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Backdoor, Devil Shadow Botnet Hidden in Fake Zoom Installers

  • Posted on:May 21, 2020 at 5:22 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Botnets, Malware
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    Trend Micro
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We found two malware files that pose as Zoom app installers. One of the samples installs a backdoor that allows malicious actors to run routines remotely, while the other sample involves the installation of the Devil Shadow botnet in devices.

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Tags: applicationbackdoorbotnetDevil ShadowZoom

New MacOS Dacls RAT Backdoor Shows Lazarus’ Multi-Platform Attack Capability

  • Posted on:May 11, 2020 at 5:01 am
  • Posted in:Mac
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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We found an application sample in April called TinkaOTP, and our investigation showed the application bearing a striking resemblance to Dacls remote access trojan (RAT), a Windows and Linux backdoor discovered in December 2019.

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Tags: backdoorLazarusRAT

Asruex Backdoor Variant Infects Word Documents and PDFs Through Old MS Office and Adobe Vulnerabilities

  • Posted on:August 22, 2019 at 5:22 am
  • Posted in:Malware, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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Since it first emerged in 2015, Asruex has been known for its backdoor capabilities and connection to the spyware DarkHotel. However, when we encountered Asruex in a PDF file, we found that a variant of the malware can also act as an infector particularly through the use of old vulnerabilities CVE-2012-0158 and CVE-2010-2883, which inject code in Word and PDF files respectively.

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Tags: Adobe reader and acrobat vulnerabilityAsruexbackdoorinfectorMS Office vulnerability

Outlaw Hacking Group’s Botnet Observed Spreading Miner, Perl-Based Backdoor

  • Posted on:June 13, 2019 at 12:02 am
  • Posted in:Bad Sites, Botnets, Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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One of our honeypots detected a URL spreading a botnet with a Monero miner bundled with a Perl-based backdoor component. The routine caught our attention as the techniques employed are reminiscent as those used in the Outlaw hacking group’s previous operation.

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Tags: backdoorbotnet attacksbrute force attackscoinminerMoneroOutlaw

New SLUB Backdoor Uses GitHub, Communicates via Slack

  • Posted on:March 7, 2019 at 5:02 am
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Trend Micro Cyber Safety Solutions Team
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We discovered a malware that uses three different online services — including Slack and GitHub– as part of its routine. Analysis of the attacker’s tools, techniques, and procedures lead us to believe that this might be a targeted attack from very capable threat actors.

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Tags: backdoorCVE-2015-1701CVE-2018-8174SLUB
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Business Process Compromise

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