The use of a white font coloring to hide contents within a weaponized document is a technique we had previously reported being used by the Sofacy group in a malicious macro attack .


The xxxx.exe file copies happiness.txt to C:\PROGRAM FILES\common files\ODBC\ODUBC.DLL and to C:\WINDOWS\system32\jql.sys .


The first , st07383.en17.docx , continues by utilizing 32 or 64 bit versions of CVE-2017-0001 to escalate privileges before executing a final JavaScript payload containing a malware implant known as SHIRIME . Our analysis of this malware shows that it belongs to Hussarini , also known as Sarhust , a backdoor family that has been used actively in APT attacks targeting countries in the ASEAN region since 2014 .


Some malicious files associated with these samples were titled the following : Council_of_ministres_decision Minutes of the Geneva Meeting on Troops Summary of today 's meetings.doc.exe The most important points of meeting the memory of the late President Abu Omar may Allah have mercy on him - Paper No . In 2013 , a public report reveals a group of actors conducted targeted attacks leverage a malware dubbed ICEFOG against mainly government organizations and defense industry of South Korea and Japan . That string is the base64 encoded version of “ s : 54 ” , meaning “ sleep for 54 minutes ” ( or hours , depending on the particular backdoor ) . As Nick Biasini explained in a past episode of Talos Takes , name recognition also plays a major part in the rising popularity of this business model .


At that time , Rockloader was the initial payload downloaded by malicious attached JavaScript files .


The Flash object embedded within this delivery document is a variant of an exploit tool that we call DealersChoice .


Running the script removes the remaining files and scripts from previous attacks , keeping a low profile to evade detection .


Based on samples of Duke malware from 2012 , the Dukes do appear to have continued actively using and developing all of their tools .


Additionally , the improvements we made to our protections have been enabled for all users of our security services . RASPITE targeting includes entities in the US , Middle East , Europe , and East Asia . Right after the PE entry point , the standard call to the C Runtime initialization ( __scrt_common_main_seh ) is hooked to launch the malicious payload before everything else . More information Over the course of three and a half years , OilRig has used various backdoors , starting with DanBot , as well as using the Shark backdoor in April 2021 before transitioning to the Milan backdoor and the new backdoor Marlin in August 2021 .


The spear phishing emails had Myanmar political-themed lures and , if the 9002 C2 server responded , the Trojan sent system specific information along with the string “ jackhex ” . These supply chain compromise tactics have also been characteristic of APT41’s best known and most recent espionage campaigns . From 2016 through 2017 , two subsidiaries of U.S. and Philippine consumer products corporations , located inside Vietnam , were the target of APT32 intrusion operations .


According to the hacking collective , they worked tirelessly for the first quarter of 2019 to breach these companies and finally succeeded and obtained access to the companies' internal networks . Examples of notable Potao dissemination techniques , some of which were previously unseen , or at least relatively uncommon , include the use of highly-targeted spear-phishing SMS messages to drive potential victims to malware download sites and USB worm functionality that tricked the user into ' willingly ' executing the Trojan .


In their latest leak , they have released the UNITEDRAKE NSA exploit , which is a remote access and control tool that can remotely target Windows-based systems to capture desired information and transfer it to a server . Blackgear has been targeting various industries since its emergence a decade ago .


The targets of these campaigns , according to Kaspersky , were located variously in Belgium , Hungary , Luxembourg and Spain .


It steals money from the victim ’ s bank account . Southeastern Europe as well as countries in the former Soviet Union Republichas recently been the main target . Winnti : hpqhvsei.dll . Simultaneously , a threat researcher outside of CrowdStrike discovered an attacker ’s tooling via an open repository , downloaded all of the tools , and made them available through a MegaUpload link in a Twitter post.2


The database contained the last activity performed on around 60 compromised devices . The TA505 group is one of the most active threat groups operating since 2014 , it has traditionally targeted Banking and Retail industries , as we recently documented during the analysis of the Stealthy Email Stealer” part of their arsenal . According to trusted third-party reporting , HIDDEN COBRA actors have likely been using FALLCHILL malware since 2016 to target the aerospace , telecommunications , and finance industries .


One ELF library , libloc4d.so , handles amongst other things the loading of the app-decoded ELF library file “ sux ” , as well as handling connectivity to the C2 . In May 2016 , APT41 deployed a POISONPLUG sample at a U.S.-based game development studio . The JHUHUGIT implant became a relatively popular first stage for the Sofacy attacks and was used again with a Java zero-day ( CVE-2015-2590 ) in July 2015 .


Some of these same tools , identified by hash , were evaluated in a malware testing environment by a single user .


This payload is also used by the earlier versions of the implant . Cisco Talos recently published a blogpost describing targeted attacks in the Middle East region which we believe may be connected . Winnti Group : Blackfly .


The user may not notice the Flash object on the page , as Word displays it as a tiny black box in the document , as seen in Figure 1 .


BrainTest uses four privilege escalation exploits to gain root access on a device and to install a persistent malware as a system application . PIVY also played a key role in the 2011 campaign known as Nitro that targeted chemical makers , government agencies , defense contractors , and human rights groups.10,11 Still active a year later , the Nitro attackers used a zero-day vulnerability in Java to deploy PIVY in 2012 . The tactical malware , historically EvilGrab , and now ChChes ( and likely also RedLeaves ) , is designed to be lightweight and disposable , often being delivered through spear phishing .


Because the real nature of apps containing adware is usually hidden to the user , these apps and their developers should be considered untrustworthy . There was code to download a decoy document from the Internet and open it in a second winword.exe process using the Start-Process cmdlet . Bankshot was first reported by the Department of Homeland Security on December 13 , 2017 , and has only recently resurfaced in newly compiled variants .


The documents attached to spear-phishing e-mails used in both attacks contain code that exploits CVE-2012-0158 , which despite its age remains one of the most common Microsoft Word vulnerabilities being exploited by multiple threat actors . This time , however , TA459 opportunistically used spear-phishing emails with a Microsoft Word attachment exploiting the recently patched CVE-2017-0199 to deploy the ZeroT Trojan , which in turn downloaded the PlugX Remote Access Trojan ( RAT ) .


] today www [ . Given the wide usage of STAR in LATAM , financial institutions in LATAM could have particular exposure to a potential interest from the MoneyTaker group . This sample ( aa873ed803ca800ce92a39d9a683c644 ) exhibited network traffic that does not match the earlier pattern and therefore may evade existing network traffic signatures designed to detect Ixeshe related infections . The web shell , named help.aspx ( MD5 : 4b3039cf227c611c45d2242d1228a121 ) , contained code to identify the presence of ( 1 ) FireEye xAgent , ( 2 ) CarbonBlack , or ( 3 ) CrowdStrike Falcon endpoint products and write the output of discovery .


It should be noted that CosmicDuke does not interoperate with the second , embedded malware in any way other than by writing the malware to disk and executing it .


C2 and Targeted Banks As described earlier , the C2 domain is kept in the app ’ s resources . We consider APT38 's operations more global and highly specialized for targeting the financial sector . For example , The code hunted for several security products to evade – including Kaspersky .


DualToy is still active and we have detected over 8,000 unique samples belonging to this Trojan family to date . Indeed , we have detected various external tools being abused by Okrum , such as a keylogger , tools for dumping passwords , or enumerating network sessions . North Korean group definitions are known to have significant overlap , and the name Lazarus Group is known to encompass a broad range of activity .


The WICKED PANDA adversary makes use of a number of open-source and custom tools to infect and move laterally in victim networks . The Sofacy group spearphished targets in several waves with Flash exploits leading to their Carberp based JHUHUGIT downloaders and further stages of malware .


CTU researchers and Secureworks incident responders have observed BRONZE PRESIDENT using the following tools , along with several custom batch scripts for locating and archiving specific file types :


The attackers then began to perform reconnaissance activities on Computer A via cmd.exe , collecting system-related information , such as the OS version , hardware configuration , and network information . Buhtrap has been active since 2014 , however their first attacks against financial institutions were only detected in August 2015 .


In April 2015 , we uncovered the malicious efforts of APT30 , a suspected China-based threat group that has exploited the networks of governments and organizations across the region , targeting highly sensitive political , economic and military information . In addition to spreading malware via spear fishing email with Office attachment containing either vulnerability or malicious macro , this group is particularly good at leveraging malicious Android APKs in the target attacks .


Proofpoint researchers track a wide range of threat actors involved in both financially motivated cybercrime and state-sponsored actions .


Just to highlight its capabilities , TajMahal is able to steal data from a CD burnt by a victim as well as from the printer queue . Threat actors like Confucius and Patchwork are known for their large arsenal of tools and ever-evolving techniques that can render traditional security solutions — which are often not designed to handle the persistent and sophisticated threats detailed in this blog — ineffective .


If the package name of the foreground app is included in the target list , an overlay is shown . Recorded Future has actively tracked APT10 for several years , focusing specifically on the group’s targeting of MSPs and global internet infrastructure providers since the Operation Cloud Hopper report in 2017 . According to the debug path in the body , the author of the tool called it “ NamelessHdoor , ” and its internal version is identified as “ V1.5. ”


looks like it was created for manual operator control . Since at least 2013 , HIDDEN COBRA actors have been observed using Volgmer malware in the wild to target the government , financial , automotive , and media industries . APT33 : 95.211.191.117 update-sec.com . We have observed some lower degrees of confidence overlaps in post - exploitation stages among these UNC groups , like using the same recon commands and utilities available on Windows .


Downeks can be instructed by the C2 to perform a few other commands :


Once the keyword is present , the SDK will switch from innocent ads server to malicious payload delivery ones . The sctrls backdoor we came across is delivered via RTF files exploiting CVE-2015-1641 . The goal of the campaign is to capture credit card data from guests and travelers stored in hotel systems , as well as credit card data received from popular online travel agencies ( OTAs ) such as Booking.com . The final payloads include the AgentTesla remote access trojan ( RAT ) , Cobalt Strike beacons and njRAT .


] top/7 * * * * * 3 ” ( Fr . APT33 is the only group that Kaspersky has observed use the DROPSHOT dropper . The developer used the Microsoft Winsocks API to handle the network connection .


