Posts Tagged ‘multiple operating systems’

Rise of the Java Remote Access Tools

Jul

2013

We recently came across an attack campaign which looked quite unusual compared to the standard attacks normally seen in the wild. This campaign is targeting government agencies by sending phishing emails with a malicious attachment. Nothing new so far, except for one thing: the malicious payload is a Java remote access tool (RAT).As we all […]

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Java Exploit CVE-2013-2432 Coverage

Apr

2013

Java vulnerabilities have always been popular among cybercriminals (exploit kits authors) since they can work across multiple browsers and even multiple operating systems, the potential for infecting large numbers of users is very high.On April 16, Oracle released its Java Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2013 that addressed vulnerabilities found in numerous supported products. […]

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Remote Linux Wiper Found in South Korean Cyber Attack

Mar

2013

Earlier today we published our initial findings about the attacks on South Korean banks and local broadcasting organizations. We have now discovered an additional component used in this attack that is capable of wiping Linux machines. Figure 1. Bash wiper script targeting remote Linux machines The dropper for Trojan.Jokra contains a module for wiping remote Linux […]

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