Malwarecritical
CowerSnail — Windows Backdoor from the Creators of SambaCry Linux Malware
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-7494 | Unauthenticated RCE in Samba via malicious shared library upload (SambaCry) | 9.8 | 99% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
Indicators of compromise
auto-extracted · verify before use · export allAll| Type | Indicator | Context |
|---|---|---|
| domain | cl.ezreal.space | xposed SambaCry vulnerability. Common C&C Server Location — cl.ezreal.space:20480 SambaCry vulnerability (CVE-2017-7494), named due to |
From the original article
2 min read at thehackernews.com
Last month, we reported about a group of hackers exploiting SambaCry —a 7-year-old critical remote code execution vulnerability in Samba networking software—to hack Linux computers and install malware to mine cryptocurrencies. The same group of hackers is now targeting Windows machines with a new backdoor, which is a QT-based re-compiled version of the same malware used to target Linux.
By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com
A short excerpt; the article and its images belong to the publisher. Summary, key facts and assessment above are AI-written from the article and can be wrong.