Figure 7 . For example , we analyzed a DropIt sample ( SHA256 : cca268c13885ad5751eb70371bbc9ce8c8795654fedb90d9e3886cbcfe323671 ) that dropped two executables , one of which was saved to " %TEMP%\flash_update.exe " that was a legitimate Flash Player installer . Once decoded , decrypted , and executed , an obfuscated loader will load one of the APT32 backdoors . They also added a new user for persistence and used the Wput tool to exfiltrate the victims files to their own FTP server .


That is why Microsoft has been working to extend its industry-leading endpoint protection capabilities beyond Windows . Starting in mid-February , Unit 42 researchers have been tracking an active campaign sharing a significant portion of infrastructure leveraged by Gorgon Group for criminal and targeted attacks . The modified code will consider this . Kaspersky ’s Global Research and Analysis Team ( GReAT ) has observed signs of its attacks in several countries including Germany , South Korea and Uzbekistan , as well as the US .


'' Strazzere 's experience in trying to contact both vendors last year is typical of the frustrations frequently faced by security researchers . After further analysis , it was discovered that the RTF files were exploiting the CVE-2018-0798 vulnerability in Microsoft’s Equation Editor (EQNEDT32) . Custom Gh0st : 8e5a0a5f733f62712b840e7f5051a2bd68508ea207e582a190c8947a06e26f40 .


Several Mandiant investigations revealed that , after gaining access , APT32 regularly cleared select event log entries and heavily obfuscated their PowerShell-based tools and shellcode loaders with Daniel Bohannon’s Invoke-Obfuscation framework . Based on analysis of the data and malware samples we have collected , Unit 42 believes the attacks described herein are the work of a group or set of cooperating groups who have a single mission , collecting information on minority groups who reside in and around northwestern China .


One theory is that the botnets were a criminal side business for the Dukes group .


The researchers say the malware uses the unusually tight control it gains over infected devices to create windfall profits and steadily increase its numbers . The cybercriminal group Lazarus has a history of attacking financial organizations in Asia and Latin America . APT33 : 8.26.21.117 srvhost.servehttp.com . " Indicators of attack IoAs refer to the series of behaviors that a cybercriminal exhibits prior to executing a cyberattack .


PUTTER PANDA is likely to continue to aggressively target Western entities that hold valuable information or intellectual property relevant to these interests . Both BalkanRAT and BalkanDoor spread in Croatia , Serbia , Montenegro , and Bosnia and Herzegovina .


This entry was posted on Fri Mar 16 00:00 EDT 2018 and filed under Targeted Attacks , FireEye , and China . From our trend analysis seen in Figure 3 , Locky ransomware started being delivered via DOCM format email attachments more extensively beginning in August .


For example , Trojan.Shunnael ( aka X-Tunnel ) , malware used to maintain access to infected networks using an encrypted tunnel , underwent a rewrite to .NET .


This ' connection bouncer ' tool lets the threat actor redirect ports and connections between different networks and obfuscate C2 server traffic . The computers of diplomats , military attachés , private assistants , secretaries to Prime Ministers , journalists and others are under the concealed control of unknown assailant (s ) .


The group has performed these activities at multiple locations across Brazil , possibly using multiple mules . Turla is a notorious group that has been targeting government officials .


The malicious application is on the left-hand side . We expect to see BITTER APT continuing to target the government of China by employing spoofed login pages designed to steal user credentials and obtain access to privileged account information . APT33 's targeting of organizations involved in aerospace and energy most closely aligns with nation-state interests , implying that the threat actor is most likely government sponsored .


Finished ! Had more ccTLDs implemented security features such as registrar locks , attackers would be unable to redirect the targeted domains . APT38 APT38 is a financially-motivated threat group that is backed by the North Korean regime .


The group used malware with keylogging capabilities to monitor the computer of an executive who manages the company 's relationships with other telecommunications companies . Analysis of TG-3390 's operations , targeting , and tools led CTU researchers to assess with moderate confidence the group is located in the People's Republic of China .


MD5 b84b66bcdecd4b4529014619ed649d76 SHA1 fef1725ad72e4ef0432f8cb0cb73bf7ead339a7c Algorithm sha1 With RSA Encryption .


It will use either a standard web request or it will write data into a web socket if the first method fails . A recently rising attack tool in ITG08 campaigns has been the More_eggs JScript backdoor . However , we asses with medium confidence that NavRAT is linked to Group123 .


The dates were all fairly recent , having been received in the past few days since the beginning of August .


All 3 samples were compiled with the same timestamp .


Symantec also observed attempts by Leafminer to scan for the Heartbleed vulnerability ( CVE-2014-0160 ) from an attacker-controlled IP address . From February to September 2016 , WhiteBear activity was narrowly focused on embassies and consular operations around the world .


A Russian security firm 'Doctor Web ' identified the first mass distributed Android bootkit malware called 'Android.Oldboot ' , a piece of malware that 's designed to re-infect devices after reboot , even if you delete all working components of it . Some time ago , a Kaspersky Lab customer in Latin America contacted us to say he had visited China and suspected his machine was infected with an unknown , undetected malware . We believe that APT1 is able to wage such a long-running and extensive cyber espionage campaign in large part because it receives direct government support . The exploits are located in separate web pages .


Once the backdoor sends basic information about its newly compromised system , the operators take control of the backdoor and start to send commands right away .


Patterning such as reuse of WHOIS artifacts , IP reuse , or even domain name themes are common and regularly used to group attacks to specific campaigns .


It prompts the user to download a file that supposedly contains the full article .


Corrupted archive privapp.txt Looks like a list of system applications ( including spyware components ) from the infected device run-as.x run-as.y Run-as tool ELF file SuperSU config fragment for implant components and the busybox tool supersu.cfg : This config allows the implant to use all root features silently . DHS and FBI are distributing this MAR to enable network defense and reduce exposure to North Korean government malicious cyber activity . APT33 : 8.26.21.120 mynetwork.ddns.net . The ThreatConnect Platform centralizes threat intelligence , automates key activities and enables information sharing across the internal security organization and with external partners .


While we became initially curious because the hacktool was signed , we became more suspicious when we realized a mobile software developer had signed it , since this is not the type of software typically associated with a mobile application .


Quasar mutex name : VMFvdCsC7RFqerZinfV0sxJFo .


Through the exploitation of the HTA handler vulnerability described in CVE-2017-1099 , the observed RTF attachments download . this RTF exploits again the CVE-2017-1882 on eqnedt32.exe .


C2 server : app.progsupdate.com , which resolved to 185.141.25.68 ) , over port 4664 .


We recently observed a resurgence of the same phishing campaign when our systems detected roughly 90 phony Apple-like domains that were registered from July 2016 to September 2016 . The targeting of this individual suggests the actors are interested in breaching the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself or gaining insights into relations between France and Taiwan .


The Spark backdoor allows the attackers to :


This exploit delivers a malware variant that shares characteristics with the APT28 backdoors CHOPSTICK and CORESHELL malware families , both described in our APT28 whitepaper .


Using our Farsight DNSDB integration , we identified other domains currently and previously hosted on the same IP .


In doing so , users can become victims to malicious apps portraying themselves as the original app . Although both examples of the different delivery methods described above show an exclusive targeting of Russian speakers , the recurring financial and political themes that they use highlight the attacker's interest in the financial world once more . When executed , it will register symbols for multiple commonly used functions , including : open() , rmdir() , and unlink() , and modify their returns to hide the malware ’s operations .


Below is a table with the compile date and some PDB strings found within a few of the binaries .


For example , Svpeng uses a previously unknown vulnerability to protect itself from being removed manually or by the antivirus program . The group used a number of tools common to other Chinese hacking groups , but they had a few unique tools of their own with interfaces developed for Standard ( Simplified ) Chinese . The decrypted payload is the usual shellcode responsible for ShadowPad initialization ( obfuscated using fake conditional jumps to hinder disassembly ) . The threat of Iranian cyber operations continues to rise as challenges in relation to the renewal of the 2015 Iranian Nuclear Deal persist and regional tensions , specifically between Israel and Iran , escalate .


They took advantage of the Syrian military conflict for thematic content and file naming “ Trump ’s_Attack_on_Syria_English.docx ” .


However , Poseidon 's practice of being a ' custom-tailored malware implants boutique ' kept security researchers from connecting different campaigns under the umbrella of a single threat actor . These attacks are primarily targeting private industry in search of key intellectual property for competitive advantage , military institutions , and governmental organizations often in search of documents related to current political events and human rights organizations .


The Stage-1 downloader will download and execute a new downloader , written in C++ , not so different from other Zebrocy downloaders .


Group-IB specialists detected various sites used by criminals to spread the Trojan : mail tracking websites , news portals , electronic books , computer graphics resources , music portals , etc . In addition to using SWCs to target specific types of organizations , TG-3390 uses spearphishing emails to target specific victims .


This apparent disregard for publicity suggests , in our opinion , that the benefactors of the Dukes is so powerful and so tightly connected to the group that the Dukes are able to operate with no apparent fear of repercussions on getting caught .


In June 2017 , QiAnXin discovered new malware used by Molerats . We identified decoy files which indicate these attacks began with spear phishing messages but have not observed the actual messages .


In this situation , Word will present the same lure document to the victim as seen in Figure 2 , but without the ability to enable macros via an Enable Content button .


July 28 A recent campaign compromised Taiwan and Hong Kong sites to deliver Flash exploits related to Hacking Team . Other public tools used by the CopyKittens are Metasploit , a well-known free and open source framework for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine ; Mimikatz , a post-exploitation tool that performs credential dumping ; and Empire , a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation agent . In this case , FULLHOUSE.DOORED is a backdoor written in C / C++ that communicates using HTTP .


] somtum [ . Trend Micro specifically noted that the 2013 versions of KeyBoy used the same algorithm for encoding their configuration files as was observed in the Operation Tropic Trooper malware . The previous versions of Aumlib had not changed since at least May 2011, and Ixeshe had not evolved since at least December 2011 . Malwarebytes customers are protected as we detect the infrastructure and final payload used in these attacks .


