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Japan
0.908341
1,777
One of the top targets is the Japan B- I-, but the list of targeted industries includes B- and B- I-, B- I-, B- I- I-, B-, B-, B- I-, B- and so on .
4,358
MAL
Blue Termite
0.851753
1,778
However, the B- is different in two respects: unlike other APTs, the main focus of Blue Termite is to attack Japanese organizations; and most of their C2s are located in Japan .
4,359
LOC
Japanese
0.824502
1,778
However, the B- is different in two respects: unlike other APTs, the main focus of Blue Termite is to attack Japanese organizations; and most of their C2s are located in Japan .
4,360
LOC
Japan
0.904548
1,778
However, the B- is different in two respects: unlike other APTs, the main focus of Blue Termite is to attack Japanese organizations; and most of their C2s are located in Japan .
4,361
MAL
Blue Termite
0.863633
1,779
Originally, the main infection vector of Blue Termite was spear-phishing emails .
4,362
ACT
spear-phishing
0.92315
1,779
Originally, the main infection vector of Blue Termite was spear-phishing emails .
4,363
TOOL
emails
0.919246
1,779
Originally, the main infection vector of Blue Termite was spear-phishing emails .
4,364
SECTEAM
Kaspersky Lab
0.86547
1,780
Kaspersky Lab has detected a new method of first infection that uses a drive-by-download with a flash exploit (CVE-2015-5119, the one leaked from The Hacking Team incident).
4,365
TOOL
flash
0.876843
1,780
Kaspersky Lab has detected a new method of first infection that uses a drive-by-download with a flash exploit (CVE-2015-5119, the one leaked from The Hacking Team incident).
4,366
VULNAME
exploit
0.927028
1,780
Kaspersky Lab has detected a new method of first infection that uses a drive-by-download with a flash exploit (CVE-2015-5119, the one leaked from The Hacking Team incident).
4,367
SECTEAM
Kaspersky Lab
0.851395
1,781
Kaspersky Lab also found some B- I- I-, including one on a website belonging to a prominent member of the Japanese government .
4,368
LOC
Japanese
0.797802
1,781
Kaspersky Lab also found some B- I- I-, including one on a website belonging to a prominent member of the Japanese government .
4,369
TIME
July 2015,
0.902254
1,782
In early July 2015, however, Kaspersky Lab found a sample that creates a decryption key with Salt1, Salt2, and Salt3 .
4,370
SECTEAM
Kaspersky Lab
0.865937
1,782
In early July 2015, however, Kaspersky Lab found a sample that creates a decryption key with Salt1, Salt2, and Salt3 .
4,371
TIME
June,
0.86861
1,783
From early June, when the B- on the Japan B- I- started to be reported widely, various Japanese organizations would have started to deploy protection measures .
4,372
LOC
Japan
0.806063
1,783
From early June, when the B- on the Japan B- I- started to be reported widely, various Japanese organizations would have started to deploy protection measures .
4,373
LOC
Japanese
0.800417
1,783
From early June, when the B- on the Japan B- I- started to be reported widely, various Japanese organizations would have started to deploy protection measures .
4,374
MAL
AES
0.923284
1,784
It employs AES in addition to SID tricks, making it difficult to decrypt sensitive data .
4,375
MAL
SID
0.912787
1,784
It employs AES in addition to SID tricks, making it difficult to decrypt sensitive data .
4,376
SECTEAM
Kaspersky Lab
0.86012
1,785
In order to fight back against this cyber-espionage, Kaspersky Lab will continue its research .
4,377
MAL
Bookworm's
0.918772
1,786
Bookworm's functional code is radically different from PlugX and has a rather unique modular architecture that warranted additional analysis by Unit 42 .
4,378
MAL
PlugX
0.918647
1,786
Bookworm's functional code is radically different from PlugX and has a rather unique modular architecture that warranted additional analysis by Unit 42 .
4,379
SECTEAM
Unit 42
0.868837
1,786
Bookworm's functional code is radically different from PlugX and has a rather unique modular architecture that warranted additional analysis by Unit 42 .
4,380
MAL
Bookworm
0.91692
1,787
Bookworm has little malicious functionality built-in, with its only core ability involving stealing keystrokes and clipboard contents .
4,381
MAL
Plead malware
0.922977
1,788
The Plead malware is a backdoor which, according to Trend Micro, is used by the BlackTech group in B- I- .
4,382
MAL
backdoor
0.788718
1,788
The Plead malware is a backdoor which, according to Trend Micro, is used by the BlackTech group in B- I- .
