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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2012-1723
Remote Arbitrary Code Execution in Oracle Java SE (Hotspot Component)
—94%KEVRansomware—
KEV
CVE-2013-1347
Memory corruption RCE in Microsoft Internet Explorer
—78%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2013-2423
Remote Integrity-Affecting Vulnerability in Oracle JRE HotSpot (CVE-2013-2423)
—85%KEV—
KEV
CVE-2013-2465
Unspecified Flaw in Oracle Java SE 2D Component Exploited in the Wild (CVE-2013-2465)
—99%KEVRansomware—
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
ipv493.171.216.11858b86dac332a03629fc91095a4c7841b559da/analysis/ C&C Server: 93.171.216.118 IP Address hosting malware: 93.188.161.235 Secondary droppe
ipv493.188.161.235; character, and trivally defanged) work:3|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/shot.jpg; work:5|downexec hxxp://93.188
sha1334eeaf5ea3920b612b4e26bbe3e0cccbc431c2etrator\Application Data\ Broker services\plugs\mmc.exe SHA: 334eeaf5ea3920b612b4e26bbe3e0cccbc431c2e SHA256: 5ee0761f5eda01985d5f93a5e50a1247fb5c17deba1d471b05f
sha1d667833e4915c385321b553785732bbed3009c2arst stage dropper: - initially dropped as ntsys391.exe SHA: D667833E4915C385321B553785732BBED3009C2A SHA256: 164de09635532bb0a4fbe25ef3058b86dac332a03629fc91095
sha2561218d79fca1aca48e13a5e6e582cdc5c4d24c3367328c56d61d975a757509335188.161.235 Secondary dropped malware sample sha256 hashes: 1218d79fca1aca48e13a5e6e582cdc5c4d24c3367328c56d61d975a757509335 fl.jpg ac9294849559c94d5e85cb113ce8ca61bca2e576a97a9e81f663
sha256164de09635532bb0a4fbe25ef3058b86dac332a03629fc91095a4c7841b559daFirst stage dropper: VT: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/164de09635532bb0a4fbe25ef3058b86dac332a03629fc91095a4c7841b559da/analysis/ C&C Server: 93.171.216.118 IP Address hosting mal
sha2565ee0761f5eda01985d5f93a5e50a1247fb5c17deba1d471b05fc09751d09a08ec94d5e85cb113ce8ca61bca2e576a97a9e81f66321496ddada61 tl.jpg 5ee0761f5eda01985d5f93a5e50a1247fb5c17deba1d471b05fc09751d09a08e shot.jpg a26f3225aa7e7b5263033dee682153fb7a4332429782c5755a
sha256a26f3225aa7e7b5263033dee682153fb7a4332429782c5755a9eaebe8a5df095985d5f93a5e50a1247fb5c17deba1d471b05fc09751d09a08e shot.jpg a26f3225aa7e7b5263033dee682153fb7a4332429782c5755a9eaebe8a5df095 inf.jpg JavaScript IDS evasion methods: Sample encoded stri
sha256ac9294849559c94d5e85cb113ce8ca61bca2e576a97a9e81f66321496ddada61ca48e13a5e6e582cdc5c4d24c3367328c56d61d975a757509335 fl.jpg ac9294849559c94d5e85cb113ce8ca61bca2e576a97a9e81f66321496ddada61 tl.jpg 5ee0761f5eda01985d5f93a5e50a1247fb5c17deba1d471b05fc
urlhttp://93.188.161.235/check2/muees27jxt/fl.jpg/93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/tl.jpg; work:7|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/fl.jpg; work:290|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27
urlhttp://93.188.161.235/check2/muees27jxt/inf.jpg3.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/fl.jpg; work:290|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/inf.jpg; 93.188.161.235 Request ( Analyst Note: this kit only ret
urlhttp://93.188.161.235/check2/muees27jxt/shot.jpged by a ; character, and trivally defanged) work:3|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/shot.jpg; work:5|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jx
urlhttp://93.188.161.235/check2/muees27jxt/tl.jpg3.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/shot.jpg; work:5|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jxt/tl.jpg; work:7|downexec hxxp://93.188.161[.]235/check2/muees27jx

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At the end of March, we disclosed the coverage of an Exploit Kit we called “Hello”: http://blog. talosintel. com/2014/03/hello-new-exploit-kit.

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