* [Blog](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog) * [Palo Alto Networks](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/corporate) * Poison Ivy # Palo Alto Networks ## Poison Ivy [![HenBox: Inside the Coop](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/unit42-blog-600x300.jpg)](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/04/unit42-henbox-inside-coop/) [HenBox: Inside the Coop \-----------------------](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/04/unit42-henbox-inside-coop/) Unit 42 goes inside the coop with new analysis and additional information on malicious HenBox applications [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) Apr 26, 2018 By [Alex Hinchliffe](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/alex-hinchliffe/?ts=markdown "Posts by Alex Hinchliffe"), [Mike Harbison](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mike-harbison/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Harbison"), [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn") and [Tom Lancaster](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tom-lancaster/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tom Lancaster") ## Palo Alto Networks *** ** * ** *** [Announcements](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Company \& Culture](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/company-culture/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Points of View](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/points-of-view/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Public Sector](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/public-sector/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Partners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/partners/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** ![HenBox: The Chickens Come Home to Roost](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/unit42-web-banner-650x300.jpg) [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [HenBox: The Chickens Come Home to Roost](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/03/unit42-henbox-chickens-come-home-roost/) Unit 42 discovers HenBox, an Android Malware family masquerading as legitimate apps on third-party app stores. Mar 13, 2018 By [Alex Hinchliffe](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/alex-hinchliffe/?ts=markdown "Posts by Alex Hinchliffe"), [Mike Harbison](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mike-harbison/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Harbison"), [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn") and [Tom Lancaster](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tom-lancaster/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tom Lancaster") ![Palo Alto Networks News of the Week – November 26, 2016](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blog-generic-banner.jpg) [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) ## [Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- November 26, 2016](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/palo-alto-networks-news-week-november-26-2016/) Did you miss any of this week's Palo Alto Networks action? Don't worry, we've rounded up the top news right here. Nov 26, 2016 By [Justin Hall](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/justin-hall/?ts=markdown "Posts by Justin Hall") ![Tropic Trooper Targets Taiwanese Government and Fossil Fuel Provider With Poison Ivy](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/unit42-web-banner-650x300.jpg) [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [Tropic Trooper Targets Taiwanese Government and Fossil Fuel Provider With P...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/unit42-tropic-trooper-targets-taiwanese-government-and-fossil-fuel-provider-with-poison-ivy/) Taiwan has been a regular target of cyber espionage threat actors for a number of years. Reasons for Taiwan being targeted range from being one of the sovereign states of the dispu... Nov 22, 2016 By [Vicky Ray](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/vicky-khan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Vicky Ray"), [Robert Falcone](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/robert-falcone/?ts=markdown "Posts by Robert Falcone"), [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn") and [Tom Lancaster](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/tom-lancaster/?ts=markdown "Posts by Tom Lancaster") [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/07/unit-42-attack-delivers-9002-trojan-through-google-drive/) [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [Attack Delivers '9002' Trojan Through Google Drive](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/07/unit-42-attack-delivers-9002-trojan-through-google-drive/) Unit 42 recently observed a 9002 Trojan delivered using a combination of shortened links and a shared file hosted on Google Drive. The delivery method also uses an actor-controlled server hosting a custom redir... Jul 26, 2016 By [Robert Falcone](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/robert-falcone/?ts=markdown "Posts by Robert Falcone") and [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn") [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-april-23/) [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown), [News of the Week](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/news-of-the-week/?ts=markdown) ## [Palo Alto Networks News of the Week -- April 23](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/palo-alto-networks-news-of-the-week-april-23/) Unit 42 discovered Python-based malware PWOBot targeting Europe-based organizations and a new Poison Ivy RAT variant, dubbed SPIVY, affecting Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. Apr 23, 2016 By [Anna Lough](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/anna-lough/?ts=markdown "Posts by Anna Lough") [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/unit42-new-poison-ivy-rat-variant-targets-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists/) [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [New Poison Ivy RAT Variant Targets Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Activists](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/unit42-new-poison-ivy-rat-variant-targets-hong-kong-pro-democracy-activists/) Malware writers have always sought to develop feature-rich, easy to use tools that are also somewhat hard to detect via both host- and network-based detection systems. For many ye... Apr 21, 2016 By [Micah Yates](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/micah-yates/?ts=markdown "Posts by Micah Yates"), [Mike Scott](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/mike-scott/?ts=markdown "Posts by Mike Scott"), [Brandon Levene](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/brandon-levene/?ts=markdown "Posts by Brandon Levene") and [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn") [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/09/recent-watering-hole-attacks-attributed-apt-group-th3bug-using-poison-ivy/) [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [Recent Watering Hole Attacks Attributed to APT Group "th3bug" Using Poison ...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2014/09/recent-watering-hole-attacks-attributed-apt-group-th3bug-using-poison-ivy/) We've uncovered some new data and likely attribution regarding a series of APT watering hole attacks this past summer. 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