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Locky Ransomware Spreads via Flash and Windows Kernel Exploits

  • Posted on:April 28, 2016 at 7:55 pm
  • Posted in:Malware, Ransomware, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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In early April of this year a zero-day exploit (designated as CVE-2016-1019) was found in Adobe Flash Player. This particular flaw was soon used by the Magnitude Exploit Kit, which led to an Adobe out-of-cycle patch. This flaw was being used to lead to drive-by download attacks with Locky ransomware as the payload.

However, this did not end the threat for users. We recently saw a new variant of this attack that added an unusual twist. On top of the Flash exploit, an old escalation of privileges exploit in Windows (CVE-2015-1701) was used to bypass sandbox technologies.

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Tags: CVE-2015-1701Locky Ransomwarezero-day exploit

New Adobe Flash Zero-Day Used in Pawn Storm Campaign Targeting Foreign Affairs Ministries

  • Posted on:October 13, 2015 at 11:57 am
  • Posted in:Exploits, Targeted Attacks, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Trend Micro
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Trend Micro researchers have discovered that the attackers behind Pawn Storm are using a new Adobe Flash zero-day exploit in their latest campaign. Pawn Storm is a long-running cyber-espionage campaign known for its high-profile targets and usage of the first Java zero-day we’ve seen in the last couple of years.

In this most recent campaign, Pawn Storm targeted several foreign affairs ministries from around the globe. The targets received spear phishing e-mails that contained links leading to the exploit. The emails and URLs were crafted to appear like they lead to information about current events.

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Tags: adobe flashPawn Stormzero-day exploitzero-day vulnerability

Java 6 Zero-Day Exploit Pushes Users to Shift to Latest Java Version

  • Posted on:August 27, 2013 at 5:17 pm
  • Posted in:Exploits, Malware, Vulnerabilities
  • Author:
    Gelo Abendan (Technical Communications)
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Reports of an active exploit targeting an unpatched vulnerability in Java 6 recently surfaced. Upgrading to the latest version of Java is the prescribed solution, though for some users, this is easier said than done. The said exploit, detected by Trend Micro as JAVA_EXPLOIT.ABC, targets CVE-2013-2463 which Oracle addressed last June. Java 6 is also…

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Tags: ExploitJavaJava 6 supportMicrosoftOracleransomwareWindows XPzero-day exploit

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