SplatCloak is a malware that disables EDR-related routines used by Windows Defender and Kaspersky to aid in evading detection. SplatCloak has been deployed by SplatDropper and is known to be leveraged by Mustang Panda since 2025.[1]
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Techniques29th pct
4
Tactics32nd pct
1
Threat groupunranked
0
CampaignsNone recorded
Enterprise ATT&CK only. Any Mobile or ICS rows on the same ATT&CK page are not carried.
SplatCloak has used a revoked certificate to exploit Windows driver execution policy where certificates issued before a specific date could still load.2
SplatCloak has collected the Windows build number using the windows kernel API RtlGetVersion to determine if the response is 19000 or higher (Windows 10 version 2004 or later).3
SplatCloak has identified and disabled API callback features of Windows Defender and Kaspersky.7
Defense Impairment288 detection rules
Standing S1234
Reach is how much of ATT&CK this malware touches. Coverage is how well defended each thing it does is, as a median per technique rather than a total — a total would just restate the reach. Each figure is ranked against all 825 ATT&CK software entries only where that population actually spreads. Where most of the population shares one value, a percentile would rank the tie instead of the entity, so the raw value is shown and no rank is claimed.
Reach
Techniques629th pct
29th percentile · 71% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more Enterprise techniques.
Tactics432nd pct
32nd percentile · 68% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more tactics spanned.
Threat group161% tie · 22 values
61% of the population shares a single value across only 22 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Campaigns085% tie · 8 values
85% of the population shares a single value across only 8 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Coverage
Rules / technique21.5med50th pct
50th percentile · 50% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more detection rules per technique.
Tests / technique10.5medTop 8%
92nd percentile · 92% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have this many atomic tests per technique or fewer.
Data comps / technique4med54% tie · 11 values
54% of the population shares a single value across only 11 distinct values, so a percentile here would rank the tie, not the entity.
Mitigations / technique0.5medBottom 23%
23rd percentile · 77% of 825 ATT&CK software entries have more mitigations per technique.
5 of 8 axes carry an honest rank on this page. Coverage medians are taken across this malware’s 6 Enterprise techniques.
Range
Technique Campaign use over its cumulative rule count.
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