4,383
SECTEAM
Trend Micro,
0.87854
1,788
The Plead malware is a backdoor which, according to Trend Micro, is used by the BlackTech group in B- I- .
4,384
APT
actors
0.842779
1,789
So far, it appears threat actors have deployed the Bookworm Trojan primarily in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,385
MAL
Bookworm Trojan
0.890749
1,789
So far, it appears threat actors have deployed the Bookworm Trojan primarily in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,386
LOC
Thailand
0.911567
1,789
So far, it appears threat actors have deployed the Bookworm Trojan primarily in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,387
MAL
Smart Installer Maker
0.864128
1,790
The threat actors use a commercial installation tool called Smart Installer Maker to encapsulate and execute a self-extracting RAR archive and in some cases a decoy slideshow or Flash installation application .
4,388
MAL
self-extracting RAR archive
0.876445
1,790
The threat actors use a commercial installation tool called Smart Installer Maker to encapsulate and execute a self-extracting RAR archive and in some cases a decoy slideshow or Flash installation application .
4,389
MAL
decoy slideshow
0.878701
1,790
The threat actors use a commercial installation tool called Smart Installer Maker to encapsulate and execute a self-extracting RAR archive and in some cases a decoy slideshow or Flash installation application .
4,390
MAL
Flash installation application
0.859042
1,790
The threat actors use a commercial installation tool called Smart Installer Maker to encapsulate and execute a self-extracting RAR archive and in some cases a decoy slideshow or Flash installation application .
4,391
MAL
self-extracting RAR
0.872088
1,791
The self-extracting RAR writes a legitimate executable, an actor-created DLL called Loader.dll and a file named readme.txt to the filesystem and then executes the legitimate executable .
4,392
TOOL
DLL
0.893451
1,791
The self-extracting RAR writes a legitimate executable, an actor-created DLL called Loader.dll and a file named readme.txt to the filesystem and then executes the legitimate executable .
4,393
FILE
Loader.dll
0.918846
1,791
The self-extracting RAR writes a legitimate executable, an actor-created DLL called Loader.dll and a file named readme.txt to the filesystem and then executes the legitimate executable .
4,394
FILE
readme.txt
0.906395
1,791
The self-extracting RAR writes a legitimate executable, an actor-created DLL called Loader.dll and a file named readme.txt to the filesystem and then executes the legitimate executable .
4,395
MAL
XREFs
0.906711
1,793
Using XREFs during static analysis is a common technique to quickly find where functions of interest are called .
4,396
MAL
Bookworm
0.914548
1,794
The developers designed Bookworm to be a modular Trojan not limited to just the initial architecture of the Trojan, as Bookworm can also load additional modules provided by the C2 server .
4,397
MAL
modular Trojan
0.860657
1,794
The developers designed Bookworm to be a modular Trojan not limited to just the initial architecture of the Trojan, as Bookworm can also load additional modules provided by the C2 server .
4,398
MAL
Trojan,
0.919959
1,794
The developers designed Bookworm to be a modular Trojan not limited to just the initial architecture of the Trojan, as Bookworm can also load additional modules provided by the C2 server .
4,399
TOOL
C2
0.894802
1,794
The developers designed Bookworm to be a modular Trojan not limited to just the initial architecture of the Trojan, as Bookworm can also load additional modules provided by the C2 server .
4,401
MAL
Bookworm
0.915506
1,795
Although the developers of Bookworm have included only keylogging functionality in Bookworm as a core ability, as suggested in Table 1, several of the embedded DLLs provide Leader with cryptographic and hashing functions, while others support Leader's ability to communicate with its C2 server .
4,402
MAL
Leader
0.786226
1,795
Although the developers of Bookworm have included only keylogging functionality in Bookworm as a core ability, as suggested in Table 1, several of the embedded DLLs provide Leader with cryptographic and hashing functions, while others support Leader's ability to communicate with its C2 server .
4,404
MAL
Leader's
0.772739
1,795
Although the developers of Bookworm have included only keylogging functionality in Bookworm as a core ability, as suggested in Table 1, several of the embedded DLLs provide Leader with cryptographic and hashing functions, while others support Leader's ability to communicate with its C2 server .
4,405
TOOL
C2
0.893689
1,795
Although the developers of Bookworm have included only keylogging functionality in Bookworm as a core ability, as suggested in Table 1, several of the embedded DLLs provide Leader with cryptographic and hashing functions, while others support Leader's ability to communicate with its C2 server .
