A TrickMo version from January 2020 contained code that checks if the app is running on a rooted device or an emulator to prevent analysis .


With each subsequent request , a new subdomain was generated .


The infrastructure behind the Blank Slate campaign has two distinct phases.


A backdoor also known as: Adware.Dlhelper Dropper.FrauDropCRTD.Win32.6286 Trojan.Application.Bundler.DlHelper.255 Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.pf not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MutiBar.sy Riskware.Win32.MutiBar.dygvox Trojan.Zadved.203 PUA.Multibar WebToolbar.MutiBar.by RiskWare[WebToolbar]/Win32.MutiBar not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.MutiBar.sy SScope.Downware.Dlhelper PUA.Toolbar.MutiBar! W32/Kryptik.FWLF!tr Win32/Application.d4d


The Infection Chain Once the user downloads and installs one of the infected applications , ‘ SimBad ’ registers itself to the ‘ BOOT_COMPLETE ’ and ‘ USER_PRESENT ’ intents , which lets ‘ SimBad ’ to perform actions after the device has finished booting and while the user is using his device respectively .


These features likely suggest ITG03 continues evolving tactics to target users in the cryptocurrency industry.


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9918 Trojan.Win32.Stealer.exprxh Trojan.Win32.Z.Zusy.2021449 Trojan.PWS.Stealer.1856 W32/Trojan.PKEU-6036 Trojan.Zusy.D3DCC3 Trojan:Win32/SvcMiner.A Trojan/Win32.CoinMiner.R214201 TrojanPSW.Stealer Trojan.FakeMS Trj/CI.A


It also protects users and organizations from other mobile threats , such as mobile phishing , unsafe network connections , and unauthorized access to sensitive data .


XLoader as Spyware and Banking Trojan XLoader can also collect information related to usage of apps installed in the device .


The United Nations has already imposed significant sanctions on North Korea; however, a recent announcement by China that it will shut down North Korean companies operating within its borders could indicate significant financial trouble for North Korea.


The overlay consisted of a generic credit card grabber targeting social and utility apps , such as Google Play , Facebook , WhatsApp , Chrome , Skype , Instagram and Twitter .


This vulnerability CVE-2017-7494 relates to all versions of Samba, starting from 3.5.0, which was released in 2010, and was patched only in the latest versions of the package 4.6.4/4.5.10/4.4.14.


And even more curiously, SeaDuke, with its built-in support for both Windows and Linux, is the first cross-platform malware we have observed from the Duke group.


We also noticed how most of these spammed emails were sent between 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. UTC, a time when employees in European countries are starting their day at work.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-PWS/W32.QQPass.103018 Trojan-PSW.Win32.QQShou!O TrojanPWS.QQpass Trojan/PSW.QQPass.ig Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 W32/Pws.AJSA Infostealer.Gampass Win.Spyware.WOW-37 Trojan-PSW.Win32.QQPass.ig Trojan.Win32.QQPass.lwwt Trojan.Win32.A.PSW-QQPass.102400.E TrojWare.Win32.PSW.QQShou Trojan.PWS.Tencent Trojan.QQPass.Win32.2020 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.cm Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQShou W32/PWS.OWXU-8397 Trojan/PSW.Chuanhua.iq Trojan[PSW]/Win32.QQPass Backdoor.W32.Hupigon.l57k Trojan/Win32.QQShou.R5746 TrojanPSW.QQPass Trj/QQshou.AA Win32/PSW.QQShou Win32.Trojan-qqpass.Qqrob.Syik Trojan.PWS.QQPass!ev/WXAy55hs W32/QQPass.IG!tr.pws Win32/Trojan.d5b


This instruction is especially important for malware that tries to avoid user interaction by running in the background as a service .


Unit 42 has been closely tracking the OilRig threat group since May 2016.


People using certain VPN service providers to protect their privacy are completely unaware that the backend uses a criminal infrastructure of infected computers worldwide.


And others have all malicious content removed , except for log comments referencing the payment process .


Rotexy then sent information about the smartphone to the C & C , including the phone model , number , name of the mobile network operator , versions of the operating system and IMEI .


This ongoing research lead us to a new Middle Eastern campaign.


The said screen is the ransom note , which contains threats and instructions to pay the ransom .


Despite broad scrutiny and reports on MuddyWater attacks, the activity continues with only incremental changes to the tools and techniques.


Even a fake Facebook profile to pretend to be an actual company, aided in this process.


A backdoor also known as: W32.QuaresLTAAI.Trojan Worm.Fadok.IM5 Win32.Worm.FakeDoc.a WORM_FAKEDOC_FD050240.UVPM Trojan.Win32.Dwn.drcagm TrojWare.Win32.Scar.FAKD Win32.HLLW.Rendoc.3 Trojan.Scar.Win32.88546 WORM_FAKEDOC_FD050240.UVPM Trojan/Scar.bgdv Trojan/Win32.Scar.jfya Worm:Win32/Fadok.A Trojan.Razy.DA7C7 Worm/Win32.Fadok.R189010 Win32/FakeDoc.A Trojan.DownLoader! Worm.Win32.Fakedoc W32/FakeDoc.A!worm


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor/W32.KeyStart.181760 Backdoor.Win32.KeyStart!O Backdoor.KeyStart Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9963 Win32/Slupim.A Backdoor.Win32.KeyStart.ck Trojan.Win32.KeyStart.hfzs Trojan.Win32.Z.Keystart.181760 Backdoor.W32.Keystart!c Trojan.DownLoad.31797 Backdoor.KeyStart.Win32.47 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.ch Backdoor.Win32.KeyStart Backdoor/KeyStart.ak Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.KeyStart Backdoor.Win32.KeyStart.ck Trojan:Win32/Slupim.B Bck/KeyStart.B Win32/Trojan.ec7


The Android rootnik malware uses open-sourced Android root exploit tools and the MTK root scheme from the dashi root tool to gain root access on an Android device.


A backdoor also known as: W32.FamVT.ExpiroPC.PE Trojan.DNSChanger.R Trojan.DNSChanger Trojan.DNSChanger.R Trojan.DNSChanger.R TROJ_DNSCHAN.ADD Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9998 Trojan.Flush.G TROJ_DNSCHAN.ADD Win.Downloader.Small-1720 Trojan.DNSChanger.R Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger.as Trojan.DNSChanger.R Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger.gwnl Trojan.DNSChanger.R TrojWare.Win32.DNSChanger.Y Trojan.DNSChanger.R Trojan.DnsChange Trojan.DNSChanger.Win32.6451 BehavesLike.Win32.VTFlooder.mc Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger W32.Alureon.Rootkit Trojan.Win32.DNSChanger.as Trojan/Win32.DNSChanger.R5962 DNSChanger.a MalwareScope.Trojan.DnsChange.1 Trj/DNSChanger.AQ


A backdoor also known as: Adware.NetFilter.BH Adware.NetFilter.BH Hacktool.Rootkit Adware.NetFilter.BH Adware.NetFilter.BH Adware.NetFilter.BH Adware.5Hex.Win64.8 AdWare.5hex ADWARE/5Hex.yxyby Trojan:Win64/Detrahere.E Adware.NetFilter.BH


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Dridex Trojan.Midie.DA3BA Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 W64/Trojan.NYZW-9167 Trojan.Win32.Z.Dridex.679936.E Trojan.Kryptik.Win64.2184 Trojan.Crypt Trojan.Dridex.cy TR/Crypt.ZPACK.ohzec Trojan/Win64.Dridex.R212058 Trj/CI.A Win32/Trojan.82a


The primary targets , so far , are based in India though other Asian countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh are also affected .


A backdoor also known as: W32.eHeur.Malware03 Worm.Drolnux.S644909 Troj.Ransom.W32.Foreign.tnvv Trojan/Ibashade.c Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.bio W32/Trojan.MTDN-3978 Trojan.Toraldrop WORM_DROLNUX_GC310160.UVPM Win.Trojan.Aavirus-2 Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.eljjir Trojan.Win32.Z.Ibashade.507562 Worm.Win32.Ibashade.D Trojan.PackedENT.44 WORM_DROLNUX_GC310160.UVPM BehavesLike.Win32.Jeefo.gh Win32/Ibashade.C Worm.Win32.Ibashade W32/Kryptik.FOAD!tr Win32/Trojan.df3


A backdoor also known as: Trojan/Dropper.Delf.nsc Trojan.DR.Delf!iMS7sjct8CE TROJ_DELF.SML TrojWare.Win32.TrojanSpy.Delf.AW TROJ_DELF.SML Trojan-Dropper.Delf!IK Backdoor:Win32/Beastdoor.DT Trojan/Win32.Pincav Trojan-Dropper.Delf Injector.NW


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Exploit.Linux.68 TROJ_GE.F0CE4FC1 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9817 TROJ_GE.F0CE4FC1 HEUR:Exploit.AndroidOS.Psneuter.a Riskware.Rooter.dshucf Tool.Rooter.6 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.rc HEUR:Exploit.AndroidOS.Psneuter.a Linux.Riskware.Neuter.A Android/Exploit.PSN.A Exploit.AndroidOS.Psn


XLoader abuses the MessagePack ( a data interchange format ) to package the stolen data and exfiltrate it via the WebSocket protocol for faster and more efficient transmission .


Moafee may have chosen its targets based on the rich resources of South China Sea region – the world's second business sea-lane, according to Wikipedia – including rare earth metals, crude oil, and natural gas.


If an incoming SMS contains one of the following magic strings : ” 2736428734″ or ” 7238742800″ the malware will execute multiple initial commands : Keylogger implementation Keylogging is implemented in an original manner .


The attackers behind Operation Pawn Storm have been active since at least 2007 and they continue to launch new campaigns.


After analyzing the traffic associated with these short links , we determined that each one was associated with a referral path from mail.mosa.pna.ps .


A backdoor also known as: HackTool.Fbhack Trojan.MSIL.HackTool.15 Trj/GdSda.A Win32/Trojan.Hacktool.afa


Perhaps the app ’ s false capabilities also fueled the low number of downloads .


A backdoor also known as: W32.Clod692.Trojan.ee6f Backdoor/W32.Thunk.23072 Backdoor/Thunk.a Trojan.Heur.JP.E22B62 W32/Backdoor.FUI Trojan.Bookmarker.C Hoax.Win32.Renos.dv Trojan.Win32.Thunk.ehif Win32.Trojan-psw.Lpkstart.Pftk Backdoor.Win32.Thunk.A BackDoor.Thunker Backdoor.Thunk.Win32.1 BehavesLike.Win32.PWSOnlineGames.mt W32/Backdoor.LZAN-6163 Backdoor/Thunk.c Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Thunk Hoax.W32.Renos.dv!c Win-Trojan/Thunk.23072 Trojan.Win32.BadJoke.dv Win32/Thunk.A Trojan.Renos!te8dhAWGe20 Backdoor.Win32.Thunk.a W32/Thunk.A!tr.bdr BackDoor.Thunk.A


Criminals are increasingly using obfuscation , the deliberate act of creating complex code to make it difficult to analyze .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.PePatch!o2sJKTZeQwo W32/TrojanX.BKLZ W32.Spybot.Worm W32/Buzus.HBR Win32.TRBuzus.Adaa Packed.Win32.PePatch.lc Riskware.Win32.CeeInject.A!IK Constructor.Win32.Bifrose.be BackDoor.Poison.61 TR/Bifrose.EB.1 Trojan/Buzus.ejw Trojan.Win32.S.Buzus.1254544 Trojan/Win32.Xema W32/TrojanX.BKLZ BScope.Trojan.871206 Backdoor.Bifrose!rem VirTool.Win32.CeeInject.A W32/Buzus.ADBZ!tr


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector!O Backdoor.Daserf Dropper.Injector.Win32.60582 Troj.Dropper.W32.Injector.jrzp!c Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 Backdoor.Trojan BKDR_DASERF.ZBEI-A Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.jrzp Trojan.Win32.Inject1.cmrdfo Win32.Trojan-dropper.Injector.Wnmi Trojan.Inject1.31463 BKDR_DASERF.ZBEI-A BehavesLike.Win32.Injector.mh Backdoor.Win32.Daserf W32/Trojan.YKAI-2038 W32/Injector.A!tr Trojan[Dropper]/Win32.Injector Backdoor:Win32/Daserf.A Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.jrzp Trojan.Heur.FU.E0F811 Trojan.DR.Injector!lk1UiObxqaY Win32/Trojan.Dropper.cd3


It's often associated with dropping vawtrak and pony.


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9598 Troj.W32.Inject.l78q Trojan.DownLoader5.58525 BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.ph Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.Unknown Win32.Troj.Undef.kcloud TrojanDownloader:Win32/Swfdown.A


Proofpoint researchers discovered a never-before-documented malware strain on February 15.


