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    Tar Extraction to Public AccountPictures (NarwhalRAT)

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    GlassDiceBearhttps://www.dicebear.comhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Glass” (https://www.dicebear.com) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
    Duo Tech@duotech
    •updated Jun 17, 2026•0•0•2

    Detects the execution of the Windows built-in 'tar' utility to extract files into the specific public 'AccountPictures' directory. This behavior is indicative of the setup phase of APT37's NarwhalRAT.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

    Tags

    T1036 - MasqueradingT1105 - Ingress Tool TransferG0067 - APT37TA0005 - Defense EvasionTA0011 - Command and ControlCommand ExecutionFile CreationWindowsWindows SysmonWindows Eventlog Securitykql

    Found in

    • Analysis of APT37 NarwhalRAT Using MS-Themed PhishingLast updated Jun 15, 2026

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