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Google Docs: Trojan.APT.Seinup Hitting ASEAN

Google Docs: Trojan.APT.Seinup Hitting ASEAN | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
1. Executive Summary The FireEye research team has recently identified a number of spear phishing activities targeting Asia and ASEAN.

 

This malware was found to have used a number of advance techniques which makes it interesting:

 

- The malware leverages Google Docs to perform redirection to evade callback detection.

 

- This technique was also found in the malware dubbed “Backdoor.Makadocs” reported by Takashi Katsuki (Katsuki, 2012).It is heavily equipped with a variety of cryptographic functions to perform some of its functions securely.

 

- The malicious DLL is manually loaded into memory which hides from DLL listing.

 

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Google Docs hijacked by Trojan.APT.Seinup malware

Google Docs hijacked by Trojan.APT.Seinup malware | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
FireEye spots crooks using old tricks to avoid detection

 

A cyber attack that uses Google Docs to avoid detection in order to steal information has been spotted in the wild.

 

Security firm FireEye reported uncovering the campaign, warning that the crooks are using advanced malware to mount a targeted spear phishing campaign designed to steal corporate and personal data from a variety of victims.

 

FireEye researcher Chong Rong Hwa wrote: "The FireEye research team has recently identified a number of spear phishing activities targeting Asia and ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations]. Of these, one of the spear phishing documents was suspected to have used a potentially stolen document as a decoy.

"This malware was found to have used a number of advanced techniques, which makes it interesting. The malware leverages Google Docs to perform redirection to evade callback detection."

 

Gust MEES's insight:

 

"This malware was found to have used a number of advanced techniques, which makes it interesting. The malware leverages Google Docs to perform redirection to evade callback detection."


Gust MEES's curator insight, June 23, 2013 10:28 AM

 

"This malware was found to have used a number of advanced techniques, which makes it interesting. The malware leverages Google Docs to perform redirection to evade callback detection."


Jason Toy's curator insight, June 23, 2013 11:04 AM

Interesting read. Looks like FireEye's sandboxing techniques paid off in this regard.