Indicators for BlackEnergy attacks in Ukraine


This scam is used more and more often to attack businesses, especially SMBs, in various countries.


This report covers a campaign of phishing and malware which we have named Operation Manul and which, based on the available evidence, we believe is likely to have been carried out on behalf of the government of Kazakhstan against journalists, dissidents living in Europe, their family members, known associates, and their lawyers.


A backdoor also known as: TROJ_AHENTE.RED Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 W32/Application.TQMP-8317 Trojan.Krast.C TROJ_AHENTE.RED Trojan.Win32.Gamania.ctppae Trojan.Win32.KeyLogger.93696 Trojan.PWS.Gamania.42279 Trojan.Keylogger.Win32.30981 BehavesLike.Win32.BrowseFox.ch Trojan/Win32.Unknown Win32.Troj.Undef.kcloud Backdoor:Win32/Toyecma.A!dha Trj/Vilsel.AF TrojanSpy.KeyLogger!GSKBdfHkyqU W32/KeyLogger.OFI!tr.spy


Germany is one of the first attack turfs TrickBot spread to when it first emerged in 2016 .


A backdoor also known as: HW32.Packed.16A4 Troj.W32.Monder.l3LF Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9996 MalCrypt.Indus! Trojan.Packed.338 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.mc Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Clopack Trojan.Heur.TDss.E7D957 TrojanDownloader:Win32/Conhook.AF Trojan/Win32.Xema.C130136


A backdoor also known as: W32.Pinfi.B Win32.Parite.B Virus/W32.Parite.C Virus.Win32.Parite.b!O W32.Perite.A Win32.Parite.B Ransom.Locky Virus.Parite.Win32.9 W32/Pate.B Win32.Parite.B PE_PARITE.A Win32.Virus.Parite.d W32/Locky.IGOK-1178 W32.Pinfi.B Win32/Pinfi.A PE_PARITE.A Heuristics.W32.Parite.B Virus.Win32.Parite.b Win32.Parite.B Virus.Win32.Parite.bgvo Virus.Win32.Dropper.c Win32.Parite.B Trojan.DownLoader19.38965 W32/Pate.b W32/Locky.EM Win32/Parite.b Virus/Win32.Parite.c Win32.Parite.b.5756 Win32.Parite.A Virus.Win32.Parite.b Win32.Parite.B W32/Pate.b Virus.Win32.Parite.b Trojan.Locky Win32/Parite.B Win32.Parite.B Virus.Win32.Parite W32/Kryptik.EQFZ!tr W32/Parite.B Virus.Win32.Parite.H


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Ransom.Filecoder Ransom_MINDLOST.THBOAH Ransom_MINDLOST.THBOAH Trojan.Win32.Ransom.exdtkr TR/Ransom.uxivv Ransom:MSIL/Paggalangrypt.A!rsm


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Skeeyah.5634 Trojan.Zusy.D38734 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9944 TROJ_FASTREK.SM Trojan.DownLoader14.31853 TROJ_FASTREK.SM W32/Trojan.SYFE-6527 TR/Spy.A.5028 Trojan:Win32/Fastrek.A Win32.Trojan.Spy.Sudt Win32/Trojan.Spy.102


With the daily growth of the different kinds of ransomware and distribution techniques, Fox-IT's Security Operations Center was investigating a new ransomware called Mole.


This implies that the authors are actively working to optimize EventBot over time .


Despite the lack of sophistication of the technical details of the malware and its mechanisms for spreading, the threat actors have demonstrated ability to compromise governmental websites successfully.


We have associated this campaign with APT19, a group that we assess is composed of freelancers, with some degree of sponsorship by the Chinese government.


App Icon Figure 1 : App icon and fake notification .


Quite possibly , this routine targets older platforms like Windows 7 and machines not taking advantage of hardware protections like UEFI and SecureBoot , available on Windows 10 .


January 2016 – May 2018 : In this stage , “ Agent Smith ” hackers started to try out 9Apps as a distribution channel for their adware .


In fact , recent variants contain code forked from an open-source machine learning module used by developers to automatically resize and crop images based on screen size , a valuable function given the variety of Android devices .


A backdoor also known as: Hacktool.Proxy Win.Trojan.Proxy-1292 Trojan.Proxy.2134 TR/Dldr.Small.ewd.1 TrojanProxy:Win32/Guilt.A Bck/GuilDNS.C


We've been tracking a series of exploit documents which, upon successful exploitation, simply drop a file and perform no other actions; these documents have dropped a variety of backdoors associated with a range of previously identified threat groups.


A backdoor also known as: Fednu.a Backdoor.Trojan Trojan.Win32.Click1.cgqbj TrojWare.Win32.Fedon.a Trojan.Click1.28242 Fednu.a Trojan:Win32/Fednu.A Trojan/Win32.Fedon.R1249 Trojan.Win32.Startpage.d W32/FAKEMS.E!tr Trojan.Win32.StartPage.BL


A backdoor also known as: W32.W.Fearso.lGmx Trojan/Boaxxe.a Trojan.Win32.Boaxxe.112128 TrojWare.Win32.Boaxxe.aak Trojan.Inject.8496 BehavesLike.Win32.Conficker.cc Trojan:Win32/Boaxxe.E Trojan.Beax.2 Trojan:Win32/Boaxxe.E Trojan/Win32.Boaxxe.R2341 Win32/Trojan.0e8


The original app looks innocent , with most of its code aimed at implementing the real features that the app claims to provide .


A backdoor also known as: W32.OnGamesFHKAGBAC.Trojan Trojan.Win32.Small!O Trojan.Keebie.S15324 Trojan/Small.akcc Trojan.Naffy.1 W32/Small.HE Win32/Keebie.A RTKT_KEEBIE.SMIA Win.Trojan.Small-14056 Trojan.Win32.A.Small.5632 TrojWare.Win32.Small.GZ Trojan.NtRootKit.17168 RTKT_KEEBIE.SMIA W32/Small.ULEB-5410 Trojan/Small.hyh TR/Small.GO.1 Trojan/Win32.Small Trojan:WinNT/Keebie.A Backdoor/Win32.Buzy.R2623 Trojan.Small Trj/Small.CN Trojan.Win32.Small.ae Trojan.Small!ebs6Gbgb5Gk Trojan.Win32.Small W32/Anno.A!tr RootKit.Win32.Koutodoor.E


A backdoor also known as: TrojanPWS.Fareit Spyware.Pony Trojan.Symmi.D11C87 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9803 Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.cpmi Win32.Trojan-qqpass.Qqrob.Huge BehavesLike.Win32.Fareit.dm TR/Dropper.VB.bzhbo Trojan-PSW.Win32.Fareit.cpmi Win32.Trojan.Injector.LG Trojan/Win32.Inject.R198261 BScope.Trojan.VBKrypt Trojan.VB.Crypt W32/Injector.DNRZ!tr Trj/GdSda.A


NexusLogger collects keystrokes, system information, stored passwords and will take screenshots.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Mauvaise.SL1 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9998 TROJ_TRUEBOT.SMZIEK-A Win.Trojan.Silence-6367670-0 Trojan.DownLoader25.20128 W32/Trojan.PYHP-7871 TrojanDownloader:Win32/Truebot.A Trj/GdSda.A


EventBot Logcat from the infected device Logcat from the infected device .


The C & C address was specified in the code and was also unencrypted : In some versions , a dynamically generated low-level domain was used as an address : In its first communication , the Trojan sent the infected device ’ s IMEI to the C & C , and in return it received a set of rules for processing incoming SMSs ( phone numbers , keywords and regular expressions ) – these applied mainly to messages from banks , payment systems and mobile network operators .


The author has introduced the capability to grant the app the device admin permission .


During the final update installation process , it relies on the Janus vulnerability to bypass Android ’ s APK integrity checks .


The website was compromised to launch an apparent watering-hole attack against the company's customers.


These are then uploaded to the C & C HTTP server .


The attackers also tend to deploy what works or what s convenient, as we've also seen them attempt to infect the target host with other PoS malware such as PwnPOS TSPY_PWNPOS.SMA, and BlackPOS TSPY_POCARDL.AI.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Win32.Iconomon.a2.AD Trojan/Delf.cbcd Trojan.Delf!+j/t0TLqQk4 Trojan.Dropper Delf.KXWK Win32/Delf.AQT TROJ_SPNR.30FE12 Trojan.Win32.Delf.chfk Trojan.Win32.Delf.djowe TR/Offend.kdv.99866 TROJ_SPNR.30FE12 Trojan/Delf.sze Trojan:Win32/Iconomon.A Trojan.Win32.A.Delf.320512.H Trojan/Win32.Delf Trojan.Delf.aqjx Trojan.Dropper Win32/Delf.PXF Trojan.Win32.Delf Delf.VWX


The Naikon APT aligns with the actor our colleagues at FireEye recently revealed to be APT30, but we haven't discovered any exact matches.


We are especially delighted about the platform and programme of work established in the declaration of the conference , upon which we sincerely hope will be built a strong and resolute working relationship on our shared goals for the future .


Xcode is Apple's official tool for developing iOS or OS X apps and it is clear that some Chinese developers have downloaded these Trojanized packages.


A backdoor also known as: HW32.Packed.E526 Trojan/Proxy.Dlena.cb Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9685 W32/Proxy.AWL Trojan.Packed.9 Win32.HLLM.Bid BehavesLike.Win32.Sality.nc W32/Proxy.MUPL-7031 TrojanProxy.Dlena.bk TrojanProxy:Win32/Dlena.CB Trojan/Win32.Dlena.C245630 BScope.Trojan.Dlena Trojan.PR.Dlena!kg9jx7szz7g Win32/Trojan.ea0


The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has issued a warning about a vulnerability in its IIS server, which allows attackers to exploit a security hole in the network.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Spamer Trojan.Symmi.DDE55 Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.nv Trojan.Win32.Spamer.km Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.ewffdy Troj.W32.Yakes.mAv7 Trojan.DownLoader26.3007 BehavesLike.Win32.Worm.ch W32/Trojan.OMMU-8573 Trojan.Spamer.ae Trojan.Win32.Spamer.km Trojan.Spamer Trj/CI.A Win32.Trojan.Spamer.Akze Trojan.Win32.Crypt W32/Kryptic.ABGK!tr Win32/Trojan.48b


We have written about this phenomenon extensively in the past and today we can add another family of malware to the list – Backdoor.Win32.ATMii.


This lockdown screen includes two parts : A WebView containing a background picture loaded from a predefined URL .


Change archive command After this activation cycle , the malware will start the collection of information activities and dissemination .


This blog serves to discuss changes made by this group and the SamSa malware family since we last discussed them.


The “ core ” module contacts the C & C server , trying to get a fresh list of applications to search for , or if that fails , use a default app list : whatsapp lenovo.anyshare.gps mxtech.videoplayer.ad jio.jioplay.tv jio.media.jiobeats jiochat.jiochatapp jio.join good.gamecollection opera.mini.native startv.hotstar meitu.beautyplusme domobile.applock touchtype.swiftkey flipkart.android cn.xender eterno truecaller For each application on the list , the “ core ” module checks for a matching version and MD5 hash of the installed application , and also checks for the application running in the user-space .


The supposed purpose of that app is to obtain and use a required “ security code ” to log in to their online banking site .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-PWS/W32.WebGame.474112 Trojan/OnLineGames.thbb TROJ_GAMETHI.CCS Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9694 W32/Trojan.DBPJ-8386 Infostealer.Onlinegame Win32/Zajim.A TROJ_GAMETHI.CCS Win.Trojan.Onlinegames-15948 Trojan.Win32.OnLineGames.bqprmm Trojan.Win32.PSWIGames.474112 Troj.GameThief.W32.OnLineGames.thbb!c Backdoor.Win32.DarkstRat.~A Trojan.PWS.Lineage.4854 Trojan.OnLineGames.Win32.74056 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.gh Trojan-PWS.Win32.QQPass W32/Trojan2.JUUB TrojanSpy.OnLineGames.eex Trojan:Win32/Blorso.B Trojan[GameThief]/Win32.OnLineGames Win32.PSWTroj.OnLineGames.kcloud Trojan:Win32/Blorso.B Trojan/Win32.OnlineGameHack.R58928 TScope.Trojan.Delf Win32.Trojan-GameThief.Onlinegames.bovd Trojan.PWS.OnLineGames!E2qkzLkLTec W32/OnLineGames.DRT!tr.pws


We have compiled its main features in this brief analysis.