UNIQUE FEATURES BY VERSION EventBot Version 0.0.0.1 RC4 and Base64 Packet Encryption EventBot RC4 and Base64 data decryption from the C2 RC4 and Base64 data decryption from the C2 . This sample , similar to other Trochilus samples , was deployed using a DLL sideloading method utilizing three files , uploaded to the same folder on the victim machine as identified in US-CERT advisory TA17-117A last revised on December 20 , 2018 . These emails included recruitment-themed lures and links to malicious HTML Application files .


The attachments exploited CVE-2017-8759 which was discovered and documented only five days prior to the campaign . Continued WhiteBear activity later shifted to include defense-related organizations into June 2017 .


Infection VectorWe have observed this recent wave of Zyklon malware being delivered primarily through spam emails . More recently , in May 2017 , APT33 appeared to target organizations in Saudi and South Korea using a malicious file that attempted to entice victims with job vacancies .


Shamoon2 : 104.218.120.128 .


This family showcases the amount of resources that malware authors now have to expend . Our research indicates that it has started targeting Japanese users . Then there is the dll install name , the domain , and the port . Talos discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Foxit PDF Reader that could allow an adversary to execute , arbitrary code on the targeted machine .


Attackers exploiting the vulnerability can corrupt memory and gain remote code execution .


With the help of the open-source Android Dynamic Binary Instrumentation Toolkit and root privilege , it is possible to intercept any function execution . These attacks have included criminal groups responsible for the delivery of NewPosThings , MalumPOS and PoSeidon point of sale Malware , as well as Carbanak from the Russian criminal organization we track as Carbon Spider . . A Cl0p representative confirmed that they had been testing the vulnerability since July 2021 and that they had decided to deploy it over the Memorial Day weekend .


The code makes use of the Windows Crypto API for 3DES and the decryption key is stored as a standard Windows PUBLICKEYSTRUC structure .


While we know that TEMP.Veles deployed the TRITON attack framework , we do not have specific evidence to prove that CNIIHM did ( or did not ) develop the tool .


Per the domain ’s WHOIS record , an anonymized registrant registered com-ho.me in October 2016 and used it to serve malicious documents with similar macro activation features .


WannaCry leverages an exploit , codenamed " EternalBlue " , that was released by the Shadow Brokers on April 14 , 2017 . The Turla espionage group has been targeting various institutions for many years .


The Conflict between Hamas and Fatah : The historical rivalry between the Hamas and Fatah has resulted in many open battles between the two entities .


this RTF exploits again the CVE-2017_1882 on eqnedt32.exe . TG-3390 's activities indicate a preference for leveraging SWCs and scan-and-exploit techniques to compromise target systems .


The threat actors appear to have leveraged publicly available exploit code that can be found on Github at the URL : https://github.com/rxwx/CVE-2017-8570 . For example , we have observed frequent reuse of older ( patched ) exploits in malware operations against the Tibetan community .


T1444 Masquerade as Legitimate Application Impersonates legitimate GAS Tecnologia application . Symantec believes that the variant of Mimikatz used in this attack is unique to Waterbug . The McAfee Advanced Threat Research team discovered a previously unknown data-gathering implant that surfaced in mid-February 2018 .


When the adversaries' operations are live , they modify the record again to point the C2 domain to an IP address they can access .


This engineer ’ s name is also associated with a company called eSurv S.R.L . Other public tools used by the CopyKittens are Metasploit , a well-known free and open source framework for developing and executing exploit code against a remote target machine ; Mimikatz , a post-exploitation tool that performs credential dumping ; and Empire , a PowerShell and Python post-exploitation agent . The threat group in this recently observed campaign a TEMP.Zagros a weaponized their malware using the following techniques .


System applications with root , by contrast , have super-user permissions that allow them to break out of such sandboxes . CTU researchers also identified components in the custom C2 protocol being used which they have seen utilized by Nickel Academy ( Lazarus ) previously . APT33 : 89.34.237.118 mywinnetwork.ddns.net . Among the IP addresses owned by Hack520 is a whole/22 IP Range which we dubbed as the “ PIG RANGE ” .


It was primarily notable for its high-volume campaigns and its association with TA505 , given the actor ’s propensity for massive campaigns and ability to dominate the email landscape .


We believe the actors pivoted to other systems on the network using stolen credentials and by exploiting the CVE-2017-0144 (EternalBlue) vulnerability patched in MS17-010 . If the document was delivered with macros instead of exploits ( CVE-2012-0158 , CVE-2013-3906 or CVE-2014-1761 ) , then the document contained instructions for enabling macros .


This newest entry seems to indicate that these changes won ’ t be stopping soon . Georgian military security issues , particularly with regard to U.S. cooperation and NATO , provide a strong incentive for Russian state-sponsored threat actors to steal information that sheds light on these topics . After writing the data received from the controller, a function is called to process the received . The UK , on the other hand , emerged as the second - largest ransomware target , enduring close to 200 ransomware attacks .


PLATINUM often spear phishes its targets at their non-official or private email accounts , to use as a stepping stone into the intended organization 's network . one organization is located in the US .


These changes include : Removing the SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW error and alert window types , and introducing a few other types as replacement Elevating the permission status of SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW to special permission by putting it into the “ above dangerous ” category , which means that users have to go through many screens to approve apps that ask for permission , instead of just one click Introducing an overlay kill switch on Android 8.0 and later that users can activate anytime to deactivate a system alert window To adapt , Android malware evolved to misusing The Korean-language Word document manual.doc appeared in Vietnam on January 17 , with the original author name of Honeybee . , The focus should be on isolating the affected devices andor networks to prevent further spread and minimize the impact .


TA505 continued distributing Dridex through early June 2017 using a range of email attachments .


Some hackers even went onto use the Cisco exploits in the wild . LuckyMouse has been spotted using a widely used Microsoft Office vulnerability ( CVE-2017-11882 ) .


Note that the 104.168.167.16 server is used as a C2 server .


tcpdo [ . During multiple engagements , APT41 attempted to remove evidence of some of its activity by deleting Bash histories , clearing Windows security and system events , and modifying DNS management to avoid anti-virus detections . APT29 has used The Onion Router and the TOR domain fronting plugin meek to create a hidden , encrypted network tunnel that appeared to connect to Google services over TLS .


SpyNote RAT was designed to function only over Wi-Fi , which is the preferable mode for Android malware to send files to C & C . On October 18th , 2018 , the group sent out emails to British financial companies as part of their preparatory campaign . Since 2013 , the Cobalt have attempted to attack banks and financial institutions using pieces of malware they designed .


In total , there are 32 different routines , each of them implementing a different opcode and some basic functionality that the malware program may execute . The oldest sample we found was created in 2009 , indicating this tool has been in use for almost seven years . There is no way around this : the attackers are simply not interested in computers configured with those languages . The malware uses stack strings followed by a single bitwise operation .


ORat and Cobalt Strike C2 server : strust.club .


DanderSpritz consists entirely of plugins to gather intelligence , use exploits and examine already controlled machines . The Infy malware was seen targeting Iranians again in June 2015 , when it was shared with researchers after being sent to a broadcast journalist at BBC Persian with a generic introduction and a PowerPoint presentation attached titled " Nostalogy " ( sic ) .


Backdoor.APT.PittyTiger – This malware is the classic " PittyTiger " malware ( PittyTigerV1.0 ) that was heavily used by this group in 2012 - 2013 . To control the full operation , MoneyTaker uses a Pentest framework Server .


CVE-2014-0515 exploits a vulnerability in Flash ’s Shader processing , whereas CVE-2015-3043 exploits a vulnerability in Flash ’s FLV processing .


First , Volatility 's pstree plugin , which lists running processes in a tree view , was executed .


It does this by using infected devices to imitate clicks on the install , buy , and accept buttons . In November 2017 , SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit ( CTU ) researchers investigated a widespread and opportunistic WCry ransomware campaign that impacted many systems around the world . APT33 : 162.250.145.204 mynetwork.ddns.net . The Monti ransomware collective has restarted their operations , focusing on institutions in the legal and governmental fields .


In this case , the first sample I looked at stood out for another reason entirely .


The relevant handler of the client is called , collects the system information and sends it back inside IPacket of GetSystemInfoResponse .


The QiAnXin keeps a close eye on activities made by OceanLotus . McAfee concludes that some groups—and especially the Poetry Group —have shifted tactics to use Citadel in ACTs other than what it was originally intended for . McAfee Advanced Threat research determines with confidence that Lazarus is the threat group behind this attack for the following reasons:Contacts an IP address / domain that was used to host a malicious document from a Lazarus previous campaign in 2017 . In November 2017 , Talos observed the Group123 , which included a new version of ROKRAT being used in the latest wave of attacks . In addition to TALOS investigation on KONNI , on July 18 2017 , BitDefender released a whitepaper on DarkHotel . According to security 360 Threat Intelligence Center , Goldmouse was observed deploying the nebulous njRAT backdoor . ESET has also reported PowerShell scripts being used by Turla to provide direct , in-memory loading and execution of malware . Additionally Kaspersky identified a new backdoor that we attribute with medium confidence to Turla . Researchers at Symantec suspect that Turla used the hijacked network to attack a Middle Eastern government . Symantec researchers have uncovered evidence that the Waterbug APT group has conducted a hostile takeover of an attack platform . Researchers at the Microstep Intelligence Bureau have published a report on targeted attacks on the Ukrainian government that they attribute to the Gamaredon threat actor . Kaspersky found an active campaign by a Chinese APT group we call SixLittleMonkeys that uses a new version of the Microcin Trojan and a RAT that we call HawkEye as a last stager . Trend Micro has previously reported the use of this malware in targeted attacks by the BlackTech group , primarily focused on cyber-espionage in Asia . LuckyMouse activity detected by Palo Alto involved the attackers installing web shells on SharePoint servers to compromise government organizations in the Middle East . Talos published its analysis of the BlackWater campaign , related to MuddyWater group . Trend Micro also reported MuddyWater’s use of a new multi-stage PowerShell-based backdoor called POWERSTATS v3 . Regarding other groups , Kaspersky discovered new activity related to ZooPark , a cyber-espionage threat actor that has focused mainly on stealing data from Android devices . Recorded Future published an analysis of the infrastructure built by APT33 ( aka Elfin ) to target Saudi organizations .


a keylogger that works in every app installed on the Android device . Butterfly has also shown an interest in the commodities sector , attacking two major companies involved in gold and oil in late 2014 . So far , the groups have not used any zero-days . We first heard of this new campaign thanks to a Mastodon post by Randy McEoin .