4,406
MAL
Bookworm
0.912815
1,796
While we did not discuss the B- I- using Bookworm in detail, we have observed threat actors deploying Bookworm primarily in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,407
LOC
Thailand
0.915603
1,796
While we did not discuss the B- I- using Bookworm in detail, we have observed threat actors deploying Bookworm primarily in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,409
MAL
Bookworm
0.914412
1,797
Also, Bookworm uses a combination of encryption and compression algorithms to obfuscate the traffic between the system and C2 server .
4,410
TOOL
C2
0.894026
1,797
Also, Bookworm uses a combination of encryption and compression algorithms to obfuscate the traffic between the system and C2 server .
4,411
MAL
Bookworm
0.914146
1,798
The developers of Bookworm have gone to great lengths to create a modular framework that is very flexible through its ability to run additional modules directly from its C2 server .
4,412
TOOL
C2
0.900534
1,798
The developers of Bookworm have gone to great lengths to create a modular framework that is very flexible through its ability to run additional modules directly from its C2 server .
4,413
SECTEAM
Unit 42
0.8698
1,799
Unit 42 recently published a blog on a newly identified Trojan called Bookworm, which discussed the architecture and capabilities of the malware and alluded to Thailand being the focus of the threat actors' B- .
4,414
MAL
Trojan
0.915369
1,799
Unit 42 recently published a blog on a newly identified Trojan called Bookworm, which discussed the architecture and capabilities of the malware and alluded to Thailand being the focus of the threat actors' B- .
4,415
MAL
Bookworm,
0.91562
1,799
Unit 42 recently published a blog on a newly identified Trojan called Bookworm, which discussed the architecture and capabilities of the malware and alluded to Thailand being the focus of the threat actors' B- .
4,416
LOC
Thailand
0.91095
1,799
Unit 42 recently published a blog on a newly identified Trojan called Bookworm, which discussed the architecture and capabilities of the malware and alluded to Thailand being the focus of the threat actors' B- .
4,417
MAL
Leader
0.916588
1,800
Leader is Bookworm's main module and controls all of the B- of the Trojan, but relies on the additional DLLs to provide specific functionality .
4,418
MAL
Bookworm's
0.913972
1,800
Leader is Bookworm's main module and controls all of the B- of the Trojan, but relies on the additional DLLs to provide specific functionality .
4,419
MAL
Trojan,
0.917103
1,800
Leader is Bookworm's main module and controls all of the B- of the Trojan, but relies on the additional DLLs to provide specific functionality .
4,420
FILE
DLLs
0.901686
1,800
Leader is Bookworm's main module and controls all of the B- of the Trojan, but relies on the additional DLLs to provide specific functionality .
4,421
MAL
Bookworm
0.914547
1,801
The developers of Bookworm use these modules in a rather unique way, as the other embedded DLLs provide API functions for Leader to carry out its tasks .
4,422
MAL
Leader
0.913841
1,801
The developers of Bookworm use these modules in a rather unique way, as the other embedded DLLs provide API functions for Leader to carry out its tasks .
4,423
SECTEAM
Unit 42
0.854581
1,802
Unit 42 does not have detailed targeting information for all known Bookworm samples, but we are aware of attempted B- on at least two branches of B- in Thailand .
4,424
MAL
Bookworm samples,
0.896974
1,802
Unit 42 does not have detailed targeting information for all known Bookworm samples, but we are aware of attempted B- on at least two branches of B- in Thailand .
4,425
ACT
B-
0.909869
1,802
Unit 42 does not have detailed targeting information for all known Bookworm samples, but we are aware of attempted B- on at least two branches of B- in Thailand .
4,426
MAL
B- delivering Bookworm
0.829629
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,427
LOC
Thailand
0.918045
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,428
FILE
decoys documents,
0.911788
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,429
MAL
dynamic DNS domain
0.876535
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,430
TOOL
C2
0.908115
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,431
LOC
Thai
0.91954
1,803
We speculate that other B- delivering Bookworm were also targeting organizations in Thailand based on the contents of the associated decoys documents, as well as several of the dynamic DNS domain names used to host C2 servers that contain the words " Thai " or " Thailand " .
4,432
MAL
Bookworm,
0.911947
1,804
We believe that it is likely threat actors will continue development Bookworm, and will continue to use it for the foreseeable future .
4,434
MAL
Bookworm
0.911382
1,805
Threat actors have delivered Bookworm as a payload in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,435
LOC
Thailand
0.917819
1,805
Threat actors have delivered Bookworm as a payload in B- on targets in Thailand .
4,436
MAL
Bookworm C2 servers
0.880016
1,806
Analysis of compromised systems seen communicating with Bookworm C2 servers also confirms our speculation on targeting with a majority of systems existing within Thailand .
