Control”
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Shaping Shadows: Breaking Down New ShadowSyndicate Methods and Infrastructure“ShadowSyndicate continues to be associated with toolkits including Cobalt Strike, MetaSploit, Havoc, Mythic, Sliver, AsyncRAT, MeshAgent, and Brute Ratel.”
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Detect and Eliminate Persistent Malware Before It Wreaks Havoc“Detect and Eliminate Persistent Malware Before It Wreaks Havoc”
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Detonating Beacons to Illuminate Detection Gaps“Loading COFF/BOF objects have become a standard feature in many C2 frameworks such as Havoc, Metasploit, PoshC2, and Sliver, with some directly utilizing COFFLoader for execution.”
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What Triggers the Need for Security Awareness Training?“Hacking Havoc: Organizations of all shapes and sizes are at risk of being hacked.”
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The Methods Behind a Huntress Managed Antivirus Investigation“A LOT of offensive security tools use this lateral movement for all kinds of moves—we’re talking Impacket, Cobalt Strike, Havoc—all the cool kids.”
Indicators in its reports
named in the reports above- anukitax[.]comin 1 report
- bringetax[.]comin 1 report
- grinvan[.]comin 1 report
- rpc.adspect[.]netin 1 report
- window[.]topin 1 report
- hxxps://jcibj[.]com/pcl.phpin 1 report
- jcibj[.]comin 1 report
- bjtrck[.]comin 1 report
- cdn.justcloakit[.]comin 1 report
- client.justcloakit[.]comin 1 report
- 192.175.104[.]189in 1 report
Copy these 11 indicators · defanged
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