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InPage zero-day exploit used to attack financial institutions in Asia

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()5 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2012-0158
Remote Code Execution in Microsoft MSCOMCTL.OCX (Windows Common Controls)
—100%KEVRansomware—
KEV
CVE-2017-12824
Special crafted InPage document leads to arbitrary code execution in InPage reader
7.81%

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainaliasway.comns[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.]com Ambicluster[.]com Aliasway[.]com <- SINKHOLED by Kaspersky Lab Xynoder[.]com By4mode[.]com
domainambicluster.comgivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.]com Ambicluster[.]com Aliasway[.]com <- SINKHOLED by Kaspersky Lab Xynoder[.]co
domainb4invite.comhostname>\#/<OS version>\#/<IP address>\#/-” In addition to b4invite[.]com this same Trojan was also spread using a configuration wi
domainby4mode.comAliasway[.]com <- SINKHOLED by Kaspersky Lab Xynoder[.]com By4mode[.]com Stringbit[.]com Encrypzi.com Gigsense[.]com I3mode[.]com
domaindigivx.comelaybg[.]com B4invite[.]com Leastinfo[.]com tropicmig[.]com Digivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.]com Ambiclus
domaingigatrons.comB4invite[.]com Leastinfo[.]com tropicmig[.]com Digivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.]com Ambicluster[.]com Aliasw
domaingigsense.comab Xynoder[.]com By4mode[.]com Stringbit[.]com Encrypzi.com Gigsense[.]com I3mode[.]com
domaini3mode.comm By4mode[.]com Stringbit[.]com Encrypzi.com Gigsense[.]com I3mode[.]com
domainkinohata.rueastinfo[.]com tropicmig[.]com Digivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.]com Ambicluster[.]com Aliasway[.]com <- SI
domainleastinfo.come weaponized InPage documents: Relaybg[.]com B4invite[.]com Leastinfo[.]com tropicmig[.]com Digivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]r
domainrelaybg.coman was also spread using a configuration with the C2 server relaybg[.]com. Victims So far, victims of these attacks have been obser
domainstringbit.comm <- SINKHOLED by Kaspersky Lab Xynoder[.]com By4mode[.]com Stringbit[.]com Encrypzi.com Gigsense[.]com I3mode[.]com
domaintropicmig.comage documents: Relaybg[.]com B4invite[.]com Leastinfo[.]com tropicmig[.]com Digivx[.]com Gigatrons[.]com kinohata[.]ru Visitorzilla[.
domainvisitorzilla.comseveral internal strings. One of them is the C2 domain name visitorzilla[.]com . This backdoor maintains persistence by creating “ C:\Do
domainxynoder.comicluster[.]com Aliasway[.]com <- SINKHOLED by Kaspersky Lab Xynoder[.]com By4mode[.]com Stringbit[.]com Encrypzi.com Gigsense[.]com
ipv4195.189.227.26_MSGFILTER parameter. It communicates with its C2 server at 195.189.227.26 on port 8080. During the initial session the C2 server send
md518a5194a4254cefe8644d191cb96da21and Visual Basic. One such keylogger we analysed (MD5 hash: 18a5194a4254cefe8644d191cb96da21 ) was written in Visual C++. After gaining control, the mod
md54d508e44c5f3028a36a5206383cf235cf79496dee1d624a7b508f83f4e B43aa5ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2b41c3a 4d508e44c5f3028a36a5206383cf235c 53c3503d3193bf14a93dc3ac24829490 5a9a8502b87ce1a6a608debd10
md553c3503d3193bf14a93dc3ac24829490ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2b41c3a 4d508e44c5f3028a36a5206383cf235c 53c3503d3193bf14a93dc3ac24829490 5a9a8502b87ce1a6a608debd10761957 C&Cs used in the samples d
md55a9a8502b87ce1a6a608debd1076195744c5f3028a36a5206383cf235c 53c3503d3193bf14a93dc3ac24829490 5a9a8502b87ce1a6a608debd10761957 C&Cs used in the samples dropped by the weaponized InPage d
md5729194d71ed65dd1fe9462c212c32159f compromise: Hashes f00e20ec50545106dc012b5f077954ae – rtf 729194d71ed65dd1fe9462c212c32159 – inp c9e7ec899142477146d4f7f83df3f63f 750ed4f79496dee1d624
md5750ed4f79496dee1d624a7b508f83f4e5dd1fe9462c212c32159 – inp c9e7ec899142477146d4f7f83df3f63f 750ed4f79496dee1d624a7b508f83f4e B43aa5ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2b41c3a 4d508e44c5f3028a36a5206383
md5b43aa5ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2b41c3a899142477146d4f7f83df3f63f 750ed4f79496dee1d624a7b508f83f4e B43aa5ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2b41c3a 4d508e44c5f3028a36a5206383cf235c 53c3503d3193bf14a93dc3ac24
md5c9e7ec899142477146d4f7f83df3f63f012b5f077954ae – rtf 729194d71ed65dd1fe9462c212c32159 – inp c9e7ec899142477146d4f7f83df3f63f 750ed4f79496dee1d624a7b508f83f4e B43aa5ea4ff5292fd92d416bb2
md5f00e20ec50545106dc012b5f077954aeintelreports@kaspersky.com Indicators of compromise: Hashes f00e20ec50545106dc012b5f077954ae – rtf 729194d71ed65dd1fe9462c212c32159 – inp c9e7ec89914247

From the original article

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In September 2016, while researching a new wave of attacks, we found an interesting target which appeared to constantly receive spearphishes, a practice we commonly describe as a “magnet of threats”. Among all the attacks received by this magnet of threats, which included various older Office exploits such as CVE-2012-0158, one of them attracted our attention.

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