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor/W32.Bionet.593920 Backdoor.Bionet Backdoor.RAT.BioNet Backdoor.Bionet.Win32.159 Backdoor.W32.Bionet.21!c Backdoor/Bionet.21 W32/Bionet.J Backdoor.Trojan Win32/Bionet.261 Html.Trojan.BioNetPlugin-1 Backdoor.Win32.Bionet.21 Trojan.Win32.Bionet-keyhook.guhf Backdoor.Win32.Bionet_21.EditSvr BackDoor.BioNet.210 Email-Worm.Win32.GOPworm.196 Backdoor.Win32.Bionet W32/Bionet.XPHY-4314 Backdoor/Bionet.21 Trojan.Bionet BDC/Bionet.21.EdS Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Bionet Backdoor:Win32/Bionet.2_1 Backdoor.Win32.Bionet.21 Win-Trojan/Bionet_v21.EditSvr Email-Worm.Win32.GOPworm.196 Backdoor.Bionet Win32/Bionet.21 Win32.Backdoor.Bionet.dmkz Backdoor.Bionet!E616B62dMbM W32/Bdoor.FK!tr.bdr


A backdoor also known as: W32.AppdataWinupdtLnr.Trojan Trojan.Dusvext.A5 Trojan/Vnfraye.a Trojan.Zusy.DAD2 TROJ_DUSVEXT.SM Win32.Backdoor.Vnfraye.b W32/Dusvext.A Backdoor.Trojan Win32/Tnega.AGBV TROJ_DUSVEXT.SM Backdoor.Win32.Vernet.axt Trojan.Win32.MLW.dpvjba Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.146944.J Backdoor.W32.Vernet.to4n Backdoor.Win32.Amtar.vna BackDoor.Gbot.2171 Trojan.Vnfraye.Win32.1 BehavesLike.Win32.ZBot.ch W32/Dusvext.JEML-8693 BDS/Vertex.A Trojan:Win32/Dusvext.A Backdoor.Win32.Vernet.axt Backdoor.Vernet Trojan.Vnfraye.A Win32/Vnfraye.A Win32.Backdoor.Vernet.Pjdv Trojan.Vnfraye!ZphwYheYjUY RAT.Vertex W32/Vnfraye.AAA!tr Win32/Trojan.d72


The malware was first spotted by Tatyana Shishkova from Kaspersky by end October 2019 , but actually dates back to June 2019 .


Of the 10 million people who downloaded HummingBad-contaminated apps , an estimated 286,000 of them were located in the US .


EventBot is particularly interesting because it is in such early stages .


Stolen Data Figure 8 : Sending data to the attacker .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.PSW.Sadam Trojan-PWS/W32.Sadam.18944 Trojan.PSW.Sadam Trojan/PSW.Sadam Trojan.Win32.Sadam.fxjw Win32/PSW.Sadam Trojan.PSW.Sadam Trojan-PSW.Win32.Sadam Trojan.PSW.Sadam Trojan.PWS.Sadam!lFmRyYmpwOU Trojan.Win32.A.PSW-Sadam.18944[h] Trojan.PSW.Sadam TrojWare.Win32.PSW.Sadam Trojan.PSW.Sadam Trojan.PWS.Pwl.4 Trojan.Sadam.Win32.1 BehavesLike.Win32.PWSOnlineGames.lm W32/Trojan.HRPL-2973 Trojan/PSW.Sadam W32/Farfli.NJ!tr Trojan[PSW]/Win32.Sadam Trojan.PSW.Sadam Troj.PSW32.W.Sadam!c Win-Trojan/PwlStealer.18944 TrojanPSW.Sadam Trojan.Win32.PSW Trojan.PSW.Sadam Win32/Trojan.PSW.418


In this day and age, it's slightly different.


Mcafee analyzed one recent email campaign with an attached .rar file.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Dropper.YIQ TrojanDropper.Blakamba.A5 Trojan.Dropper.YIQ Trojan.Dropper.YIQ TROJ_BLAKAMBA.SM TROJ_BLAKAMBA.SM Trojan.Dropper.YIQ Trojan.Dropper.YIQ Trojan.Win32.Blakamba.dxuyil Trojan.Dropper.YIQ TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDropper.Blakamba.A Trojan.Dropper.YIQ Adware.Yotoon.Win32.3224 BehavesLike.Win32.Multiplug.tc Virus.Win32.Obfuscator TR/Blakamba.aonaia Malware/Win32.SAPE.C1835825 Win32/Trojan.435


Stolen data will also be encrypted and sent to the C & C server via the socket connection .


Apart from collecting the above data , the spyware monitors users ’ phone calls , records them , and saves the recorded file on the device .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Clicker Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9977 Trojan.DownLoader11.40591 Trojan.Win32.Clicker!BT Trojan.MSIL.TrojanClicker TrojanClicker:MSIL/Ezbro.B Trojan.Zusy.D1C4A9 Trojan.Win32.Clicker!BT


A backdoor also known as: W32.Winib.Worm Trojan.Rincux.AW Backdoor.Rbot Trojan/PSW.Sinowal.ag Trojan.Rincux.AW Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9982 Win32/Xema.A!Dropper Win.Spyware.7826-2 Trojan.Rincux.AW Backdoor.Win32.Agobot.121020 Troj.Spy.W32!c Trojan.Rincux.AW Trojan.Rincux.AW BackDoor.Monsh BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.ch W32.Trojan.Rincux Trojan.Rincux.AW Trojan.Rincux.AW Backdoor.Agobot Worm.AutoRun W32/AgoBot.H!tr.bdr Win32/Trojan.d74


A backdoor also known as: W32.HfsAutoB.A1C4 Trojan/W32.Blocker.1092848 Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker!O Trojan.Zusy.D8875 W32/Trojan.NJLB-1147 Ransom_Blocker.R002C0DLP17 Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.zdm Trojan.Win32.Blocker.crgjar Trojan.Win32.A.Blocker.1071104 Troj.Ransom.W32.Blocker!c Trojan.Inject1.15883 Trojan.Blocker.Win32.2372 Trojan/Blocker.otu TR/Injector.zuzfm Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Blocker Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Blocker.zdm Hoax.Blocker Trojan-ransom.Win32.Blocker.kjb Trojan.Blocker!JH0Sb6Ye/p4 W32/Injector.YVK!tr Win32/Trojan.Ransom.ac8


A backdoor also known as: VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 W97M.Downloader.BDU W97M/Downloader.cct W97M.Downloader W2KM_DLOADR.YYTBR Doc.Macro.Obfuscation-6331107-0 VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 W97M.S.Downloader.277504.A VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 W2KM_DLOADR.YYTBR W97M/Downloader.cct W2000M/Downloader.MS.102 Trojan:O97M/Paudo.A HEUR.VBA.Trojan.e VB:Trojan.Valyria.645 W97M/Dropper.VM virus.office.qexvmc.1095


A backdoor also known as: WS.Reputation.1 Percol.A Trojan.DownLoad3.22191 TrojanDownloader.Icehart.bt Win32.Troj.Undef.kcloud TrojanDropper:Win32/Percol.B Downloader/Win32.Icehart Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Icehart Trj/CI.A


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 Trojan/W32.Nuker.199168 Trojan.Battlepong FDoS-BattlePong.03 Trojan/Exploit.Nuker.BattlePong.10 Win32/Nuker.BattlePong.10 Win.Trojan.N-122 Exploit.Win32.Nuker.BattlePong.10 Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 Exploit.Win32.BattlePong.cqpilz Exploit.W32.Nuker.BattlePong.10!c Win32.Exploit.Nuker.Lked Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 TrojWare.Win32.Nuker.BattlePong.10 Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 FDOS.Pong.10 Tool.BattlePong.Win32.2 FDoS-BattlePong.03 Nuker.Win32.BattlePong W32/Risk.MXKK-2153 Nuke/Win32.BattlePong.10 TR/Nuke.BattlePo.10 Trojan[Exploit]/Win32.Nuker Win32.Troj.BattlePong.kcloud Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 Trojan.Win32.BattlePong_Nuker Exploit.Win32.Nuker.BattlePong.10 Trojan/Win32.HDC.C1336 Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 Nuker.BattlePong Trojan.BattlePong Trojan.Nuker.BattlePong.1.0 Nuker/BattlePong.10 Win32/Trojan.Nuker.129


The Sandworm Team has carried out a global, sustained cyber espionage campaign since at least 2009.


Next, it was used in combination with DNS-based exfiltration aka DNS tunneling.


Check Point reached out to Google on September 10 , 2015 , and the app containing the malware was removed from Google Play on September 15 , 2015 .


Kaspersky Internet Security for Android and the Sberbank Online app securely protect users against attacks by this Trojan .


A backdoor also known as: HW32.Packed.8FE8 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9998 Win.Trojan.Adylkuzz-6317076-0 BehavesLike.Win32.Ramnit.tc Trojan:Win32/Adylkuzz.B Trojan.Symmi.D1383C Unwanted/Win32.BitCoinMiner.C1986458 Trojan.Win32.Adylkuzz W32/Packed.GV!tr


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-PSW.Win32.VB!O TrojanPWS.VB.CX Trojan/PSW.VB.bia Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9740 W32/PWS.MPWG-1251 Win.Spyware.73829-2 Worm.Win32.VBNA.b Trojan.Win32.VB.eakjix Trojan.Win32.PSWVB.69812 Worm.W32.Vbna!c TrojWare.Win32.PSW.VB.NEC0 Trojan.MulDrop2.64396 Worm.VBNA.Win32.30118 BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.lt Trojan-PWS.Win32.VB W32/Pws.BOIA Worm.VBNA.pcb Worm/Win32.VBNA Trojan.Heur.VP.E2F388 Worm.Win32.VBNA.b PWS:Win32/Tamenoc.A Worm/Win32.VBNA.C99913 MAS.Trojan.VB.01252 Win32/PSW.VB.NEC Win32.Worm.Vbna.Phqe Trojan.PWS.VB!uu94wtoX/Rs W32/VBNA.B!worm


The organization appears to be shut down , but the threat actors are still very active .


Taking this information from directory listings , like the one shown above , allowed for the decryption of all content .


These campaigns utilized fileless loading of a relatively new malware called August through the use of Word macros and PowerShell.


Stegoloader could represent an emerging trend in malware: the use of digital steganography to hide malicious code.


Additionally, TA530 customizes the email to each target by specifying the target's name, job title, phone number, and company name in the email body, subject, and attachment names.


Recently, Unit42 discovered a new version of the OceanLotus backdoor in our WildFire cloud analysis platform which may be one of the more advanced backdoors we have seen on macOS to date.


Despite having been in the wild for an extended period of time, the operation appears to still be active.


Gaza cybergang is a politically motivated Arabic cybercriminal group operating in the MENA Middle East North Africa region, mainly Egypt, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.


For this particular packet , the reason is registration of the bot .


A backdoor also known as: TrojanDropper.Injector Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9783 W32/Trojan.AFOE-3875 Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.phoq Trojan.Win32.Dwn.eekcko Trojan.Win32.Z.Zusy.396034 W32.W.Fearso.lDrx Trojan.DownLoader14.35508 Trojan.Delf.Win32.76181 BehavesLike.Win32.Oror.fc Trojan.Win32.PSW Trojan.Zusy.D34BC4 Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Injector.phoq PWS:Win32/Cowdenry.A!bit Trojan/Win32.Buzus.R2227 TrojanDropper.Injector Trj/CI.A Win32.Trojan.Inject.Auto Win32/Trojan.5a2


The organization was closed after the CSIS presentation .


LemonDuck mining botnet, also known as the Eternal Blue downloader Trojan DTLMiner.


Also known as Disttrack, Shamoon is a highly destructive malware family that effectively wipes the victim machine.


CopyKittens is a cyberespionage group that has been operating since at least 2013.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan/W32.Small.40960.AEH Downloader.Multidl.16282 Trojan.Graftor.DFA71 Trojan.DownLoad3.32618 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.pc Trj/CI.A


Below is a fragment of such a log : Log with specified command Log files can be uploaded to the FTP server and sent to the attacker ’ s email inbox .


About 57 % of these devices are located in Asia and about 9 % are in Europe .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Kazy.D2AFE6 MSIL.Backdoor.Bladabindi.a W32/Trojan.ZFGR-8663 Trojan.Msil TR/Spy.zwtrn TrojanSpy:MSIL/Flunuceo.B!bit


With a lot of highly confidential data found in these servers and devices, a UNIX version of BIFROSE can certainly be classified as a threat.


An analysis of the malware family can be found later in this blog.


A backdoor also known as: W32.Clod7f8.Trojan.ff31 Backdoor.Win32.Vinself!O Backdoor/Vinself.a Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9569 W32/MalwareF.ADSSJ Backdoor.Trojan Trojan.Win32.Vinself.cpadj Backdoor.Win32.A.Vinself.57344[h] Backdoor.W32.Vinself.a!c BackDoor.Comet.435 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.qm W32/Risk.KOVS-4418 Backdoor:Win32/Vinself.A Backdoor.Vinself Win32.Backdoor.Backdoor.Alir Backdoor.Win32.Vinself


This backdoor shares a significant portion of its code with the Windows-based version of the XSLCmd backdoor that has been around since at least 2009.


