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AridGopher

backdoor2 mutex signatures

[BASIC_INFORMATION]

FAMILY_NAME:

AridGopher

CATEGORY:

BACKDOOR

DESCRIPTION:

AridGopher is a Golang-based backdoor and a variant of the Micropsia malware family, used by the Arid Viper APT group. It is known for its modular architecture and its use of DNS tunneling for C2 communication.

ALIASES:

Micropsia

TAGS:

aptgolangdns_tunnelingmicropsia

[MUTEX_SIGNATURES](2)

[MUTEX_01]

ABCMedia

ANALYST: @adhikara13 DATE: 2025-07-12

REFERENCES:

https://www.deepinstinct.com/blog/arid-gopher-the-newest-micropsia-malware-variant

[MUTEX_02]

SoftTookkitPSA

ANALYST: @adhikara13 DATE: 2025-07-12

REFERENCES:

https://www.deepinstinct.com/blog/arid-gopher-the-newest-micropsia-malware-variant

[QUICK_ACTIONS]

[THREAT_INTELLIGENCE]

ATTRIBUTION:

⚠Arid Viper

⚠Desert Falcons

⚠APT-C-23

FIRST_OBSERVED:

2023

[SIGMA_RULE]

[STATISTICS]

MUTEX_COUNT:2

THREAT_ACTORS:3

ALIASES:1

TAGS:4

CATEGORY:BACKDOOR

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