In the injected payload , the module implements the method ‘ callActivityOnCreate ’ . This week we are going to discuss Clever Kitten , whom , by virtue of several indicators , we have affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran . It removes setup.exe ’s contents and replaces them with the third decrypted executable , a cryptocurrency miner . Malwarebytes EDR and MDR removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected .


This way , the malware can have its configuration , malicious binaries and file listings updated , but can also download and execute other binaries . This bait document , or email attachment , appears to be a standard Word document , but is in fact an CVE-2012-0158 exploit , an executable with a double extension , or an executable with an RTLO filename , so it can execute code without the user 's knowledge or consent .


The threat is likely targeting employees of various Palestinian government agencies , security services , Palestinian students , and those affiliated with the Fatah political party . With GozNym , attackers dupe users by showing them the actual bank 's URL and SSL certificate . Older versions of WEBC2 read data between HTML comments , though over time WEBC2 variants have evolved to read data contained within other types of tags . " Having infected gaming companies that do business in MMORPG , the attackers potentially get access to millions of users , " the researchers wrote .


In one remarkable case , the Carbanak 2.0 gang used its access to a financial institution that stores information about shareholders to change the ownership details of a large company . Even an experienced user can be fooled by downloading a malicious file that is apparently from adobe.com , since the URL and the IP address correspond to Adobe 's legitimate infrastructure .


CONTACTS_PRO – request unique message text for contacts from the address book . The attackers then began to perform reconnaissance activities on Computer A via cmd.exe , collecting system-related information , such as the OS version , hardware configuration , and network information . Researching the hacker handle MagicCoder results in references to the Iranian hacking forum Ashiyane as well as defacements by the Iranian hacker group Sun Army .


What we found were several other fake apps developed using the SpyNote builder , which should come as a warning to Android users . On 16 January 2019 , Silence sent out phishing emails with malicious attachments disguised as invitations to the International Financial Forum iFin-2019 (see section ‘Attack timeline’) . The hacking group misused Cobalt Strike , for instance , to perpetrate ATM cyber heists and target financial institutions across Europe , and interestingly , Russia .


android.intent.action.PACKAGE_INSTALL System notification that the download and eventual installation of an app package is happening ( this is deprecated ) android.intent.action.PACKAGE_ADDED System notification that a new app package has been installed on the device , including the name of said package . In 2018 , the group inserted CRACKSHOT malware into game files that were signed with legitimate codesigning certificates , most likely indicating access to the production environment , which facilitated a supply chain compromise . The APT28 , which is linked to the Russian government , returned to low-key intelligence-gathering operations during 2017 and into 2018 , targeting a range of military and government targets in Europe and South America .


Victims who used the torrent files to download the applications would end up getting infected with OnionDuke .


It also disables Play Protect ( Google ’ s preinstalled antivirus solution ) to prevent its discovery and deletion in the future . There was a significant increase in SectorJ04's hacking activities in 2019 , especially those targeting South Korea . A well-funded , highly active group of Middle Eastern hackers was caught , yet again , using a lucrative zero-day exploit in the wild to break into computers and infect them with powerful spyware developed by an infamous cyberweapons dealer named Gamma Group .


Symantec products block attempts to install Lojax with the detection name Trojan.Lojax .


CONCLUSION We witness actors continually using open-source platforms , code and packages to create their own software . We were not able to find additional tools , but the attackers again compromised a legitimate Thai website to host their malware , in this case the student portal for a Thai University . APT12 closely monitors online media related to its tools and operations and reacts when its tools are publicly disclosed . As we have seen over the years , SocGholish is an established player that has managed to compromise countless victims and deliver ransomware after facilitating the installation of tools like Cobalt Strike or Mimikatz .


The exploit payload contains following file components : Component name Description run_root_shell/arrs_put_user.o/arrs_put_user/poc Exploit ELF db Sqlite3 tool ELF device.db Sqlite3 database with supported devices and their constants needed for privilege escalation ‘ device.db ’ is a database used by the exploit . Unlike the 2016 variants of Ratsnif that stored all packets to a PCAP file . SilverTerrier mainly targets organizations in high technology , higher education , and manufacturing .


The relevant strings inside the VAD sections were UTF-16 encoded and revealed additional insights once extracted .


In our opinion , this insistence on using exploits that are already under heightened scrutiny suggests the existence of at least one of three circumstances .


Desktop banking malware often blocks the user ’ s access to their banking website after a successful transaction by using web injects that show a variety of “ service unavailable ” screens . Ransom demands have varied significantly , suggesting that INDRIK SPIDER likely calculates the ransom amount based on the size and value of the victim organization . The group uses an advanced piece of malware known as Remsec ( Backdoor.Remsec ) to conduct its attacks .


The APT actor , active since 2008 , has been seen targeting organizations in the financial services , telecoms , government , and defense sectors . By the end of April , GozNym had redirection instructions for 17 Polish banks in its repertoire , along with an extra 230 URLs designed to assist attackers in targeting community banks and email service providers in the Eastern European country .


The first variant is a “ first stage application , ” that performs basic profiling of a device , and under certain conditions attempts to download and install a much more comprehensive surveillanceware component , which is the second variant . All of these early WhiteBear targets were related to embassies and diplomatic/foreign affair organizations . ZxShell exploits this fact by cycling between each of the names , verifying the existence of the real service . Sometimes this was a high profile , legitimate site such as ‘ diplomacy.pl ’ hosting a ZIP archive .


Over the past two years , Russia appears to have increasingly leveraged APT28 to conduct information operations commensurate with broader strategic military doctrine .


At least in most recent versions , as of January 2019 , the Zip archive would actually contain the i686 , arm and arm64 versions of all deployed binaries . In the first week of May 2016 , FireEye 's DTI identified a wave of emails containing malicious attachments being sent to multiple banks in the Middle East region . This campaign started in November 2019 and it is still ongoing . According to Kaspersky telemetry , targeted organizations included political bodies in Europe .


It doesn’t have an encryption/decryption routine for network communication .


Stage 1 : Loader malware keeps sandbox and debuggers away The first stage of FinFisher running through this complicated virtual machine is a loader malware designed to probe the system and determine whether it ’ s running in a sandbox environment ( typical for cloud-based detonation solution like Office 365 ATP ) . One payload was a Python based open source remote administration tool ( RAT ) called Pupy . Winnti : 4256fa6f6a39add6a1fa10ef1497a74088f12be0 2018-07-25 10:13:41 None . According to Kaspersky telemetry , targeted organizations included political bodies in Europe .


) Calculate the difference between this pointer and the User32 base address . While the recent paper from Trend Micro and ClearSky ( ' The Spy Kittens Are Back : Rocket Kitten 2 ' ) does extensively cover the campaign 's narrative , we aimed to seek confirmation that our analyzed attack was positively connected to the same campaign and set out to provide additional value and insight . After resolving the APIs , the shellcode will decrypt the launcher binary and load it to the memory . None After initial access via this new exploit method , the threat actor leveraged maintain access , and performed anti - forensics techniques on the Microsoft Exchange server in an attempt to hide their activity .


For example , one commercial obfuscator , which cost €350 , was used for Trojans and Opfak.bo Obad.a Android vulnerabilities are used by criminals for three reasons : to bypass the code integrity check when installing an application ( vulnerability Master Key ) ; to enhance the rights of malicious applications , considerably extending their capabilities ; and to make it more difficult to remove malware . No zero-day vulnerabilities were used to breach targeted networks , instead " TG-3390 relied on old vulnerabilities such as CVE-2011-3544 " — a near-year-old Java security hole — " and CVE-2010-0738 to compromise their targets " , Dell SecureWorks' researchers reported . The encrypted payload is located in the .rdata section of hpqhvsei.dll and the decryption algorithm is an XOR loop where the XOR key is updated at each iteration . WithSecure has identified instances where the malware was delivered to victims through LinkedIn .


In addition , end users can also benefit from security solutions such as Trend Micro Home Security for Mac , which provides comprehensive security and multi-device protection against viruses , ransomware , malicious websites , and identity thieves .


In one sample analyzed by CTU researchers , PlugX was configured with hard-coded user credentials to bypass a proxy that required authentication .


PINCHY SPIDER is the criminal group behind the development of the ransomware most commonly known as GandCrab , which has been active since January 2018 . Butterfly has attacked multi-billion dollar companies operating in the internet , IT software , pharmaceutical , and commodities sectors .


The threat actor’s emails usually contain a picture or a link without a malicious payload and are sent out to a huge recipient database of up to 85 , 000 users . The email contained an attachment named Seminar-Invitation.doc , which is a malicious Microsoft Word document we track as ThreeDollars .


For alerts raised either by specific threat intelligence tied to activity groups or by more generic suspicious behaviors , Windows Defender ATP provides rich , visualized technical context .


As a curiosity , most PinchDuke samples contain a Russian language error message : “ There is an error in the module ’s name ! The length of the data section name must be 4 bytes ” .


] 122:28833 61 [ . This neatly ties together many of the tools used by the Dukes group , as versions of this one loader have been used to load malware from three different Dukes-related toolsets CosmicDuke , PinchDuke , and MiniDuke – over the course of five years . This approach has also been used in different Empire modules . The July 2023 campaign has a slightly modified infection chain .


We are constantly on the lookout for new threats and we are expanding our protections . Syncopate is a well-known Russian company that is best known as the developer and operator of the ' GameNet ' platform . Using host-based digital forensic analysis , CTU analysts observed the intruders using the native ‘ at.exe ’ Windows task scheduler tool to move laterally within the infrastructure . The web page “ about.htm ” implements an exploit for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 .