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor/W32.CSpam.122880.B Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9694 Backdoor.Trojan Win.Trojan.Cspam-3 Trojan.Win32.CSpam.vpryu Backdoor.Win32.A.CSpam.118784 Backdoor.W32.CSpam.c!c Trojan.MulDrop3.10935 Backdoor/CSpam.a BDS/CSpam.CA Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.CSpam Backdoor:Win32/Samcigap.A Backdoor.CSpam Backdoor.CSpam!oR5QSbjV3Js Backdoor.Win32.CSpam Win32/Trojan.3ff


A backdoor also known as: Trojandownloader.Moljec Backdoor.W32.Hupigon.kYZB Trojan.Razy.D3D5A4 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9808 BehavesLike.Win32.RAHack.nm Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Moljec TR/Dldr.Moljec.hglxv TrojanDownloader:Win32/Moljec.A


A backdoor also known as: W32.OnGamesLTLIBMSK.Trojan Backdoor/W32.Nbdd.73728.C Backdoor.Win32.Nbdd!O Backdoor.Venik.A6 Backdoor/Nbdd.myv Trojan.Kazy.D77C8E Win32.Trojan.PcClient.f Backdoor.Trojan Win.Trojan.Nbdd-12 Trojan.Win32.Nbdd.dutcj Trojan.DownLoad.64546 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.lh Backdoor/Nbdd.mk Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Nbdd Backdoor:Win32/Netbot.D Backdoor/Win32.Nbdd.R12332 Backdoor.Nbdd Backdoor.Nbdd!JW4qDWiwtBQ W32/Nbdd.MYV!tr Backdoor.Win32.NBVIP.B


The code is heavily obfuscated and made unreadable through name mangling and use of meaningless variable names : Decryption with a twist The malware uses an interesting decryption routine : the string values passed to the decryption function do not correspond to the decrypted value , they correspond to junk code to simply hinder analysis .


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor/W32.Androm.331776.K Backdoor.Androm Backdoor.W32.Androm!c Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9514 Backdoor.Win32.Androm.oyyc Trojan.Win32.Androm.exlhcw Trojan.Win32.Z.Androm.331776.Q Trojan.DownLoader26.14144 Trojan.Win32.Injector Backdoor.Androm.wlr Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Androm Trojan:Win32/Totbrick.H Backdoor.Win32.Androm.oyyc Trojan.TrickBot Trj/CI.A Trojan.Midie.DAA06 Win32.Backdoor.Androm.Wsud Win32/Backdoor.06f


An extended malware hunting process returned to us a large set of “ Agent Smith ” dropper variants which helped us further deduce a relation among multiple C & C server infrastructures .


Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 recently blogged about a new Poison Ivy variant targeting Hong Kong activists dubbed SPIVY that uses DLL sideloading and operates quite differently from a variant recently observed by ASERT that has been active for at least the past 12 months.


In addition to adding the code , the attackers also changed the icon and package name .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Neurevt.A5 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9799 W32/Trojan.PLNQ-7286 Trojan.Win32.GuX.ewvemj TrojWare.Win32.Neurevt.BBS Trojan.Win32.Neurevt Trojan.Heur.E04C69 Trojan/Win32.Neurevt.R156208 Trojan.Neurevt Trj/CI.A W32/Neurevt.3C40!tr Win32/Trojan.e6d


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-Downloader/W32.OneClickNetSearch.69632.C IMIServer.download Trojan/Downloader.OneClickNetSearch.b Trojan.Win32.OneClickNetSearch.dktm W32/Downloader.JOSL-6677 Adware.IEPlugin Win32/TrojanDownloader.OneClickNetS.B SPYW_IMISERV.C Trojan.Downloader.OneClickNetSearch-2 Trojan-Downloader.Win32.OneClickNetSearch.b TrojanDownloader.NetSearch!886wZrg7qCQ Virus.Win32.Heur.c TrojWare.Win32.TrojanDownloader.OneClickNetS.B Trojan.DownLoader.765 Downloader.OneClickNetSearch.Win32.9 SPYW_IMISERV.C BehavesLike.Win32.Comame.kt W32/Downldr2.AGKQ TrojanDownloader.ClkNetSch.b TR/OneClickSrch.E.2 Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.OneClickNetSearch Troj.Downloader.W32.OneClickNetSearch.b!c Win-Trojan/Oneclicknetsearch.69632.C TrojanDownloader:Win32/OneClkNetSrch.B Trj/Imiserv.B Trojan-Downloader.Win32.OneClickNetSearch Downloader.Onenet.B


A backdoor also known as: W32.Clod664.Trojan.cba8 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9684 W32/Trojan.MJBK-1284 BKDR_ISMDOOR.C Trojan.Win32.Revizer.eizvti Trojan.Revizer.1141 trojan.winnt.mooqkel.a Trojan:Win32/Toorf.A!dha Trojan/Win32.Ismdoor.R194423 Trj/GdSda.A


A backdoor also known as: JS.Exploit.Pdfka.qe JS/Crypted.LT Bloodhound.Exploit.357 PDF/CVE-2010-2883.A!exploit TROJ_PIDIEF.SMZH Exploit.Win32.CVE-2010-2883.a Exploit.Script.Pdfka.bkbqa Exploit.TTF.CVE-2010-2883.a SCRIPT.Virus BehavesLike.PDF.Evasion.cn JS/Crypted.LT EXP/CVE-2010-2883.AI Trojan[Exploit]/TTF.CVE-2010-2883 Exploit.Win32.CVE-2010-2883.a JS/Exploit.Pdfka.OIB JS.Base64er.B Exploit.Win32.CVE-2010-2883 PDF:Exploit.PDF-JS.AGL virus.cve.20102883


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9982 Ransom_Zuresq.R002C0DAQ18 Win.Trojan.Zerolocker-1 Hoax.Win32.FakeRansom.df Trojan.Win32.Z.Zuresq.406528 Ransom_Zuresq.R002C0DAQ18 W32/Trojan.LNUU-1055 TR/Fraud.xacle Ransom:Win32/Zuresq.A Trojan.MSILPerseus.D1AE93 Hoax.Win32.FakeRansom.df Trojan/Win32.Ransomcrypt.C536978 Trj/GdSda.A Trojan-Ransom.FileCoder Win32/Trojan.89b


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 .


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9959 Trojan.Razy.D1F561 Trj/GdSda.A


A backdoor also known as: HW32.Packed.D6C8 Trojan.Farfli.Win32.7981 Win32.Trojan-GameThief.OnlineGames.h BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.cc TR/Zegost.EB Backdoor:Win32/Morix.B Trojan.Heur.GM.D3D8682 Adware/Win32.NaviPromo.R36681 TScope.Malware-Cryptor.SB Trj/CI.A


Citizen Lab This report describes an elaborate phishing campaign against targets in Iran's diaspora, and at least one Western activist.


What we found was a kit that operated on a relatively small infrastructure footprint, but had what appeared to be one of the largest domain shadowing implementations we had ever seen.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Suweezy.N5 PUP.Optional.Elex Trojan.Win32.AdLoad.egraob PUP.ELEX/Variant Adware.SoEasy.1 BehavesLike.Win32.PUPXAI.ch Trojan.Adload.f PUP/Win32.Helper.R188556 Trojan.AdLoad Trj/GdSda.A Win32/Virus.e45


Various artifices indicate that the main target of this campaign is IEC – Israel Electric Company.


We will continue to monitor this ransomware family to ensure customers are protected and to share our findings and insights to the community for broad protection against these evolving mobile threats .


Based upon our visibility it has primarily targeted organizations in the energy, government, and technology sectors that are either in in or business interests in Saudi Arabia.


A new breed of cybercriminals has surfaced in China.


A backdoor also known as: PDF:Exploit.PDF-JS.VD Exploit.Js.Pdfka!c Trojan.Pidief JS/Exploit.Pdfka.QDD TROJ_PIDIEF.OPL PDF:Exploit.PDF-JS.VD Exploit.JS.Pdfka.giy Trojan.Pdf.Pdfka.blkemm PDF.S.Exploit.806918 Exploit:W32/MiniDuke.C Exploit.PDF.5708 TROJ_PIDIEF.OPL BehavesLike.PDF.Trojan.bb EXP/CVE-2013-0640.A Exploit.JS.Pdfka.giy Exploit-PDF.b Exploit.JS.Pdfka.giy Pdf.Exploit.Pdfka.Ljki Exploit.PDF.Miniduke PDF/Pdfka.GIY!exploit virus.js.unescapepmen.4


Weaponizing documents to exploit known Microsoft Word vulnerabilities is a common tactic deployed by many adversary groups, but in this example, we discovered RTF documents containing embedded OLE Word documents further containing embedded Adobe Flash .SWF files, designed to exploit Flash vulnerabilities rather than Microsoft Word.


A few days later, security teams overseas claimed that this incident was related to the BlackEnergy trojan and some malicious code samples had been acquired and analyzed.


This matches our observations of C2 servers as shown in Figure 7 .


Brazilian cybercriminals are notorious for their ability to develop banking trojans but now they have started to focus their efforts in new areas, including ransomware.


When rooting fails , a second component delivers a fake system update notification in hopes of tricking users into granting HummingBad system-level permissions .


When all the necessary card details are entered and have been checked , all the information is uploaded to the C & C .


In that case , the only help comes from an antivirus solution , for example , Kaspersky Internet Security for Android .


The developer simply has to register and receive a unique ID for his applications .


In early July 2015, Chinese APT actors used an Adobe Flash Player exploit within a specific webpage detailing a noteworthy international legal case between the Philippines and China.


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.eumbqf Trojan.Trick.45153 W32/Trojan.CBMR-6295 TR/Crypt.ZPACK.zookg Trojan.Symmi.D1340B Trojan/Win32.Mansabo.R210617 Trj/GdSda.A Win32.Trojan.Graftor.Lhdi Trojan.Win32.Crypt W32/Kryptik.FXWW!tr Win32/Trojan.dbf


Figure 12 : Boot module After the patch module is extracted , the “ boot ” module executes it , using the same method described in the “ loader ” module .


The system verifies the signature of the legitimate file while installing the malicious file .


Other MacOS targeting activities reveal continuous refinement of AppleJeus, a MacOS backdoor developed by ITG03, complete with fake website to legitimize itself.


A backdoor also known as: W32.Dzan.A Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9997 Win32/SillyAutorun.ADC Trojan.MulDrop2.16084 BehavesLike.Win32.Virus.ct W32/Dzan.C Trojan:Win32/Obvesa.A Win32/Dzan.E Virus.Obvesa.24905 Virus.Win32.Dzan.ac Win32/Trojan.aca


SpyDealer uses exploits from a commercial rooting app to gain root privilege, which enables the subsequent data theft.


Analysis of this telemetry shows infected devices are completely based in Gaza , Palestine .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Yakes.Win32.67751 Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 Trojan.Win32.Snojan.ccyy Trojan.Win32.Yakes.exngmv Troj.Crypt.Xpack!c Trojan.Ssebot.2 BehavesLike.Win32.Dropper.tc Trojan.Yakes.yvk Trojan/Win32.Yakes Spammer:Win32/Morphisil.A Trojan.Win32.Snojan.ccyy Trojan/Win32.Yakes.C2388388 Trojan.Win32.Krypt W32/Kryptik.EYUI!tr Trj/GdSda.A Win32/Trojan.6c1


While adware is usually considered annoying for users and relatively harmless to enterprise security, the adware campaigns we've seen since the beginning of 2016 behave more like advanced network threats.


In the run up to the French election runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, ThreatConnect reviews intelligence suggesting domains spoofing Macron's En-Marche.fr website are associated with Russian cyber activity.


We have also been tracking an actor experimenting with various loaders, providing insights into these evolving components of malware ecosystems.


Widely discussed in the media, the attacks took advantage of known BlackEnergy Trojans as well as several new modules.


The callee then invokes the getAction method to get the decrypted content .


A backdoor also known as: Ransom.Enigma.A7 Ransom_Eniqma.R002C0DA118 W32/Trojan.LKZC-7910 Ransom.Enigma!gm Ransom_Eniqma.R002C0DA118 Win32.Trojan-Ransom.Enigma.A Trojan.Win32.Encoder.ewphil Trojan.Win32.Z.Zusy.537088.HH Trojan.Encoder.4462 BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareConvertAd.hh Trojan.Crynigma.a TR/FileCoder.udtur Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Crypmod Trojan.Zusy.D2EDC9 Ransom:Win32/Eniqma.A Trojan/Win32.Coverton.C1407984 Trojan-Ransom.FileCoder Win32/Trojan.808


Various versions may also change the index of the split ( e.g .


