Creative Spam Thinks Outside the Macro with .IQY Attachments

The Necurs botnet is driving a fresh spam campaign that uses Excel Web Query .IQY file attachments to skim under the antivirus radar. If successful, the attack ultimately delivers the remote access trojan RAT known as FlawedAmmyy. This is the third wave in an offensive that started in late May. T...

Machine learning vs. social engineering

Machine learning is a key driver in the constant evolution of security technologies at Microsoft. Machine learning allows Microsoft 365 to scale next-gen protection capabilities and enhance cloud-based, real-time blocking of new and unknown threats. Just in the last few months, machine learning h...

Carbon Black TAU Threat Analysis: Emotet Banking Trojan Leverages MS Office Word Docs, PowerShell to Deliver Malware

Emotet is a family of banking malware, which has been around since at least 2014. Attackers continue to leverage variants of Emotet and are becoming increasingly shrewd in the techniques they employ to deliver the malware onto an infected system. In the spring of 2018 Carbon Black's Threat Analys...

Mobile Menace Monday: A race to hidden ads

Who doesn’t love a good motorcycle racing game, right? How about one easily available on Google Play, a “safe” place for all your Android app desires? How about a bike racing game that sticks with you so much, you can’t easily uninstall it? And it displays hidden ads? Wait, what!? That’s right! I...

Code Execution Vulnerability in UQCMS B2B2C Multi-merchant E-commerce System Backend Templates

B2B2C multi-merchant e-commerce system is combined with years of e-commerce development experience to launch the B2B2C multi-store system. There is a code execution vulnerability in the backend template of UQCMS B2B2C Multi-merchant E-commerce System. Attackers can use this vulnerability to write...

FBI issues alert over two new malware linked to Hidden Cobra hackers

The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert from the DHS and the FBI, warning about two newly identified malware being used by the prolific North Korean APT hacking group known as Hidden Cobra. Hidden Cobra, often known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to be backed by the...

FBI issues alert over two new malware linked to Hidden Cobra hackers

The US-CERT has released a joint technical alert from the DHS and the FBI, warning about two newly identified malware being used by the prolific North Korean APT hacking group known as Hidden Cobra. Hidden Cobra, often known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed to be backed by the...

Code Execution Vulnerability in School Worry-Free School Website System

School Worry-Free School Website System is a universal school website management system for primary and secondary schools. A code execution vulnerability exists in the SchoolWorryFree School Website System. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to log in to the backend, upload Trojan horse, a...

Brazilian Banking Trojan Communicates Via Microsoft SQL Server

Researchers have discovered a banking trojan making waves in Brazil with an array of tricks up its sleeve, including using an unusual command and control C&C server and a full-screen social-engineering overlay form. Researchers at IBM X-Force research on Tuesday revealed that attackers are using...

Malware analysis: decoding Emotet, part 1

Emotet Banking Trojan malware has been around for quite some time now. As such, infosec researchers have made several attempts to develop tools to de-obfuscate and even decrypt the AES-encrypted code belonging to this malware. The problem with these tools is that they target active versions of th...

CVE-2018-0580

Untrusted search path vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc CLIP STUDIO series CLIP STUDIO PAINT for Windows EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver.1.7.3 and earlier, CLIP STUDIO ACTION for Windows Ver.1.5.5 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 12:11:31, and CLIP STUDIO MODELER for Windows Ver.1.6.3 and...

CVE-2018-0580

Untrusted search path vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc CLIP STUDIO series CLIP STUDIO PAINT for Windows EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver.1.7.3 and earlier, CLIP STUDIO ACTION for Windows Ver.1.5.5 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 12:11:31, and CLIP STUDIO MODELER for Windows Ver.1.6.3 and...

Design/Logic Flaw

Untrusted search path vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc CLIP STUDIO series CLIP STUDIO PAINT for Windows EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver.1.7.3 and earlier, CLIP STUDIO ACTION for Windows Ver.1.5.5 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 12:11:31, and CLIP STUDIO MODELER for Windows Ver.1.6.3 and...

CVE-2018-0580

Untrusted search path vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc CLIP STUDIO series CLIP STUDIO PAINT for Windows EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver.1.7.3 and earlier, CLIP STUDIO ACTION for Windows Ver.1.5.5 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 12:11:31, and CLIP STUDIO MODELER for Windows Ver.1.6.3 and...

A Deep Dive Into RIG Exploit Kit Delivering Grobios Trojan

As discussed in previous blogs, exploit kit activity has been on the decline since the latter half of 2016. However, we do still periodically observe significant developments in this space, and we have been observing interesting ongoing activity involving RIG Exploit Kit EK. Although the volume o...

Vega Stealer Malware Takes Aim at Chrome, Firefox

A malware dubbed Vega Stealer has been uncovered, looking to make off with saved credentials and credit-card information in the Chrome and Firefox browsers. While it’s a simple payload for now, researchers said it has the ability to evolve into something more concerning in the future. Proofpoint,...

Panda Banking Trojan Diversifies into Cryptocurrency, Porn, Other Targets

The Panda banking trojan, a spin-off from the infamous Zeus malware, is widening its net to attack more than just financial services targets, as seen in three ongoing campaigns discovered in May. The Windows-focused Panda is far from the cuddly thing its name would suggest. It has a full arsenal ...

SynAck targeted ransomware uses the Doppelgänging technique

The Process Doppelgänging technique was first presented in December 2017 at the BlackHat conference. Since the presentation several threat actors have started using this sophisticated technique in an attempt to bypass modern security solutions. In April 2018, we spotted the first ransomware...

UCMS 1.4.5 File Upload Vulnerability

UCMS is a simple open source content management system. A file upload vulnerability exists in UCMS 1.4.5. An attacker can exploit the vulnerability to directly upload a script Trojan file to obtain a webshell...

Updated GravityRAT Malware Adds Advanced AV Detection

Researchers tracking the evolution of the remote access trojan GravityRAT warn that developers behind the malware have made key changes to the RAT’s code in an attempt to decrease antivirus detection. “We’ve seen file exfiltration, remote command execution capability and anti-vm techniques added...