This , in turn , would provide access to a larger amount of intellectual property and sensitive data . During this time , the attacker must ensure continued access to the target environment or risk losing years of effort and potentially expensive custom ICS malware .


All of the PHAs that are mentioned in this blog post were detected and removed by Google Play Protect . To control the full operation , MoneyTaker uses a Pentest framework Server . This demonstrates that the threat actors understand conventional Japanese date notation . We observed that in at least two cases , the threat actors subsequently issued the following command against the Exchange web server : This command attempts to delete the administrator user from the Exchange Organizations administrators group , beginning with the Domain Controller in the current domain .


Notably , after the first SMB packet sent to the victim 's IP address , WannaCry sends two additional packets to the victim containing the hard-coded IP addresses 192.168.56.20 and 172.16.99.5 . More details about TajMahal are available to customers of the Kaspersky Intelligence Reporting service .


Once the Trojan establishes the server ’s authenticity , it expects a variable-size block of binary code that is read from the server straight into the virtual space for iexplore.exe and then executed .


] 87:28855 61 [ . As researchers continued discovering new toolsets that were created and used by the same group that had been operating MiniDuke , and thus the threat actor operating the toolsets started to be commonly referred to as " Dukes " . This request is then stored in the CommonApplicationData directory ( C:\ProgramData in Vista and later ) as the hard coded file name ( highlighted in green ) . The use of 3AM was only partially successful .


] jp/佐川急便.apk hxxp : //mailsa-qae [ . In October 2014 , FireEye released APT28 : A Window into Russia 's Cyber Espionage Operations , and characterized APT28 's activity as aligning with the Russian Government 's strategic intelligence requirements . Once an A record response is received by the malware containing 253.25.42.87 , several variables are set in preparation to exit the send . Currently , Mandiant can neither validate claims related to Zarya ’s hacking capabilities , nor those related to the group ’s potential links to the FSB .


The FakeSpy malware has been found to masquerade as any of the following companies : United States Postal Service - An independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government . FireEye also noted in their 2017 report that the online handle xman_1365_x , ” found within the PDB path in an APT33 TURNEDUP backdoor sample , belonged to an individual at the Nasr Institute . However , in September last year , our friends at CSIS published a blog detailing a new Carbanak variant affecting one of its customers .


As early as March 4 , 2017 , malicious documents exploiting CVE-2017-0199 were used to deliver the LATENTBOT malware . Emissary Panda is still active and continues to target selected organisations .


With the capability to open a given URL in a browser , the actor behind ‘ SimBad ’ can generate phishing pages for multiple platforms and open them in a browser , thus performing spear-phishing attacks on the user . Sometimes , they aim at establishing a foothold on the target 's computer to gain access into their organization , but , based on our data , this is usually not their main objective , as opposed to other Iranian threat groups , such as OilRig and CopyKittens . While we know the attackers used a custom dropper to install the back door , we do not know the delivery vector .


On later versions , specifically iOS 12.1.1 and iOS 12.2 , the process is different . Between November 26 , 2015 , and December 1 , 2015 , known and suspected China-based APT groups launched several spear phishing attacks targeting Japanese and Taiwanese organizations in the high-tech , government services , media and financial services industries . This response tells the malware to set a variable for the file name to receivebox\rcvd10100 and set the next query action to D in order to request the next chunk of . The site also claimed to include the names , addresses and phone numbers of top CEOs .


As a result , these organizations are often exposed to increased government-directed threats aimed at monitoring their activities , discrediting their work , or stealing their intellectual property .


EventBot appears to be a completely new malware in the early stages of development , giving us an interesting view into how attackers create and test their malware . Some hackers even went onto use the Cisco exploits in the wild . APT10 has been in operation since at least 2009 , and has evolved its targeting from an early focus on the US defence industrial base ( DIB ) and the technology and telecommunications sector , to a widespread compromise of multiple industries and sectors across the globe , most recently with a focus on MSPs .


The exploit uses CVE-2015-1701 to execute a callback in userspace .


] com/gate_cb8a5aea1ab302f0_c offline 31.214.157 [ . The newer variant of KopiLuwak is now capable of exfiltrating files to the C&C as well as downloading files and saving them to the infected machine . To sum up , the HBO hacker - Behzad Mesri is a member of Turk Black Hat along with ArYaIeIrAn , who provides infrastructure for Charming Kitten activity via PersianDNS / Mahanserver together with Mohammad Rasoul Akbari , who is a Facebook friend of Behzad Mesri 's .


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Later , in January 2018 , a report was released that identified similarities between the BitPaymer ransomware and Dridex malware . But before the ScarCruft infection , however , another APT group also targeted this victim with the host being infected with GreezeBackdoor on March 26 , 2018 .


According to FireEye , the admin@338 sent out emails containing malicious documents designed to exploit Microsoft Office vulnerabilities in an effort to deliver a piece of malware dubbed LOWBALL . These spear phishing emails were crafted to appear highly convincing , including being sent from legitimate email accounts suspected to have been previously compromised by the Callisto Group via credential phishing .


Cannon acknowledges the successful move by sending an email to sahro.bella7@post.cz with l.txt ( contains 090 string ) as the attachment , ok4 within the body and a subject with the unique system identifier via SMTPS from one of the three accounts from Step 1 .


The classes.dex has implementation for only two classes : The main application class gCHotRrgEruDv , which is involved when the application opens A helper class that has definition for custom encryption and decryption This means that there ’ s no code corresponding to the services declared in the manifest file : Main Activity , Broadcast Receivers , and Background . The MyWeb sample that FireEye analyzed has a compile date of 1/20/2011 . The message claimed to be from an Export Operation Specialist of USCO Logistics and that it was sent as per their customer . Collect NSPPE core dump files from NetScaler .


Packing the payloads with the Enigma packer .


Application launch When launching for the first time , the Trojan checks if it is being launched in an emulation environment , and in which country it is being launched . Attachments are typically sent as an executable file embedded in a ZIP archive or a password-protected Microsoft Office document . In November 2017 , SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit ( CTU ) researchers investigated a widespread and opportunistic WCry ransomware campaign that impacted many systems around the world .


Phone data ( phone number , OS version , phone model , SDK version ) . This time , however , TA459 opportunistically used spear-phishing emails with a Microsoft Word attachment exploiting the recently patched CVE-2017-0199 to deploy the ZeroT Trojan , which in turn downloaded the PlugX Remote Access Trojan ( RAT ) . Meanwhile , NEODYMIUM used well-tailored spear-phishing emails with attachments that delivered the exploit code , ultimately leading to Wingbird 's installation on victim computers .


The core malware is usually disguised as Google Updater , Google Update for U or “ com.google.vending ” . We believe that Bookworm samples use the static date string as campaign codes , which we used to determine the approximate date of each attack that we did not have detailed targeting information . The Dexphot attack used a variety of sophisticated methods to evade security solutions . During the SolarWinds Compromise , APT29 registered devices in order to enable mailbox syncing via the Set - CASMailbox command . .006


When before it had used several different social media platforms , it now uses the Twitter platform , something FakeSpy has done in its past attacks . APT28 malware , in particular the family of modular backdoors that we call CHOPSTICK , indicates a formal code development environment . Query: 00039e9650eca66C06T.sample-domain.evil , Response: 24.125.10.140 , File name: 10140, Query: 139e965e000ca6D2C80T.sample-domain.evil , Response: 110.101.116.0 , Query: 00339e965e1ca6EF4C07T.sample-domain.evil , Response: 32.117.115.3 , Query: 30069e 1965eca6FE8C13T.sample-domain.evil, Response: 101.114.32.6 , Query: 391 e960095eca63570BC62T.sample-domain.evil , Response: 1.2.3.0 . The arrest makes him the third LockBit affiliate charged in the US since November .


Record phone calls audio in 3gp format . Once gaining a foothold on a user 's system , the threat actors behind STOLEN PENCIL use Microsoft 's Remote Desktop Protocol ( RDP ) for remote point-and-click access . This campaign uses social engineering and decoy documents related to geopolitical affairs and relations between the Palestinian government , and references Egypt , Hezbollah , and Iran . As with other groups , it is possible that espionage and intelligence gathering are the first steps toward deploying ransomware or wiper malware .


One of the C2 locations for the new payload , 87.236.215.246 , also hosts a suspected APT28 domain ssl-icloud.com .


" Users must realize that they can no longer trust in installing only apps with a high reputation from official app stores as their sole defense , '' the researchers wrote in an e-mail to Ars . The IndiaBravo-PapaAlfa installer is responsible for installing the service DLL variant . We continue to monitor the activities of both groups closely . Cisco Secure Endpoint ( formerly AMP for Endpoints ) is ideally suited to prevent the execution of the malware detailed in this post .


Figure 26 : “ Agent Smith ” Campaign timeline Greater “ Agent Smith ” Campaign Discovery Orchestrating a successful 9Apps centric malware campaign , the actor behind “ Agent Smith ” established solid strategies in malware proliferation and payload delivery . We also believe that both clusters of activity have links to attacks with likely Indian origins , the CONFUCIUS_A attacks are linked to the use of SNEEPY/BYEBYESHELL and the CONFUCIUS_B have a loose link to Hangover . Dexphot : 537d7fe3b426827e40bbdd1d127ddb59effe1e9b3c160804df8922f92e0b366e . To me , simply asking critical infrastructure to consider these factors as part of their normal processes seems like a non - issue , but the U.S. Appeals Court has put a hold on this rule for the time being ( though it did n’t give a precise reason at the time of its ruling ) .


To run its code in kernel mode in the most recent versions of operating systems , that have Driver Signature Enforcement , Slingshot loads signed vulnerable drivers and runs its own code through their vulnerabilities . LEAD and Barium are not known for large-scale spear-phishing , so it is unlikely that SOC personnel would have to deal with multiple machines having been compromised by these groups at the same time .


Link embedded in the PDF document : https://csaasd.egnyte.com/dd/h5s7YHzOy5 .


In an example observed by CTU researchers , the Nbtscan executable was named Adobe.exe and was installed in several working directories on compromised hosts , including : C:\Recovery\ .