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Troj.Undef.kcloud Win32/Scieron.F W32/Scieron.F


A backdoor also known as: VBS.DownLoader.1051 VBS/Downldr.HM VBS/Nemucod.391C!tr.dldr Trojan-Ransom.Script.GlobeImposter


] 11/xvideo/ hxxp : //apple-icloud [ .


A backdoor also known as: TROJ_GE.5C3C51AF Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9933 Trojan.Win32.Kryptik.eljody Trojan.DownLoader23.49708 TR/Crypt.Xpack.341620 Trojan:Win32/Dacic.A!rfn Trj/CI.A Trojan.MSIL.Disfa Win32/Trojan.d7e


Indicators of Compromise ( IoCs ) hxxp : //mcsoft365.com/c hxxp : //pingconnect.net/c Hashes MD5 : 5c749c9fce8c41bf6bcc9bd8a691621b SHA256 : 284bd2d16092b4d13b6bc85d87950eb4c5e8cbba9af2a04d76d88da2f26c485c MD5 : b264af5d2f3390e465052ab502b0726d SHA256 : 8ab1712ce9ca2d7952ab763d8a4872aa6a278c3f60dc13e0aebe59f50e6e30f6 The TrickMo Factor The TrickBot Trojan was one of the most active banking malware strains in the cybercrime arena in 2019 .


After performing a fraudulent action , stealing the OTP/mTAN , TrickMo buys some time by activating the lock screen and preventing the user from accessing their device .


] today PHA Family Highlights : Zen and its cousins January 11 , 2019 Google Play Protect detects Potentially Harmful Applications ( PHAs ) which Google Play Protect defines as any mobile app that poses a potential security risk to users or to user data—commonly referred to as " malware .


A new type of botnet malware written in the Go programming language is active and targets web servers, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks, who have recently discovered a sample of Go-based malware.


Javascript RAT mostly targeting Brazilian users.


A backdoor also known as: Downloader.Ponik Backdoor.Win32.Kasidet.fmc BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.cc Trojan.MSIL.Crypt TR/Dropper.MSIL.owbdk Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.Kasidet Trojan:Win32/Raybel.A!bit Backdoor.Win32.Kasidet.fmc Win32.Backdoor.Kasidet.Ecan Win32/Backdoor.e94


Sakula enables an adversary to run interactive commands as well as to download and execute additional components.


Background Uncovering PHAs takes a lot of detective work and unraveling the mystery of how they 're possibly connected to other apps takes even more .


The packaged application is dropped silently onto the device but has to ask the user to actually install it.


A backdoor also known as: Ransom_HPCRYPMIC.SM3 Ransom.CryptXXX!g6 Ransom_HPCRYPMIC.SM3 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.gc Trojan.Win32.Crypt TR/ATRAPS.buwr Ransom:Win32/Exxroute.E Trojan/Win32.CryptXXX.R184950 Trojan.Ransom.CryptXXX Trojan.MalPack Trojan.Symmi.D1070E


Dynamic overlays When victims open up a targeted app , Marcher smoothly displays an overlay , a customized WebView , looks in its application preferences ( main_prefs.xml ) and decides which specified URL is needed for the targeted app .


TO DECRYPT FILES, PLEASE, CONTACT US WRITING ON THIS EMAIL: headlessbuild@india.com


A backdoor targetting Linux also known as: Linux.Trojan.Turla.A ELF/Trojan.SKID-4 Linux.Turla Linux/Turla.B ELF_TURLA.A Linux.Trojan.Turla.A Trojan.Unix.Turla.ebdolr Backdoor.Linux.Turla!c Linux.Backdoor.Turla.Ajbi Linux.Trojan.Turla.A Backdoor:Linux/Turla.A Linux.BackDoor.Turla.2 Trojan.Turla.Linux.1 ELF_TURLA.A Backdoor.Linux.vp LINUX/Turla.wqxdp Linux.Trojan.Turla.A Backdoor:Linux/Turla.A Linux/Backdoor.801561 Linux.Trojan.Turla.A Trojan.Linux.Turla Linux.Trojan.Turla.A Linux/Turla.B


A backdoor also known as: W32.VBKrypt.2tPS.Trojan Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt!O Trojan.EyeStye PWS-Spyeye.el Troj.W32.VBKrypt.toSU Trojan/Injector.eyu Trojan.ManBat.1 HT_EYESTYE_GE05002C.UVPM Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9961 HT_EYESTYE_GE05002C.UVPM Win.Trojan.Vbkrypt-10134 Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt.cgnr Trojan.Win32.Stealer.eaiffn Trojan.Win32.A.VBKrypt.295936.G TrojWare.Win32.VBKrypt.cjub Trojan.PWS.Stealer.379 Trojan.VBKrypt.Win32.80508 BehavesLike.Win32.PWSSpyeye.dc Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt Trojan.VBKrypt.pmn TR/BAS.Samca.2207880 Win32.Troj.VBKrypt.kcloud Trojan.Win32.VBKrypt.cgnr Trojan/Win32.VBKrypt.C47082 SScope.Malware-Cryptor.VBCR.1841 Trojan.VBKrypt!CruzV+TB6eI W32/Injector.MQI!tr Win32/Trojan.script.56b


A backdoor also known as: Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Mudrop!O Trojan.StartPage.Win32.11288 Trojan/Dropper.Mudrop.vle Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Iedriver.a Trojan.Win32.Mudrop.demyl Trojan.MulDrop3.201 Trojan/StartPage.ize Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Iedriver.a Trojan.DR.Mudrop!xzqlDC4rTJk Trojan.Win32.StartPage


A backdoor also known as: W32/Trojan.EWSM-6788 TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tipikit.D Heur.Trojan.Hlux Trj/GdSda.A Win32.Trojan.Atraps.Swud Trojan.Win32.Rozena W32/Tiny.NNB!tr Win32/Trojan.5a2


Machine learning in Windows Defender ATP further flags suspicious behaviors observed related to the manipulation of legitimate Windows binaries .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Win32.StartPage.qrmpv Trojan.StartPage.47270 BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.tc Trojan.Win32.StartPage Trojan:Win32/BootInstal.A!dll TScope.Trojan.Delf Trj/CI.A Win32.Trojan.Startpage.ddff Trojan.StartPage!We+P27yFUb0 Win32/Trojan.b7f


Recently we came across a new variant of the malware ServStart.


http : //www.himobilephone [ .


This article attempts to detail this variant.


Her looks almost certainly helped her apparent popularity.


A Chinese threat group, known as ChinaZ, is using malware to target poorly managed Linux servers and IoT systems, according to AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center ASEC in Seoul.


It can also remotely lock infected Android devices, encrypt the user's files in external storage e.g., SD card, and then ask for a U.S. $100 PayPal cash card as ransom.


A backdoor targetting Linux also known as: Tool.Shark.Linux.1 Hacktool.Linux.Shark!c HackTool.Linux.Shark.a Trojan.Unix.Shark.ewyskc Tool.Shark ELF/Trojan.QXQM-0 HackTool.Linux.z SPR/LNX.Shark.osieo HackTool.Linux.Shark.a Linux.Hacktool.Shark.Hqlw W32/HTShark.A!tr Win32/Trojan.173


Trojan.Win32.Banker.NWT is a Trojan that targets the Windows platform.


The attackers are also hijacking the device camera to take pictures .


In other words , TrickMo ’ s service will start either after the device becomes interactive or after a new SMS message is received .


It is an invaluable source of intelligence about a given campaign .. The following snippet shows the location within the Trojan where it uses SQLite database commands to store and recall command-and-control addresses : Backdoor Commands The Red Alert code also contains an embedded list of commands the botmaster can send to the bot .


Since the release of the ETERNALBLUE exploit by The Shadow Brokers' last month security researchers have been watching for a mass attack on global networks.


The person or persons behind the attempted monitoring appear to have run other surveillance operations involving various locations throughout South America, at least one apparently targeting a rabble-rousing Argentine journalist.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Win64.PSW TR/Hitbrovi.vjxdb Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e


Grabbing the Screen PIN with Support for Samsung Devices Version 0.3.0.1 added an ~800 line long method called grabScreenPin , which uses accessibility features to track pin code changes in the device ’ s settings .


However, within six months the malicious actors added the capability to infect iOS devices.


A backdoor also known as: TSPY_HUNTPOS.SMB Trojan.Huntpos!g1 TSPY_HUNTPOS.SMB Trojan.Win32.Fakealert.exludw Trojan.Win32.Z.Treasurehunter.80896.B Trojan.Fakealert.origin BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.lm TR/RedCap.rghtn TrojanDropper:Win32/Randrew.A!bit Spyware/Win32.Huntpos.C1261817 W32/Kryptik.1600!tr Trj/GdSda.A


We have covered Angler previously, such as the discussion of domain shadowing.


A backdoor also known as: W32.Virut.G BehavesLikeWin32.FileInfector!IK W32/Virut.BV Win32/Virut.bn Win32.Virut.AM Virus.Win32.Virut.X5 Harm.Win32.Autorun.c BehavesLikeWin32.FileInfector W32/Virut.CE W32/Sality.AO


The 2016 attack on Ukraine's power grid that deprived part of its capital, Kiev, of power for an hour was caused by a cyberattack.


A backdoor also known as: W32/Oledata!exploit.6402 Trojan.Dropper TROJ_MDROPPER.XC Trojan-Dropper.MSWord.1Table.bp Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2006-2492.bzzjba Exploit.Word.CVE-2006-2492 Exploit.CVE-2006-2492 TROJ_MDROPPER.XC TrojanDropper.MSWord.1Table.a MSWord/CVE20062492.fam!exploit Trojan-Dropper.MSWord.1Table.bp


With Cybereason Mobile , analysts can address mobile threats in the same platform as traditional endpoint threats , all as part of one incident .


Since most of the infrastructure used in the attack relies on cloud services, and the Trojan used is written in Python language, it is named Tengyun Snake.


The Trojan download window Asacub masquerades under the guise of an MMS app or a client of a popular free ads service .


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor.RemoteHack.C Backdoor/W32.RemoteHack.569344 Backdoor.RemoteHack.C W32/Risk.KPAX-3182 Backdoor.Trojan BKDR_REMHACK.13 Backdoor.RemoteHack.C Backdoor.Win32.RemoteHack.13 Backdoor.RemoteHack.C Trojan.Win32.RemoteHack.gnoa Backdoor.RemoteHack.C Backdoor.Win32.RemoteHack.13 Backdoor.RemoteHack.C BackDoor.RemHack.13 Backdoor.RemoteHack.Win32.37 BKDR_REMHACK.13 Backdoor.Win32.RemoteHack Backdoor/RemoteHack.13 Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.RemoteHack Backdoor:Win32/RemoteHack.1_3 Backdoor.Win32.RemoteHack.13 Backdoor.RemoteHack.C TScope.Trojan.Delf Win32/VB.OLV Win32.Backdoor.Remotehack.Hoye Backdoor.RemoteHack!IKDTl0tZ3pY W32/RemoteHack.13!tr.bdr


A backdoor also known as: W32.StBotTenuA.Trojan Trojan.HorsumCS.S75593 Trojan/Horsum.c Win32.Trojan.Horsum.b TrojWare.Win32.Horsum.A Trojan:Win32/Horsum.B Trojan.Zusy.DEEE5 Win32/Horsum.C


A backdoor also known as: Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 Trojan.Win32.Steam.exmzim Trojan.PWS.Steam.1340 BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.fc TR/Dropper.MSIL.vfmsq Trojan.Kazy.D8D397 Trojan:MSIL/BitcoinMiner.A Trojan/Win32.Kazy.C331514 Trj/GdSda.A Win32.Trojan.Kazy.Svhm Trojan.MSIL.Injector MSIL/Injector.IOF!tr


An interesting Web site infection, this time affecting a Web server belonging to the Turkish government, where the cybercriminals behind the campaign have uploaded a malware-serving fake DivX plug-in Required! Facebook-themed Web page.


It ’ s even possible to send log messages via SMS to the attacker ’ s number .


