Engage Report: Zloader Trojan Analysis

Zloader has been observed to utilize legitimate remote management tools like AnyDesk, TeamViewer, and Microsoft Quick Assist for initial access. Threat actors leverage social engineering tactics to convince victims to grant them remote access to their systems. Once they gain remote access, the attackers proceed to deploy Zloader.

Technique: System Access [T1078] –> Remote Services [T1021] –> Remote Desktop Protocol [T1021.001]

Fake RDP Honeypots

Goal: Lure attackers attempting to use RDP for lateral movement and gather information about their tools and techniques.

Approach: Deploying and monitoring fake RDP servers.

Set up decoy RDP servers that mimic legitimate systems but capture attacker credentials, log keystrokes, or redirect them to a controlled environment.