Swiss Post - The national postal service of Switzerland , a fully state-owned limited company ( AG ) regulated by public law . While we haven’t observed a widespread targeting of commercial entities or regional adversaries like in previously documented APT33 operations , the handful of targeted organizations that we did observe were mainly located in Saudi Arabia across a range of industries , indicating ongoing targeting aligned with geopolitical aims . Starting in February 2018 , Unit 42 identified a campaign of attacks performed by members of Gorgon Group targeting governmental organizations in the United Kingdom , Spain , Russia , and the United States .


For versions 11.0 and 11.4 , the installation is straightforward . The new campaigns mark the first significant stirrings from the APT12 since it went silent in January in the wake of a detailed expose of the group and its exploits — and a retooling of what security researchers believe is a massive spying operation based in China . The expected TXT record response has the following structure: . For these reasons , OT defenders and asset owners should take mitigating actions against COSMICENERGY to preempt in the wild deployment and to better understand common features and capabilities that are frequently deployed in OT malware .


After unpacking itself , the Spark backdoor creates a hidden window where most of the malicious activity is handled .


By : Tony Bao , Junzhi Lu April 14 , 2020 We discovered a potential cyberespionage campaign , which we have named Project Spy , that infects Android and iOS devices with spyware ( detected by Trend Micro as AndroidOS_ProjectSpy.HRX and IOS_ProjectSpy.A , respectively ) . Previously , LookingGlass reported on a campaign they named " Operation Armageddon " , targeting individuals involved in the Ukrainian military and national security establishment . the following functions with multiple control flow dispatchers can be unflattened . A New Threat on the Horizon : CL0P


The recommendations provided are not only good advice , but also provide indications of how INDRIK SPIDER breaches organizations and moves laterally until domain controller access is gained . attacks start with spear-phishing emails that include a link to a website hosting an exploit kit associated with ScarCruft and used in other attacks .


The initial dropper ( which varies across attacks ) is delivered to the victim via email or web :


The malware has all the popular capabilities of modern spyware . On February 28 , the McAfee Advanced Threat Research team discovered that the cybercrime group HIDDEN COBRA continues to target cryptocurrency and financial organizations . APT33 : 0b3610524ff6f67c59281dbf4a24a6e8753b965c15742c8a98c11ad9171e783d S-SHA2 Quasar RAT . These victims decrypted their files without accepting the ransom demands saving these individuals an estimated 1.5 billion .


Use of customized njRAT ( capable of evading anti-virus ) .


TG-3390 actors favor At.exe to create scheduled tasks for executing commands on remote systems .


You may review your application list in “ Settings - > Apps ” , if you find one of this applications , please consider downloading an antivirus product such as Check Point ZoneAlarm to check if you are indeed infected . As detailed in the DOJ complaint , a sample of WHITEOUT malware we attribute to APT38 was used between 2015 and 2016 against a Southeast Asian bank . . A Microsoft Exchange server is composed of two major components : the frontend , also known as the Client Access Service , and the backend .


Is the malware already set as the default SMS application ? Between May 2017 and December 2018 , a multi-purpose command tool that has been used by Whitefly was also used in attacks against defense , telecoms , and energy targets in Southeast Asia and Russia . The attackers sent multiple emails containing macro-enabled XLS files to employees working in the banking sector in the Middle East .


The library that uses tinyML is not yet wired to the malware ’ s functionalities , but its presence in the malware code indicates the intention to do so in future variants . Ke3chang attackers have used spear-phishing emails . Analysis in multiple maturity levels , One interesting detail about Hack520 is his apparent love for pigs , as seen in his use of the word in his email addresses .


Patchwork targets were chosen worldwide with a focus on personnel working on military and political assignments , and specifically those working on issues relating to Southeast Asia and the South China Sea . The attackers used different command and control servers ( C2s ) for each malware family , a tactic we believe was meant to thwart attempts to tie the attacks together using infrastructure alone .


Once an exploitable page is identified , Clever Kitten will attempt to upload a PHP backdoor to gain remote access to the system . The threat actors have used the Baidu search engine , which is only available in Chinese , to conduct reconnaissance activities .


Publicly accessible Wi-Fi networks present a significant threat and should be avoided whenever possible .


mobile_treats_2013_05s Infections caused by mobile banking programs Today , the majority of banking Trojan attacks affect users in Russia and the CIS . The document attached to this e-mail exploits CVE-2012-0158 . One can observe that the C&C URL used by both Winnti and ShadowPad complies to the scheme [backdoor_type][target_name].domain.tld : 443 where [backdoor_type] is a single letter which is either “ w ” in the case of the Winnti malware or “ b ” in the case of ShadowPad . The vulnerability , which could allow attackers to gain escalated privileges and unauthorized access to an environment , was first disclosed on May 31st in a security bulletin released by Progress .


These campaigns utilized specially-crafted malicious Microsoft Word documents and PDF files , which were sent as e-mail attachments to various personnel in an attempt to infiltrate the targeted organizations .


The attackers relied heavily on the CVE-2014-0515 Metasploit module , which is well documented .


Should a user enable this content , the attackers are then able to use the DDE protocol to remotely execute commands in memory on the victim 's system . By listing sub-folders , SWAnalytics is able to infer QQ accounts which have never been used on the device .


Attackers are taking the time and effort to steal certificates because it is becoming necessary to gain a foothold on a targeted computer .


For the Trojan to install , the user must allow installation of apps from unknown sources in the device settings . The compile dates of the samples analyzed by CTU researchers are all later than the hard-coded August 8 , 2013 date , indicating that the code might be reused from previous tools . Both init and init2 scripts make sure all other running mining services are killed , and that all the files in the working directory are executed by giving 777 permissions . Budworm executes SysUpdate on victim networks by DLL sideloading the payload using the legitimate INISafeWebSSO application .


Dragos assesses with moderate confidence that XENOTIME intends to establish required access and capability to cause a potential , future disruptive—or even destructive—event .


The Dukes continued the expansion of their arsenal in 2011 with the addition of two more toolsets : MiniDuke and CozyDuke .


FakeM 's functional code is shellcode-based and requires another Trojan to load it into memory and execute it . This new campaign , dubbed HaoBao , resumes Lazarus ' previous phishing emails , posed as employee recruitment , but now targets Bitcoin users and global financial organizations .


The link points to a web page with a similar sentence and a button for downloading the APK file of the Trojan to the device . Based on this information , CTU researchers assess that TG-3390 aims to collect defense technology and capability intelligence , other industrial intelligence , and political intelligence from governments and NGOs . Most of these commands are related to gathering information from the infected machine ( number of CPU cores , users , scheduled tasks , running processes , OS installed , and CPU and memory information ) via the dota3 payload , as well as changing the password to a random string also stored in /tmp/up.txt . Recently , concerns have grown regarding the rapid growth of commercial spyware tools , and the way in which they are being used against their intended victims .


The server then sends a reply that contains instructions on further actions to be taken . As we have noted in many earlier reports , attackers commonly use decoy files to trick victims into thinking a malicious document is actually legitimate . Dragos has identified Leafminer group targeting access operations in the electric utility sector .


Using off-the-shelf obfuscation ( packer ) from Baidu to re-introduce the malware to Google Play after the first instance was removed on Aug 24th . However , in September last year , our friends at CSIS published a blog detailing a new Carbanak variant affecting one of its customers . In the majority of instances APT10 used either a reverse shell or RDP connection to install its malware ; the actor also uses these methods to propagate across the network .


The winrar binaries and compressed data were found mostly in the Recycle Bin folder , a TTP that was previously observed in APT10-related attacks , as well as others . Targets included a wide array of high-profile entities , including intelligence services , military , utility providers ( telecommunications and power ) , embassies , and government institutions .


Once Orangeworm has infiltrated a victim 's network , they deploy Trojan.Kwampirs , a backdoor Trojan that provides the attackers with remote access to the compromised computer . Both the Trochilus and MoonWind RATs were hosted on the same compromised sites and used to target the same organization at the same time .


Concurrently with the alterations to CosmicDuke , the Dukes were also hard at work modifying their trusted loader .


In all of these cases , the techniques are the same , but the code itself has been altered to work with the toolset in question , leading to small differences in the final implementation .


Another variant executes a set of commands once a system is successfully compromised .


Cylance tracks this threat group internally as ' Snake Wine ' . The threat actor’s emails usually contain a picture or a link without a malicious payload and are sent out to a huge recipient database of up to 85 , 000 users .


Based on our research and Benoît Ancel 's tracker , this C2 was used by Wolf Intelligence : Additionally , we identified two empty panels on a C2 server . As far as we can judge from the data we have , in 2014 the criminal group behind Lurk seriously reduced its activity and " lived from hand to mouth " , attacking anyone they could , including ordinary users . Most of the samples appeared to have at least three C&C servers hard coded for redundancy . Malwarebytes customers are protected as we detect the infrastructure and final payload used in these attacks .


In the third version spotted in the wild , the author introduced parts of the source code of the infamous Anubis Trojan ( which was leaked earlier in 2019 ) . UMBRAGE components cover keyloggers , password collection , webcam capture , data destruction , persistence , privilege escalation , stealth , anti-virus (PSP) avoidance and survey techniques . With multiple tools and anonymous infrastructure , they are running longstanding and persistent attack campaigns .


It’s now relying on a new DNS-based attack technique to better cloak command and control communications between Greenbug and the malware , ” said Dennis Schwarz , research analyst on Arbor , in an interview with Threatpost . We have previously detected groups we suspect are affiliated with the North Korean government compromising electric utilities in South Korea , but these compromises did not lead to a disruption of the power supply . Instead , sensitive KHNP documents were leaked by the actors as part of an effort to exaggerate the access they had and embarrass the South Korean Government , a technique we assess North Korea would turn to again in order to instill fear and/or meet domestic propaganda aims . North Korea linked hackers are among the most prolific nation-state threats , targeting not only the U.S. and South Korea but the global financial system and nations worldwide .