A backdoor also known as: HW32.Packed.73FF Trojan.Hookmoota Trojan.Strictor.D26544 Win32.Application.PUPStudio.A Trojan.Win32.Blamon.bbg Trojan.Win32.Blamon.exrwow BackDoor.BlackMoon.15 BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.rc Trojan[Packed]/Win32.Vemply Trojan.Win32.Blamon.bbg Rootkit.HideProc Trj/GdSda.A Win32.Trojan.Blamon.Tcwd


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Lukicsel Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.4586 Win32.Trojan.Delf.hh W32/Trojan.AKPR-4713 Infostealer.Gampass Win32/Delfsnif.C TROJ_BCKDR.BH Trojan-Spy.Win32.Blaxblax.mp Trojan.Win32.Blaxblax.blctg Backdoor.Lukicsel Trojan.DownLoad.44012 TROJ_BCKDR.BH W32/Trojan2.HCWA Backdoor:Win32/Lukicsel.A Trojan.Win32.A.Blaxblax.399894 Trojan-Spy.Win32.Blaxblax.mp Win32/Delf.OKY Trojan.ATRAPS


We also detected it in apps targeted toward specific Middle Eastern demographics .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.Hacktool.Flood.A Trojan.Shell Trojan.Hacktool.Flood.A Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9999 Trojan.Hacktool.Flood.A Trojan.Hacktool.Flood.A Trojan.Script.Bbdos.cpglly Trojan.Hacktool.Flood.A Perl.Flood.3 W32/Trojan.ERNQ-5964 TR/Hacktool.jtxjg DoS:Perl/UDPFlood.A Trj/CI.A Perl/HackTool.BBSXP.NAB Perl/HackTool.NAB!tr Win32/Trojan.Flooder.363


We believe that the threat actor hijacked an existing, legitimate in-progress conversation and posed as the legitimate senders to send malicious spear phishing emails to the recipients.


Analysts suggest that both China and the United States are vying for greater influence in Myanmar, with China in particular having geopolitical interest due to sea passages, port deals, and fuel pipelines that are important to its goals.


Pony was originally configured to download different malware families, however, due to criminal strategy changes, it currently only downloads Dyre.


This request is only made upon installation , but there is no guarantee that it will be installed .


Information gathered from the email account provides a lot of the victims ’ personal data , including messages from IM applications .


This is also the first version where the package name changes into something that a less aware user may be tricked by , com.android.playup .


A backdoor also known as: Trojan/W32.Dialer.112255.D Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Magania!O Trojan.Aksula.A BackDoor-DVB.e Trojan/Dialer.bkm Win32.Trojan.Farfli.ai Win32/Dialer.NEW TROJ_REDOS.SM2 Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Magania.actz Trojan.Win32.Pigeon.ccmtgy Trojan.Win32.Dialer.vfq TrojWare.Win32.Trojan.Dialer.~AL BackDoor.Pigeon.12989 TROJ_REDOS.SM2 BehavesLike.Win32.Backdoor.ch Trojan/Dialer.dtm Trojan[Rootkit]/Win32.Ressdt Trojan.Win32.Dialer.112771 Trojan-GameThief.Win32.Magania.actz Win32/Gamepass.MCG Spyware.OnlineGames W32/Dropper.TMP!tr BScope.Trojan.SvcHorse.01643 Backdoor.Win32.Gh0st.BS


A backdoor also known as: PDF/Pidief.TI JS.Obfuscator.Z Trojan.Downloader.JMUB JS.Exploit.Pdfka.ij Bloodhound.PDF.21 JS_PIDIEF.SMX Trojan.Downloader.JMUB Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cop Exploit.Script.Pdfka.bzjgv JS_PIDIEF.SMX BehavesLike.PDF.Obfuscated.xb EXP/Pidief.2292 Trojan[Exploit]/JS.Pdfka.cop Exploit:JS/Pdfjsc.R Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cop Exploit.JS.Pdfka.cop Exploit.JS.Pdfka virus.pdf.za.4


A backdoor also known as: TR/DelWin.B Trojan.DOS.DelWin.b Trojan.DOS.DelWin.B Trojan.DelWin.b Trojan.QDel TROJ_DELWIN.E Trojan.DOS.DelWin.b Trojan:DOS/Delwin.B DelWin.B DelWin.b!Trojan W32/QDel176.B!tr


The operation used spyware made by the NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells intrusion tools to remotely compromise mobile phones.


Our investigation was conducted with the collaboration and assistance of R3D, SocialTic and Article 19.


Strider's attacks have tentative links with a previously uncovered group, Flamer.


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN BAT/CoinMiner.RU TROJ_CONMINER.CFG Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN TrojWare.Bat.CoinMiner.~ Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN TROJ_CONMINER.CFG Trojan.IPVC-4 Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN BAT.S.Downloader.3133 Trojan:BAT/CoinMiner.A Misc.Riskware.BitCoinMiner Trojan.BAT.Downloader.DN


Seeing as the system loader of the DEX files ( ART ) fully ignores everything that goes after the data section , the patcher writes all of its resources right there .


However , GPP does not treat new apps and updates any differently from an analysis perspective .


Operation Desert Eagle takes a look into the recent activity of the Molerats Gaza cybergang group.


The infection attempts took place in early March of 2016, shortly after the GIEI had criticized the Mexican government for interference in their investigation, and as they were preparing their final report


A backdoor also known as: Trojan.CMOS.A Cmoskill.C TROJ_KILLCMOS.B Trojan.DOS.KillCMOS.b Trojan.CMOS.A TrojWare.DOS.KillCMOS.b Trojan.CMOS.A Trojan.KillCMOS TROJ_KILLCMOS.B Trojan/KillCMOS.b Trojan/DOS.KillCMOS Trojan:Win32/KillCMOS.B Trojan.CMOS.A KillCMOS.B Trojan.DOS.KillCMOS KillCMOS.B KillCmos.B


Please note that these unblocking instructions are based on an analysis of the current version of Rotexy and have been tested on it .


Although the binary names have mirai mentioned it is probably not wise to treat it just as a mirai variant.


The malware architecture is modular , which means that it can execute plugins .


A backdoor also known as: Backdoor.Win32.VB!O Backdoor/VB.nb Win32.Trojan.WisdomEyes.16070401.9500.9683 W32/MemWatcher.DVPF-1178 Adware.Quadro Win32/Memwatch.F Win.Downloader.VB-61 Backdoor.Win32.VB.nb Trojan.Win32.VB.etebsn Backdoor.Win32.A.VB.233482 Backdoor.Win32.VB.NB Trojan.VbCrypt.60 Backdoor.VB.Win32.2125 BKDR_SANDBOX.A BehavesLike.Win32.VBObfus.dm Backdoor.Win32.VB W32/MemWatcher.A Backdoor/VB.ngt BDS/VB.NB Trojan[Backdoor]/Win32.VB Trojan.Heur.VP.ED107DA Backdoor.Win32.VB.nb Trojan:Win32/Sandbox.A Trojan/Win32.Xema.R122751 Backdoor.VB Win32/VB.NB Win32.Backdoor.Vb.Dzjg Backdoor.VB!sB1m+2s72zg W32/VB.NB!tr.bdr


Email account A Gmail account with password is mentioned in the sample ’ s code : It contains the victim ’ s exfiltrated data and “ cmd ” directory with commands for victim devices .


Unit 42's ongoing research into the OilRig campaign shows that the threat actors involved in the original attack campaign continue to add new Trojans to their toolset and continue their persistent attacks in the Middle East.


For several years now, the Vawtrak trojan has been targeting banking and financial institutions, most recently in Canada as reported last week.


We chose the name MoonWind' based on debugging strings we saw within the samples, as well as the compiler used to generate the samples.


A backdoor also known as: W32.HfsAutoB.9C3D Trojan.Graftor.D444DD Win32.Trojan.Kryptik.aey TROJ_HPISDA.SM Win32.Trojan.Injector.HN Trojan.Win32.Dwn.eblljj Trojan.Win32.Z.Graftor.114176.Y Trojan.DownLoader20.53198 TROJ_HPISDA.SM BehavesLike.Win32.Trojan.cm W32/Trojan.QEKF-4451 Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Locky.e Trojan:Win32/Zlader.A Trojan.Downloader Trj/CI.A Trojan.Win32.Crypt W32/Injector.CZNG!tr Win32/Trojan.af4


However, the heavy-handedness of the government has also inadvertently created a situation where Iranian users are better positioned than others to avoid some surveillance activities – increasing the burden of finding pseudonymous users.


Each APK has the ability to target different financial institutions in specific geographical locations.


Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles , collaborative document editing sites , and blogs for C&C . Seeing a campaign like this , inevitably the Anunak/Carbanak documented by Fox-IT and Kaspersky comes to mind .


Allows an application to use SIP service . The agency's hacking division freed it from having to disclose its often controversial operations to the NSA (its primary bureaucratic rival) in order to draw on the NSA's hacking capacities . APT32 : SeaLotus , OceanLotus , APT-C-00 .


Although we do not know who is behind the campaign , the decoy documents ’ content focuses on timely political issues in Gaza and the IP address hosting the campaign ’s command and control node hosts several other domains with Gaza registrants .


Verification that the request is coming from the user ’ s device is completed using two possible methods : The user connects to the site over mobile data , not WiFi ( so the service provider directly handles the connection and can validate the phone number ) ; or The user must retrieve a code sent to them via SMS and enter it into the web page ( thereby proving access to the provided phone number ) . The main targets seem to be US companies in engineering , transport and defense , although it has targeted other organizations around the world . CleanEvent Clear System Event log . By using LotL techniques , the actor likely decreased the time and resources required to conduct its cyber physical attack .


While absence of evidence is not evidence of absence , it is an interesting detail to note .


Shamoon2 : 07d6406036d6e06dc8019e3ade6ee7de .


As a result , a copy of Angry Birds installed from an unofficial app store or downloaded from a forum could easily contain malicious functionality . Thrip was using PsExec to move laterally between computers on the company 's network . These modules , except for RecentFiles , have already been mentioned by Kaspersky and Avast . The article highlighted the increasing popularity of targeted attacks .


Its presence on a compromised system allows a threat actor to execute a wide variety of commands , including uploading and downloading files , and spawning a reverse shell .


Longhorn , which we internally refer to as " The Lamberts " , first came to the attention of the ITSec community in 2014 , when our colleagues from FireEye discovered an attack using a zero day vulnerability ( CVE-2014-4148 ) . ALLANITE operations continue and intelligence indicates activity since at least May 2017 .


REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS - whitelist the app to allow it to ignore battery optimizations . wuaupdt.exe is a CMD backdoor , which can receive and execute CMD commands sent from C2 . Lotus Blossom targeted the government , higher education , and high tech companies .


The functionality for these two parts is implemented by doInBackground and onPostExecute respectively , two API methods of “ android.os.AsyncTask ” as extended by class “ org.starsizew.i ” . Helminth executable samples send artifacts within network beacons to its C2 server that the Trojan refers to as a ' Group ' and ' Name ' . The massive use of weaponized Ofﬁce documents , Ofﬁce S-TOOL template injection , sfx archives , wmi and some VBA macro stages S-TOOL that dinamically changes , make the Pterodon attack chain very malleable and adaptive . This is further advanced in the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST 80037 Risk Management Framework when it says


Several TXT files with commands on the attacker ’ s FTP server contain a victim identifier in the names that was probably added by the criminals : CMDS10114-Sun1.txt CMDS10134-Ju_ASUS.txt CMDS10134-Tad.txt CMDS10166-Jana.txt CMDS10187-Sun2.txt CMDS10194-SlavaAl.txt CMDS10209-Nikusha.txt Some of them sound like Russian names : Jana , SlavaAl , Nikusha . HIDDEN COBRA actors use an external tool or dropper to install the FALLCHILL malware to establish persistence . Two days later , on February 14 at 15:12 , the attackers returned and installed Quasar RAT onto the infected computer that communicated with a C&C server ( 217.147.168.123 ) . Have you ever been targeted by a social engineering attack Was it through email or


Release_Time : 2017-08-11 Report_URL : https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-research/2017/08/apt28-targets-hospitality-sector.html


During our ongoing tracking of this campaign , we found that one victim was compromised by Windows AppleJeus malware in March 2019 .


PLATINUM 's persistent use of spear phishing tactics ( phishing attempts aimed at specific individuals ) and access to previously undiscovered zero-day exploits have made it a highly resilient threat . Since at least 2008 , The Lamberts have used multiple sophisticated attack tools against high-profile victims .


PeddleCheap is a plugin of DanderSpritz which can be used to configure implants and connect to infected machines . 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 .


167.114.153.55 94.237.37.28 82.118.242.171 31.220.61.251 128.199.199.187 .


Another possibility is that the targeted systems did not have AMT provisioned and PLATINUM , once they've obtained administrative privileges on the system , proceeded to provision AMT . First , when a specific recipient was targeted , the mails often purported to be meeting invitations from established business partners .


According to publicly available information , the founder of Connexxa seems to also be the CEO of eSurv . In this report we continue our research of the actor 's operations with a specific focus on a selection of custom information technology ( IT ) tools and tactics the threat actor leveraged during the early stages of the targeted attack lifecycle . The backdoor achieves persistence using a classic startup item autorun technique : Mandiant has also observed the deployment of various remote monitoring and management ( RMM ) tools following the successful exploitation of CVE-2023 - 4966 .