4,437
LOC
Thailand
0.830472
1,806
Analysis of compromised systems seen communicating with Bookworm C2 servers also confirms our speculation on targeting with a majority of systems existing within Thailand .
4,438
MAL
Bookworm,
0.916027
1,807
As mentioned in our previous blog on Bookworm, the Trojan sends a static date string to the C2 server that we referred to as a campaign code .
4,439
MAL
Trojan
0.913803
1,807
As mentioned in our previous blog on Bookworm, the Trojan sends a static date string to the C2 server that we referred to as a campaign code .
4,440
TOOL
C2
0.90501
1,807
As mentioned in our previous blog on Bookworm, the Trojan sends a static date string to the C2 server that we referred to as a campaign code .
4,441
MAL
date code
0.900631
1,808
We believed that the actors would use this date code to track their B- I-; however, after continued analysis of the malware, we think these static dates could also be a build identifier for the Trojan .
4,442
MAL
Trojan
0.910804
1,808
We believed that the actors would use this date code to track their B- I-; however, after continued analysis of the malware, we think these static dates could also be a build identifier for the Trojan .
4,443
FILE
date string hardcoded
0.935121
1,809
Threat actors may use the date string hardcoded into each Bookworm sample as a build identifier .
4,444
MAL
Bookworm sample
0.888982
1,809
Threat actors may use the date string hardcoded into each Bookworm sample as a build identifier .
4,445
TOOL
C2
0.906845
1,810
A Trojan sending a build identifier to its C2 server is quite common, as it notifies the threat actors of the specific version of the Trojan in which they are interacting .
4,447
MAL
Trojan
0.918486
1,810
A Trojan sending a build identifier to its C2 server is quite common, as it notifies the threat actors of the specific version of the Trojan in which they are interacting .
4,448
FILE
date string,
0.928997
1,811
Due to these changes without a new date string, we believe the date codes are used for campaign tracking rather than a Bookworm build identifier .
4,449
FILE
date codes
0.931688
1,811
Due to these changes without a new date string, we believe the date codes are used for campaign tracking rather than a Bookworm build identifier .
4,450
MAL
Bookworm
0.918025
1,811
Due to these changes without a new date string, we believe the date codes are used for campaign tracking rather than a Bookworm build identifier .
4,451
MAL
Bookworm samples
0.884148
1,812
We believe that Bookworm samples use the static date string as campaign codes, which we used to determine the approximate date of each B- that we did not have detailed targeting information .
4,452
FILE
decoy slideshow
0.907037
1,813
Another decoy slideshow associated with the B- I- I- contains photos of an event called Bike for Dad 2015 .
4,453
TIME
2015
0.920659
1,813
Another decoy slideshow associated with the B- I- I- contains photos of an event called Bike for Dad 2015 .
4,454
IDTY
B-
0.574696
1,814
The campaign code " 20150920 " is associated with this decoy, which is a week prior to B- articles announcing that the Crown Price of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn will lead the Bike for Dad 2015 event .
4,455
TIME
2015
0.923544
1,814
The campaign code " 20150920 " is associated with this decoy, which is a week prior to B- articles announcing that the Crown Price of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn will lead the Bike for Dad 2015 event .
4,456
IDTY
People's Committee for Absolute Democracy
0.834254
1,815
Chitpas is heavily involved with Thailand B- and was a core leader of the People's Committee for Absolute Democracy (PCAD), which is an organization that staged B- I- in 2013 and 2014 .
4,457
TIME
2013
0.930864
1,815
Chitpas is heavily involved with Thailand B- and was a core leader of the People's Committee for Absolute Democracy (PCAD), which is an organization that staged B- I- in 2013 and 2014 .
4,458
TIME
2014
0.929874
1,815
Chitpas is heavily involved with Thailand B- and was a core leader of the People's Committee for Absolute Democracy (PCAD), which is an organization that staged B- I- in 2013 and 2014 .
4,459
MAL
decoy
0.913851
1,816
The final remaining known decoy includes photos of Chitpas Tant Kridakon (Figure 7), who is known as heiress to the largest brewery in Thailand .
4,460
MAL
Chitpas Tant Kridakon
0.876944
1,816
The final remaining known decoy includes photos of Chitpas Tant Kridakon (Figure 7), who is known as heiress to the largest brewery in Thailand .
4,461
SECTEAM
Unit 42
0.836283
1,818
Unit 42 analyzed the systems communicating with the Bookworm C2 domains and found that a majority of the IP addresses existed within autonomous systems (ASN) located in Thailand .
4,462