At a high level , hot patching can transparently apply patches to executables and DLLs in actively running processes , which does not happen with traditional methods of code injection such as CreateRemoteThread or WriteProcessMemory . Most recently , the NetTraveler group 's main domains of interest for cyberespionage activities include space exploration , nanotechnology , energy production , nuclear power , lasers , medicine and communications .


This redirection allowed the attackers to harvest credentials of administrators who manage domains with the TLD of Saudi Arabia (.sa) . It's possible TG-3390 used a waterhole to infect data center employees .


Several technical details indicated that the software was likely the product of a well-funded development effort and aimed at the lawful intercept market . Additionally the reports on Carbanak show a different picture , where banks targeted outside of Russia , specifically Europe , USA and Japan are mentioned , which does not match our research . When successfully executed , the malicious documents install a backdoor we track as POWERSTATS .


Analysis of this telemetry shows infected devices are completely based in Gaza , Palestine . In particular , FireEye during the fall of 2013 called out infrastructure overlap between Ephemeral Hydra and DeputyDog . They usually download HTML pages from a system within APT1 ’s hop infrastructure . For the actors and groups who originally created the malware , it is a more reliable income stream for them .


Through this vector , we could drop our own Quasar clien on the attacker ’s server and execute it .


The backdoor was delivered via a malicious .rtf file that exploited CVE-2017-0199 . Based on our analysis , we believe that threat actors may compile Windows and Unix based payloads using the same code to deploy Kazuar against both platforms .


The CloudDuke downloader will download and execute additional malware from a preconfigured location .


During this period , malware samples display some typical adware characteristics such as unnecessary permission requirements and pop-up windows . Lately , Patchwork has been sending multiple RTF files exploiting CVE-2017-8570 . To combat threats , several next-generation protection engines in Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection ’s antivirus component detect and stop malicious techniques at multiple points along the attack chain . This activity is followed quickly by additional access and persistent mechanisms .


Just as threat actors may use stolen branding in their email lures to trick potential victims , they reproduce a legitimate domain name in a fraudulent domain that is not controlled by the bank . At this time , we do not believe that the attackers found a new ASA exploit . APT29 : YTTRIUM , The Dukes , Cozy Bear , CozyDuke .


The malware uses infected devices to generate large amounts of fraudulent clicks on advertisements , generating revenues for the perpetrators behind it . Initial attack targets are commonly software and gaming organizations in United States , Japan , South Korea , and China . That is performed by the function DeleteAndLogPlugin . Using differential firmware analysis , we identified the vulnerable endpoint and developed a PoC to validate the vulnerability .


Retrieve all SMS messages . the group 's targets include an embassy in Belgium . The decoy content of the malicious files revolves around various political affairs in the Middle East , specifically targeting the tension between Hamas and other entities in the region . All of these things point to threat actors and groups like Winnti will continue to try different methods of attack .


WE GIVE 100 % GUARANTEE THAT ALL FILES WILL RESTORE AFTER WE RECEIVE PAYMENT . Group-IB researchers were tracking Silence throughout this period and conducting response following incidents in the financial sector . Both executed a JScript file named “ error ” in %TEMP% ( Errors.txt in the case of FIN7 , Errors.bat for EmpireMonkey ) . Monitor for API calls that may attempt to hide artifacts associated with their behaviors to evade detection .


Then , it sends it to the C2 server using the URL that ends with /servlet/ContactUpload . Also , the NCSC advisory mentioned that the actors used a file name stylecss.aspx for their webshell , which is the same filename we saw associated with China Chopper . McAfee Advanced Threat Research team 's analysis , we find multiple components from this operation are unique from a code perspective , even though the code is loosely based on previous versions of the SYSCON backdoor .


Night Dragon 's attacks have involved social engineering , spearphishing attacks , exploitation of Microsoft Windows operating systems vulnerabilities , Microsoft Active Directory compromises , and the use of remote administration tools ( RATs ) in targeting and harvesting sensitive competitive proprietary operations and project-financing information with regard to oil and gas field bids and operations . With default settings , SWAnalytics will scan through an Android device’s external storage , looking for directory tencent/MobileQQ/WebViewCheck” .


One vulnerability is a Windows zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2019-0703) discovered by Symantec . Our direct observation of in-the-wild spearphishing attacks staged by the Bahamut group have been solely attempts to deceive targets into providing account passwords through impersonation of notices from platform providers .


Once downloaded and executed , it drops an intermediate payload that further downloads a Pony DLL and Vawtrak executable , which perform data theft and connect to a command and control (C2) server . Employing a technique known as " spear phishing " , Barium has heavily targeted individuals within HumanResources or Business Developmentdepartments ofthe targeted organizations in order to compromise the computers ofsuch individuals .


It is interesting to see that the HTTP POST host header refers to a legitimate domain cnet.com , however , in acutality , the data is sent to nysura.com , as can be seen in the traffic screenshot below .


The creator of the weaponized document appended their DDE instructions to the end of the document after all of the decoy contents .


The IP addresses hosting remote templates and C2 services in these attacks are classified as Command and Control .


The most recent attacks focusing on the chemical industry are using password-protected 7zip files which , when extracted , contain a self-extracting executable .


The first evidence of its intrusion dated from May 6 , 2015 but activity appeared to have begun in earnest on May 12 . They are often targeted simultaneously with other ethnic minorities and religious groups in China .


Figure 4 : Loader calls initialization method Technical Analysis – Core Module With the main purpose of spreading the infection , “ Agent Smith ” implements in the “ core ” module : A series of ‘ Bundle ’ vulnerabilities , which is used to install applications without the victim ’ s awareness . If the document was delivered with macros instead of exploits ( CVE-2012-0158 , CVE-2013-3906 or CVE-2014-1761 ) , then the document contained instructions for enabling macros . These legitimate system processes include msiexec.exe ( for installing MSI packages ) , unzIP . During the SolarWinds Compromise , APT29 gained access through compromised accounts at cloud solution partners , and used compromised certificates issued by Mimecast to authenticate to Mimecast customer systems .


Alternatively , OnionDuke also steals user credentials from its victims , providing another potential revenue source .


While investigating a 2016 intrusion , Secureworks incident responders identified BRONZE BUTLER exploiting a then-unpatched remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2016-7836 ) in SKYSEA Client View , a popular Japanese product used to manage an organization . One big unknown was the infection vector for Turla ( aka Snake or Uroburos ) .


It was also used in limited attacks in Korea and Japan . The Cobalt group misused Cobalt Strike , for instance , to perpetrate ATM cyber heists and target financial institutions across Europe , and interestingly , Russia . Originally the code called the optblock_t : :f unc callback in MMAT_GLBOPT1 and MMAT_GLBOPT2 , By analyzing the source code , researchers can identify similar patterns and techniques used by different threat actors , providing defenders with a way to proactively detect and block the new variants at the initial stage of an attack .


WRITE_SMS - Allows the application to write to SMS messages stored on the device or SIM card , including y deleting messages . This tool was previously observed during a Mandiant incident response in 2018 and , to date , solely utilized by APT34 . Starting in mid-February , Unit 42 researchers have been tracking an active campaign sharing a significant portion of infrastructure leveraged by Gorgon Group for criminal and targeted attacks .


Employ stronger credentials , for instance , to make them less susceptible to unauthorized access . In recent years , Lazarus has also become involved in financially motivated attacks . Winnti : More than just Windows and Gates .


] com overlaps with PlugX , Zupdax , and Poison Ivy malware families discussed in more detail later . In spring 2015 , APT41 targeted information related to two entities undergoing a merger announced the previous year . Some of APT28 's more commonly used tools are the SOURFACE downloader , its second stage backdoor EVILTOSS , and a modular family of implants that we call CHOPSTICK .


Given that there are a limited number of behaviors required to identify billing fraud , Bread apps have had to try a wide variety of techniques to mask usage of these APIs . Government officials said they knew the initial attack occurred in 2011 , but are unaware of who specifically is behind the attacks . PortScan Run TCP Port MultiScanner v1.0 . Attribution to the Dukes was made partly on the LNK file structure and other TTPs , including the targets of the attack .


MainService has the following capabilities : Steal SMS messages Send SMS messages Steal the victim 's location Capture photos Execute commands Capture screenshots Call phone numbers Initiate other apps Steal Facebook credentials , etc All of the above functionalities take place on the basis of commands sent by the attacker . During this attack , the Bemstour exploit tool was delivered to victims via known Buckeye malware (Backdoor.Pirpi) . The group likely consists of Russian pro-hacktivists .


In my previous blog I posted details of a cyber attack targeting Indian government organizations .


This is not the first instance of an adversary group using recent current events as a lure , but it is interesting to see this group attempt to capitalize on the attention of a catastrophic event to execute their attack .


Indeed , Kaspersky started tracking the BlueNoroff actor a long time ago . The earliest step in any possible attack(s) involving this variant of KopiLuwak of which Proofpoint researchers are currently aware begin with the MSIL dropper .


During a recent campaign , APT32 leveraged social engineering emails with Microsoft ActiveMime file attachments to deliver malicious macros . We can see that the malware relies on bash shell for most of its setup .


In our tests , the malware sample was able to easily detect both VMWare and Hyper-V environments through the detection of the virtualized peripherals ( for example , Vmware has VEN_15AD as vendor ID , HyperV has VMBus as bus name ) . FireEye asesses that APT32 actors may be aligned with the national interests of Vietnam . It arrives together with an encrypted payload stored in a separate .png image file . Data transfer to a thirdparty tool may be authorized , but it may not be common practice to continuously ping internal servers for external data transfer requests .


Responder facilitates NetBIOS Name Service ( NBT-NS ) poisoning .


This corresponds to working hours between 9am and 7pm in the UTC+3 time zone , also known as Moscow Standard Time , which covers , among others , much of western Russia , including Moscow and St. Petersburg .


Remove unnecessary HTTP verbs from web servers .


So the system doesn ’ t see any strange processes running and thus does not cry the alarm . The other one , " Operation Erebus " employs an older exploit , for CVE-2016-4117 and leverages watering holes . The registrant information for kernel.ws also provided a geolocation of Tehran , IR and the email provider for the address used in checkgoogle.org was the same used for mydomain1607.com , chmail.ir .