Carbanak has its origin in more common financial fraud including theft from consumer and corporate bank accounts in Europe and Russia , using standard banking malware , mainly Carberp . The actor attempts to exploit CVE-2018–8440 — an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows when it improperly handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call — to elevate the privileges using a modified proof-of-concept exploit .


The group also made it back into the news with the recent WannaCry ransomware that targeted computers around the globe ; it piggybacked on exploits revealed by the Shadow Brokers . Fxmsp specialize in breaching highly secure protected networks to access private corporate and government information .


TA505 briefly distributed the Kegotip information stealer in April 2017 .


The library starts its main worker thread from the DllMain function .


After download , Exodus One would dynamically load and execute the primary stage 2 payload mike.jar using the Android API DexClassLoader ( ) . The email had no subject and what initially drew our attention to OilRig 's attack was the content of the spear phishing email . JhoneRAT : d5f10a0b5c103100a3e74aa9014032c47aa8973b564b3ab03ae817744e74d079 . Among the group ’s most interesting characteristics are : • Strong functional and structural similarities linking its malware toolset to early MiniDuke and more recent CosmicDuke and OnionDuke components In early 2013 , GReAT observed several incidents that were so unusual they suggested the existence of a new , previously unknown threat actor .


They are distributed from polluted DNS domains that send a notification to an unknowing victim ’ s device . However , it is clear is that Donot are actively establishing infrastructure and are targeting governments in South Asia . Trojan : 6f1a8ee627ec2ed7e1d818d32a34a163416938eb13a97783a71f9b79843a80a2 SFX ( self-extracting archive ) ( Executable file ) .


We analyzed a Quasar sample we found that was communicating with an active C2 server at the time of analysis :


The campaign ’ s attack vector is also interesting . When conducting programmatic espionage activity , it can presumably become quite confusing if the attacker targets a heavy industry company , an avionics program , and seven other unique targets as to which infected host you will collect what information from . Interestingly , this threat actor created fake companies in order to hire remote pentesters , developers and interpreters to participate in their malicious business . So far , there 's no evidence that customers of the infected game companies were targeted , although in at least one case , malicious code was accidentally installed on gamers ' computers by one of the infected victim companies .


The list of banks targeted by Red Alert 2.0 includes NatWest , Barclays , Westpac , and Citibank . APT38 also targeted financial transaction exchange companies likely because of their proximity to banks . TAU was able to recover the original code . Adversaries may perform data destruction over the course of an operation .


During the investigation , the server did not provide any configuration to the infected machines .


The DDE instructions attempt to run the following the following command on the victim host , which attempts to download and execute a payload from a remote server .


PHA Family Highlights : Bread ( and Friends ) January 9 , 2020 In this edition of our PHA Family Highlights series we introduce Bread , a large-scale billing fraud family . In addition to maritime operations in this region , Anchor Panda also heavily targeted western companies in the US , Germany , Sweden , the UK , and Australia , and other countries involved in maritime satellite systems , aerospace companies , and defense contractors . The received command is then processed by the ZxShell function with the ProcessCommand function . Since early 2023 , we have seen several new Yashma strains emerge , including ANXZ , Sirattacker , and Shadow Men Team .


Segment networks into logical enclaves and restrict host-to-host communications paths .


Toll Billing Carriers may also provide payment endpoints over a web page . The group has been active since at least January 2013 . SYNFlood Perform a SYN attack on a host . Many threat groups successfully leverage aging vulnerabilities , which , if they had been patched by their victims , may have prevented an attack .


Open-source reporting has claimed that the Hermes ransomware was developed by the North Korean group STARDUST CHOLLIMA ( activities of which have been public reported as part of the " Lazarus Group " ) , because Hermes was executed on a host during the SWIFT compromise of FEIB in October 2017 . ScarCruft is a relatively new APT group ; victims have been observed in Russia , Nepal , South Korea , China , India , Kuwait and Romania .


Domain administrator credentials make it easier for the attacker to find servers hosting the desired intellectual property and gain access to the sensitive materials .


Overall , the discussion above may appear so much splitting of hairs or determining how many angels can dance on the head of a pin – yet given the communicative impacts behind different naming and labeling conventions , this exploration seems not merely useful but necessary .


As the screenshot above shows , the malware has its own command syntax that represents a combination of characters while the “ # ” symbol is a delimiter . Feedback from our Smart Protection Network revealed that apart from attacks in North America ( mainly the U.S. ) , Europe , and South America , the campaign also noticeably affected enterprises in Taiwan , Hong Kong , China , and Bahrain . APT33 : 709df1bbd0a5b15e8f205b2854204e8caf63f78203e3b595e0e66c918ec23951 S-SHA2 LaZagne . CISA noted that threat actors ransomware tactics and techniques were continuing to evolve and become more technologically sophisticated with every passing month .


C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\runawy.exe .


implemented 9 reqcalllog.php Take photo ( muted audio ) with rear camera , send to C2 10 reqcalllog.php Take photo ( muted audio ) with front camera , send to C2 All observed samples with Smali injections were signed by the same debug certificate ( 0x936eacbe07f201df ) . But , thanks to the attackers known affection for decoy documents that pose as news summaries , we were able to date the campaign back to March 2018 . It is fetched by a downloader , and collects information directly from the infected host .


Whitefly rely heavily on tools such as Mimikatz to obtain credentials . We assess that the actors employing this latest Flash zero-day are a suspected North Korean group we track as TEMP.Reaper .


One of them – ipv4.dll – has been placed by the APT with what is , in fact , a downloader for other malicious components . In the latest attack , Donot group is targeting Pakistani businessman working in China


The following is a more detailed description of the malware and notable campaign attributes associated with TA505 .


PittyTiger leverages social engineering to deliver spearphishing emails , in a variety of languages including English , French and Chinese , and email phishing pages to their targets . executable compilation times suggest early 2012 .


After escalating privileges , the app immediately protects itself and starts to collect data , by : Installing itself on the /system partition to persist across factory resets Removing Samsung 's system update app ( com.sec.android.fotaclient ) and disabling auto-updates to maintain persistence ( sets Settings.System.SOFTWARE_UPDATE_AUTO_UPDATE to 0 ) Deleting WAP push messages and changing WAP message settings , possibly for anti-forensic purpose . The period between November 2014 and January 2015 marked one of the earlier instances in which Proofpoint observed persistent exploitation attempts by this actor . If any of them are running , the backdoor stops its execution . Identifying suspicious login patterns based on NetScaler logs


We discovered that the sample was obfuscated using .NET reactor .


EventBot abuses Android ’ s accessibility feature to access valuable user information , system information , and data stored in other applications . There is the exploit code and malware used to gain access to systems , the infrastructure that provides command and control to the malware operator , and the human elements – developers who create the malware , operators who deploy it , and analysts who extract value from the stolen information . To mitigate the threat of the described campaign , security teams can consider blocking access to the C2 server 103.236.150.14 and , where applicable , ensure that the Microsoft Security Update KB2553204 is installed in order to patch the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability .


Emotet activity in 2019 included several high-volume campaigns that collectively distributed tens of millions of messages primarily targeting the manufacturing and healthcare industries . 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 .


Data Encryption The Curve25519 encryption algorithm was implemented as of EventBot Version 0.0.0.2 . This powerful backdoor can receive commands from the attackers , enabling it to exﬁltrate ﬁles from the system it is running on , execute additional scripts , delete ﬁles , and more . The attacker used a spear-phishing email containing a link to a fake resume hosted on a legitimate website that had been compromised .


It ’ s clear to see that the capabilities of HenBox are very comprehensive , both in terms of an Android app with its native libraries and given the amount of data it can glean from a victim . Notably , APT41 was observed using proof-of-concept exploit code for CVE-2019-3396 within 23 days after the Confluence . Importantly , PinchDuke trojan samples alACTs contain a notable text string , which we believe is used as a campaign identifier by the Dukes group to distinguish between multiple attack campaigns that are run in parallel .


Patchwork ( also known as Dropping Elephant ) is a cyberespionage group whose targets included diplomatic and government agencies as well as businesses . We encountered the first document exploit called " THAM luan - GD - NCKH2.doc " a few days ago , which appears to be leveraging some vulnerabilities patched with MS12-060 .


We can also see 2 VBA variable names : PathPld , probably for Path Payload , and PathPldBt , for Path Payload Batch .


Despite its name , this tool does not use Amazon’s website , but exploits an unauthenticated Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability of a merchant website allowing the abuse of PayPal Payflow link functionality (Figure 9) . Attackers using several locations in China have leveraged C&C servers on purchased hosted services in the United States and compromised servers in the Netherlands to wage attacks against global oil , gas , and petrochemical companies , as well as individuals and executives in Kazakhstan , Taiwan , Greece , and the United States to acquire proprietary and highly confidential information .


These types of weaponized documents are not uncommon but are more difficult to identify as malicious by automated analysis systems due to their modular nature .


Both PinchDuke and CosmicDuke would then operate independently on the same compromised host , including performing separate information gathering , data Exfiltration and communication with a command and control ( C&C ) server - although both malware would often use the same C&C server .


The breach on Hacking Team comes almost a year after another surveillance tech company , the competing FinFisher , was hacked in a similar way , with a hacker leaking 40 Gb of internal files . After publishing our initial series of blogposts back in 2016 , Kaspersky have continued to track the ScarCruft threat actor .


FireEye observed a high volume of activity associated with the exploitation of CVE-2017-10271 following the public posting of proof of concept code in December 2017 . The threat actors used two publicly available techniques , an AppLocker whitelisting bypass and a script to inject shellcode into the userinit.exe process .


BRONZE PRESIDENT regularly leverages Wmiexec to move laterally .


Upon execution , the loader will decrypt the embedded payload ( DLL ) using a custom algorithm , decompress it and save it to the following file : %LOCALAPPDATA%\cdnver.dll .


Additionally , most of the decoy files are publicly available on news websites or social media .


The malware uses several advanced techniques to hide its real intentions and makes it harder to detect . The spear-phishing infection vector is still the most popular way to initiate targeted campaigns . The spearphishing emails were sent to various kinds of businesses only and did not target individuals . Our gathered field data shows the following statistics on CSP usage across the Internet ( based on HTTPArchive March 2020 scan ):


Upon launch , the malware retrieves the victim ’s basic system information , sending it in the following HTTP POST format , as is the case with the macOS malware .


We believed that the actors would use this date code to track their attack campaigns ; however , after continued analysis of the malware , we think these static dates could also be a build identifier for the Trojan . The first malware we saw was the lurk downloader , which was distributed on October 26th .


WannaCry utilizes EternalBlue by crafting a custom SMB session request with hard-coded values based on the target system . Turla 's campaign still relies on a fake Flash installer but , instead of directly dropping the two malicious DLLs , it executes a Metasploit shellcode and drops , or downloads from Google Drive , a legitimate Flash installer .


However , as mentioned earlier , an analysis of this new variant showed some changes in its code in line with its new deployment method . However , the malware shared several traits with the RIPTIDE and HIGHTIDE backdoor that we have attributed to APT12 . The first DNS query by Glimpse requests the mode to be used in future communications with the controller (i.e., ping mode or text ) . The Twitter handle used by Hack520 indicates also an “ est ” portion .


They then proceeded to log directly into the VPN using the credentials of the compromised user . Suckfly targeted one of India 's largest e-commerce companies , a major Indian shipping company , one of India 's largest financial organizations , and an IT firm that provides support for India 's largest stock exchange .


Coinminer.Linux.MALXMR.SMDSL32 : fc57bd66c27066104cd6f8962cd463a5dfc05fa59b76b6958cddd3542dfe6a9a .


Finally , Talos identified a 6th campaign that is also linked to Group 123 . The PowerShell version of the Trojan also has the ability to get screenshots .


Observe the desktop and actions of active user .


The Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences ( PAPAH ) which specializes in research and development for strengthening Russia ’s defense industrial complex .


With the four “ sms_send ” commands , the messages as specified in the key “ text ” will be sent immediately to the specified short numbers . APT34 loosely aligns with public reporting related to the group " OilRig " . For this campaign , the attacker chose to use a cloud provider ( Google ) with a good reputation to avoid URL blacklisting . In the USA , Vice Society is the most active among a group of gangs .


] cendata [ . In September 2015 Mofang launched another attack . Ixeshe has been used in targeted attacks since 2009, often against entities in East Asia . As our experience with and knowledge of this threat actor grows , we will update this post or release new technical details as appropriate .


Regardless , the sheer number of servers and publicly available exploit code suggests that CVE-2019-0604 is still a major attack vector .