Malicious URL Referrer Dates http : //217.194.13.133/tre/internet/Configuratore_3.apk http : //217.194.13.133/tre/internet/ 2015-02-04 to present time http : //217.194.13.133/appPro_AC.apk – 2015-07-01 http : //217.194.13.133/190/configurazione/vodafone/smartphone/VODAFONE % 20Configuratore % 20v5_4_2.apk http : //217.194.13.133/190/configurazione/vodafone/smartphone/index.html In order to understand SWAnalytics’ impact , we turned to public download volume data available on Chandashi , one of the app store optimization vendors specialized in Chinese mobile application markets . APT1 : Comment Crew , Comment Group , Comment Panda .


This story is about one of those cases .


This particular threat was also used by hackers to compromise a Korean social network site to steal records of 35 million users .


https : //github.com/El3ct71k/Keylogger/ It appears the developers have copied the functional part of the keylogger module from this project . Operation Sheep is the first campaign we have observed in the wild that abuses similar concept since our MitD publication . Machete is a group that has been active since at least 2010 , targeting high-profile government entities in Latin American countries .


After the attackers successfully exploited the employee ’s system , they gained access to the e-commerce company 's internal network .


Most legitimate Android apps are available on the Google Play Store . Once BARIUM has established rapport , they spear-phish the victim using a variety of unsophisticated malware installation vectors , including malicious shortcut ( .lnk ) files with hidden payloads , compiled HTML help ( .chm ) files , or Microsoft Office documents containing macros or exploits . The download name was " Zawgyi_Keyboard_L.zip " , and it dropped a " setup.exe " that contained several backdoor components , including an Elise " wincex.dll " ( a42c966e26f3577534d03248551232f3 , detected as Backdoor.Win32.Agent.delp ) .


At the same time , the domain admin.nslookupdns [ . Once in a victim organization , APT41 can leverage more sophisticated TTPs and deploy additional malware . Since at least 2014 , FireEye has observed APT32 targeting foreign corporations with a vested interest in Vietnam 's manufacturing , consumer products , and hospitality sectors .


This indicates that the app tries to hide itself from any anti-PHA systems that look for a specific app process name or does not have the ability to scan the memory of the system_server process . The Sogu gang , in contrast , use PDF and DOC files in very tailored , targeted emails . BLACKCOFFEE ’s functionality includes uploading and downloading files ; creating a reverse shell ; enumerating files and processes ; renaming , moving , and deleting files ; terminating processes ; and expanding its functionality by adding new backdoor commands . The PDFs were highly relevant and well - crafted content that fabricated human rights seminar information ( ASEM ) and Ukraine - s foreign policy and NATO membership plans .


CraP2P has frequently been used to distribute other malware such as Locky and Dridex , but also supported large scale spam campaigns for dating advertisement and pump-and-dump scams after the demise of Kelihos . While investigating a 2016 intrusion , Secureworks incident responders identified BRONZE BUTLER exploiting a then-unpatched remote code execution vulnerability ( CVE-2016-7836 ) in SKYSEA Client View , a popular Japanese product used to manage an organization .


Release_Time : 2015-09


This vulnerability was found in a document named Trump's_Attack_on_Syria_English.docx” . LuckyMouse , also known as Iron Tiger , EmissaryPanda , APT 27 and Threat Group-3390 , is the same group of Chinese hackers who was found targeting Asian countries with Bitcoin mining malware early this year .


At the time of detection , observed BRONZE PRESIDENT incidents had likely been ongoing for several months or even years .


CTU researchers assess with moderate confidence that TG-3390 is based in the People's Republic of China .


Without context , this method does not reveal much about its intended behavior , and there are no calls made to it anywhere in the DEX . In June we published on a previously unknown group we named " Bahamut " , a strange campaign of phishing and malware apparently focused on the Middle East and South Asia . Further , the keylogging and remote desktop functionality allows the operator to spy on the infected machine , observing all keystrokes and viewing all user actions . It allows security researchers to analyze the source code and understand the attacker ’s tactics , techniques and procedures ( TTPs ) , which helps security professionals develop effective detection rules and enhance security products ' capabilities in combating ransomware threats .


Sofacy AZZY 4.3 dropper analysis File format : PE32 EXE File size : 142,336 bytes MD5: c3ae4a37094ecfe95c2badecf40bf5bb Linker version : 11.0 , Microsoft Visual Studio Linker timestamp : 2015.02.10 10:01:59 ( GMT ) Most of the strings and data in the file are encrypted using 3DES and XOR .


If an automated sandbox exits its analysis session without specifically closing out the document , the sandbox may miss the malicious activity entirely .


Incident Background Beginning on Oct. 24 at 08:00 UTC , FireEye detected and blocked attempts to infect multiple clients with a drive-by download masquerading as a Flash Update install_flash_player.exe that delivered a wormable variant of ransomware . The HTA files contained job descriptions and links to job postings on popular employment websites .


Users are recommended to install apps from authorized stores such as Google Play , disable installation of apps from 'Unknown Sources ' and for a better security install a reputed security application . According to 360 Threat Intelligence Center , Goldmouse was observed deploying the nebulous njRAT backdoor . Beachhead backdoors are typically minimally featured . They 're mostly located in South East Asia , but are also in the US , Germany , Japan , China , Russia , Brazil , Peru , and Belarus , according to a release published Thursday by researchers from antivirus provider Kaspersky Lab .


As with much of the malware distributed by TA505 , The Trick has appeared in frequent , high-volume campaigns .


The contents above use the DDE functionality in Microsoft Word to run a PowerShell script to download the Koadic payload from a remote server , save it as an executable file on the system and then execute the payload .


TA505 first introduced Rockloader in April 2016 as an intermediate loader for Locky .


We have previously detected groups we suspect are affiliated with the North Korean government compromising electric utilities in South Korea , but these compromises did not lead to a disruption of the power supply . Unit 42 recently identified a targeted attack against an individual working for the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan in China .


Once it infects a device , Wroba behaves very aggressively . Even an experienced user can be fooled by downloading a malicious file that is apparently from adobe.com , since the URL and the IP address correspond to Adobe 's legitimate infrastructure . It allocates a buffer of 0x2800 bytes and copies the code for the ZxGetLibAndProcAddr function . Instead , it appeared that corresponding requests were made directly through the Outlook Web Application ( OWA ) endpoint , indicating a previously undisclosed exploit method for Exchange .


com.mbv.a.wp 01611e16f573da2c9dbc7acdd445d84bae71fecf2927753e341d8a5652b89a68 com.pho.nec.sg b4822eeb71c83e4aab5ddfecfb58459e5c5e10d382a2364da1c42621f58e119b Exobot ( Marcher ) - Android banking Trojan on the rise February 2017 Introduction The past months many different banking Trojans for Following their activities and evolving tactics and techniques helped us uncover the proverbial red string of fate that connected three seemingly disparate campaigns : PLEAD , Shrouded Crossbow , and of late , Waterbear . The next most common is port 53 . The operation and the key are different throughout the strings so , the best option is to emulate this part to get the decoded strings .


There were also multiple press reports of cyber-attacks on several devices during the opening ceremonies for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang .


We assume that these modifications were performed to avoid detection based on public IOCs .


] 205 7ed754a802f0b6a1740a99683173db73 com.psiphon3 dexlib 2.x 188.165.49 [ . If it's Cyrillic and the command to the shell is not ‘ipconfig’ , the threat converts the command result text encoding from Cyrillic to UTF-16 . The final payload created by the aforementioned process is a well known backdoor , also known as ROKRAT by Cisco Talos .


Allows an application to receive SMS messages . Such is the scale of the CIA's undertaking that by 2016 , its hackers had utilized more code than that used to run Facebook . The group has targeted multiple private sector industries as well as with foreign governments , dissidents , and journalists with a strong focus on Southeast Asian countries like Vietnam , the Philippines , Laos , and Cambodia .


The password to extract the 7zip file is included in the email .


FireEye recently observed a sophisticated campaign targeting individuals within the Mongolian government .


MISLEADING USERS Bread apps sometimes display a pop-up to the user that implies some form of compliance or disclosure , showing terms and conditions or a confirm button . The second method , described in Part D.2 , below , involves the " ShadowPad " malware , which the Barium Defendants have distributed via a third-party software provider 's compromised update . Command and Control Server : Sample ( SHA256 : 1eda7e556181e46ba6e36f1a6bfe18ff5566f9d5e51c53b41d08f9459342e26c ) is configured to act as a server . Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov .


The grabScreenPin method has separate conditioning to handle screen lock events in Samsung devices . The malware starts communicating with the C&C server by sending basic information about the infected machine . The survey contained macros that , once enabled , downloaded PupyRAT .


“ Agent Smith ” is possibly the first campaign seen that ingrates and weaponized all these loopholes and are described in detail below . The developers of Bookworm have gone to great lengths to create a modular framework that is very flexible through its ability to run additional modules directly from its C2 server . Intent was clearly espionage in many cases , going outside of that "lawful surveillance" boundary.— Brian Bartholomew ( @Mao_Ware ) October 16, 2017 Brian Bartholomew , a senior security researcher with Kaspersky , said on Twitter that BlackOasis ’ espionage included non-traditional targets — “ going outside of that lawful surveillance boundary. ” RTM used Port 44443 for its VNC module .


If the lateral movement with credentials fails , then the malware uses PingCastle MS17-010 scanner (PingCastle is a French Active Directory security tool) to scan that particular host to determine if its vulnerable to EternalBlue , and uses it to spread to that host . This confirms the actors are using Poison Ivy as part of their toolkit , something speculated in the original Trend Micro report but not confirmed by them .


Known for hijacking prominent social media accounts , the self-styled white hat hacking group OurMine took over a number of verified Twitter and Facebook accounts belonging to the cable network . In the same year , Silence conducted DDoS attacks using the Perl IRC bot and public IRC chats to control Trojans .


The bitreeview.aspx file is a variant of the AntSword webshell that has undeniably similar traits as the infamous China Chopper webshell .


Winexe is software similar to the more popular PSExec and is designed to allow system administrators to execute commands on remote servers .