Another tie between the activity is the C2 jackhex.md5c [ . Like other Chinese espionage operators , APT41 appears to have moved toward strategic intelligence collection and establishing access and away from direct intellectual property theft since 2015 . APT32 often deploys these backdoors along with the commercially-available Cobalt Strike backdoor .


After a 10 month hiatus , MUMMY SPIDER returned Emotet to operation in December 2016 but the latest variant is not deploying a banking Trojan module with web injects , it is currently acting as a ' loader ' delivering other malware packages . The malicious documents that Unit 42 examined contained legitimate decoy lures as well as malicious embedded EPS files targeting the CVE-2015-2545 and CVE-2017-0261 vulnerabilities .


Here is a list of information that GolfSpy steals : Device accounts List of applications installed in the device Device ’ s current running processes Battery status Bookmarks/Histories of the device ’ s default browser Call logs and records Clipboard contents Contacts , including those in VCard format Mobile operator information Files stored on SDcard Device location List of image , audio , and video files stored on the device Storage and memory information Connection information Sensor information SMS messages Pictures GolfSpy also has a function that lets it connect to a remote server to fetch and perform commands Adobe Flash Player exploit . The emails were efficient social-engineering attempts that appealed to a vast number of human emotions ( fear , stress , anger , etc. ) to elicit a response from their victims . Attackers frequently abuse stolen certificates to prevent the malware they 're spreading from being detected by various security protections .


The first of these runs used the campaign identifier “ natoinfo_ge ” , an apparent reference to the www.natoinfo.ge website belonging to a Georgian political body that has since been renamed “ Information Centre on NATO and EU ” .


CONCLUSION In this research , the Nocturnus team has dissected a rapidly evolving Android malware in the making . The addition of the EternalBlue exploit to Metasploit has made it easy for threat actors to exploit these vulnerabilities . The threat actor has previously been the subject of a range of open source reporting , including most notably a report by FireEye comprehensively detailing the threat actor 's use of the Poison Ivy malware family and blog posts by Trend Micro similarly detailing the use of EvilGrab malware .


Sofacy APT hits high profile targets with updated toolset .


RCSession connects to its C2 server via a custom protocol , can remotely execute commands , and can launch additional tools .


We refer to this ( somewhat ironic ) technique as a “ Double Edged Sword Attack ” .


To control the full operation , MoneyTaker uses a Pentest framework Server . TG-3390 actors keep track of and leverage existing ASPXTool web shells in their operations , preferring to issue commands via an internally accessible Web shell rather than HTTPBrowser or PlugX .


We would like to acknowledge the possibility of an overlap in the AntSword webshell , as we stated that Emissary Panda used China Chopper in the April attacks and AntSword and China Chopper webshells are incredibly similar .


It is capable of a variety of functions , including credential theft , hard drive and data wiping , disabling security software , and remote desktop functionality . Althoughthe BariumDefendants have relied on differentand distinct infrastructures in an effortto evade detection , Bariumused the same e-mail address ( hostay88@gmail.com ) to register malicious domains used in connection with at least two toolsets that Barium has employed to compromise victim computers .


Prior to sending the data to the server , the data is encrypted and staged in an array like this :


Even when this would not be directly related to the Android malware described in this blogpost , it would be an indicator of wider capabilities and objectives of this actor . DoNot Team has a history of heavily targeting Pakistan , in addition to other neighboring countries . The document is weaponized with malicious macro code triggered when the user opens the document to see the content under the obfuscated view .


The distribution of rooting malware through Google Play is not a new thing . To obtain logins and passwords they applied keyloggers built into Corkow , as well as a commonly used feature of Mimikatz , dumping clear text Windows credentials from LSA . After unpacking them , the code is recognizable as the commercial RAT RevengeRAT . Talos Takes Ep .


We came to this conclusion in part based on forensic details left in the malware that APT28 had employed since at least 2007 .


An extended malware hunting process returned to us a large set of “ Agent Smith ” dropper variants which helped us further deduce a relation among multiple C & C server infrastructures . Once an exploitable page is identified , the actor will attempt to upload a PHP backdoor to gain remote access to the system . This persistence technique is interesting , because it employs two distinct MITRE ATT&CK techniques : Scheduled Task and Signed Binary Proxy Execution . On March 2 , 2021 , Microsoft released a blog post that detailed multiple zero - day vulnerabilities used to attack on - premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server .


Large-scale Dridex and Locky campaigns returned in Q2 2017 , although none reached the volumes we observed in mid-2016 .


The cybercriminals then send this money to a digital wallet or to a premium number and cash it in . Over the last 10 months , Kaspersky Lab researchers have analyzed a massive cyber-espionage operation which we call " Epic Turla " . Recently , there was a blog post on the takedown of a botnet used by threat actor group known as Group 72 and their involvement in Operation SMN . In November 2016 , Volexity documented new Dukes - related activity involving spear phishing with links to a ZIP archive containing a malicious LNK file , which would run PowerShell commands to install a new custom backdoor called PowerDuke .


The initial infection vector in this attack is not clear , but it results in installing the “ Downeks ” downloader , which in turn infects the victim computer with the “ Quasar ” RAT .


During 2011 , the Dukes appear to have significantly expanded both their arsenal of malware toolsets and their C&C infrastructure .


Device admin request from app that says it is WhatsApp The app then stays in the background listening to commands from the cybercrooks . In May 2017 , APT37 used a bank liquidation letter as a spear phishing lure against a board member of a Middle Eastern financial company . One of the human-readable encryption keys used is . Fast forward to 2021 , we ve seen several notable attacks spanning critical infrastructures to the private sector , such as the attack on the information technology firm Kaseya , which affected up to 1,500 businesses and attempted to extort Kaseya for 70 million .


Campaign identifiers from 2009 also reveal that by that time , the Dukes were already actively interested in political matters related to the United States ( US ) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , as they ran campaigns targeting ( among other organizations ) a US based foreign policy think tank , another set of campaigns related to a NATO exercise held in Europe , and a third set apparently targeting what was then known as the Georgian “ Information Centre on NATO ” .


The generalized targeting of organizations involved in energy and petrochemicals mirrors previously observed targeting by other suspected Iranian threat groups , indicating a common interest in the sectors across Iranian actors . With Javafog , we are turning yet another page in the Icefog story by discovering another generation of backdoors used by the attackers .


Upon analysis , we discovered that this is a decoy functionality and no new payload is generated . Gaza Cybergang Group1 is an attack group with limited infrastructure and an open-source type of toolset , which conducts widespread attacks , but is nevertheless focused on Palestinian political problems . This passive implant approach to network persistence has been previously observed with threat actors like Project Sauron and the Lamberts .


It listens to events like TYPE_VIEW_TEXT_CHANGED . However , Kaspersky Security Network (KSN) records also contain links that victims clicked from the Outlook web client outlook.live.com” as well as attachments arriving through the Outlook desktop application . Ultimately , APT35 had used access to hundreds of mailboxes to read email communications and steal data related to Middle East organizations , which later became victims of destructive attacks .


Recall that the malware hooked the RansomActivity intent with the notification that was created as a “ call ” type notification . As the crisis in Syria escalates , FireEye researchers have discovered a threat group , which we call " Ke3chang " , that falsely advertises information updates about the ongoing crisis to compromise MFA networks in Europe . The compiler-level obfuscations like opaque predicates and control flow flattening are started to be observed in the wild by analyst and researchers . As for who was hit the hardest , around 16 percent of ransomware incidents affecting State , Local , Tribal , and Tribunal ( SLTT ) governments were from LockBit , says the MS - ISAC .


After flashing , the bootkit will be removed . The APT group is reportedly targeting the Middle East region . APT1 ’s beachhead backdoors are usually what we call WEBC2 backdoors . They used their unauthorized access to obtain digital certificates that were later exploited in malware campaigns targeting other industries and political activists .


These files were likely exfiltrated and exploited offline to retrieve user password hashes , which could then be cracked or used to perform pass-the-hash attacks .


CVE-2016-4117 : Adobe Flash Player 21.0.0.226 Vulnerability .


Kaspersky Lab 's products detect the Microsoft Office exploits used in the spear-phishing attacks , including Exploit.MSWord.CVE-2010-333 , Exploit.Win32.CVE-2012-0158 . The times of day the group is active also suggests that it is based near Beijing and the group has reportedly used malware that has been observed in other Chinese operations , indicating some level of collaboration .


] com Given that there is some overlap in the previous two versions , it came as no surprise to us that we finally identified a sample which is an evolution based on both previous versions . There are a number of factors in these groups' campaigns that suggests that the attackers may be based in Iran . We suspect this change was a direct result of the Arbor blog post in order to decrease detection of RIPTIDE by security vendors . PoetRAT used TLS to encrypt communications over port 143 QuasarRAT can use port 4782 on the compromised host for TCP callbacks .


61a1f3b4fb4dbd2877c91e81db4b1af8395547eab199bf920e9dd11a1127221e .


During a recent campaign , APT32 leveraged social engineering emails with Microsoft ActiveMime file attachments to deliver malicious macros . Despite some exceptions , the Taidoor campaign often used Taiwanese IP addresses as C&C servers and email addresses to send out socially engineered emails with malware as attachments .


The collected details include : Local user accounts , Network settings , Internet proxy settings , Installed drivers , Running processes , Programs previously executed by users , Programs and services configured to automatically run at startup , Values of environment variables , Files and folders present in any users home folder , Files and folders present in any users My Documents , Programs installed to the Program Files folder , Recently accessed files , folders and programs .


The msvcr90.dll file is opened , read , and decrypted , and the code execution control is transferred to the RunDll exported routine . Ultimately , APT35 had used access to hundreds of mailboxes to read email communications and steal data related to Middle East organizations , which later became victims of destructive attacks . The way the decryption routine is called ( from within the DllMain function , as opposed to an exported function ) . KillNet has also repeatedly promoted messaging related to changes or expansions in the collective ’s operations , ranging from KillNet reforming to become a “ private military hacker company ” to purported partnerships with cyber crime groups .


System operators should take the following steps to limit permissions , privileges , and access controls .


The data is then encoded with Base64 :


Other CrowdStrike reporting describes a dropper used by PUTTER PANDA to install the 4H RAT . These campaign-related VPSs are located in South Africa . The tool does all that a typical Trojan needs to accomplish: upload , download and execute files , fingerprint target systems .


Leading up to summer 2017 , infrastructure mostly was created with PDR and Internet Domain Service BS Corp , and their resellers .


HenBox can also access sensors such as the device camera ( s ) and the microphone . The lure used to target the cryptocurrency exchange (displayed in Figure 5 and translated in Figure 6) referenced an online gaming platform , tying the cryptocurrency targeting to APT41's focus on video game-related targeting . As alluded to in our previous blog regarding the Cannon tool , the Sofacy group ( AKA Fancy Bear , APT28 , STRONTIUM , Pawn Storm , Sednit ) has persistently attacked various government and private organizations around the world from mid-October 2018 through mid-November 2018 .


The malware architecture is modular , which means that it can execute plugins . MenuPass spoofed several sender email addresses to send spear phishing emails , most notably public addresses associated with the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and The White House . The launcher loads configuration from resources and uses an export from the backdoor DLL to initialize config values in memory . The executable within this not only played a very funny video , but dropped and ran another CozyDuke executable .


Serialize the client object ( which will be later encrypted and sent ) .


Cyber espionage activity against the hospitality industry is typically focused on collecting information on or from hotel guests of interest rather than on the hotel industry itself , though actors may also collect information on the hotel as a means of facilitating operations .


As a reminder , it is always a good practice to download apps only from trusted app stores such as Google Play . In August 2013 , FireEye reported that admin@338 had been using the Poison Ivy RAT in its operations . The most notable difference from last year ’s OilRig campaign is the way the attack was delivered . During the investigation , Mandiant observed the threat actor target four ( 4 ) OSX Ventura systems running either versions 13.3 or 13.4.1 .


While the evidence presented strongly suggests a connection with the Sofacy Group , the artifacts ( in particular Artifact #2 ) are not publicly recognized to be part of the more traditional arsenal of these attackers .


Initial intrusion stages feature the Win32/Barlaiy implant—notable for its use of social network profiles , collaborative document editing sites , and blogs for C&C .


Instead of embedding core malware payload in droppers , the actor switches to a more low-key SDK approach . Confucius' backdoors are delivered through Office documents exploiting memory corruption vulnerabilities CVE-2015-1641 and CVE-2017-11882 . RevengeHotels is a targeted cybercrime malware campaign against hotels , hostels , hospitality and tourism companies , mainly , but not exclusively , located in Brazil . Our researchers recently discovered a threat actor conducting several campaigns against government entities , military organizations and civilian users in Ukraine and Poland .