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GhostContainer backdoor for Exchange servers

Kaspersky Securelistby @Securelist ()8 min read1 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2020-0688
RCE in Microsoft Exchange Server from Shared Install-Time Validation Keys
8.8100%KEVRansomwarePoC ×2
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
md501d98380dfb9211251c75c87ddb3c79ctand the threat landscape. GhostContainer: the backdoor MD5 01d98380dfb9211251c75c87ddb3c79c SHA1 2bb0a91c93034f671696da64a2cf6191a60a79c5 SHA256 87a3ae
sha12bb0a91c93034f671696da64a2cf6191a60a79c5ner: the backdoor MD5 01d98380dfb9211251c75c87ddb3c79c SHA1 2bb0a91c93034f671696da64a2cf6191a60a79c5 SHA256 87a3aefb5cdf714882eb02051916371fbf04af2eb7a5ddeae4b6
sha25687a3aefb5cdf714882eb02051916371fbf04af2eb7a5ddeae4b6b441b2168e36b3c79c SHA1 2bb0a91c93034f671696da64a2cf6191a60a79c5 SHA256 87a3aefb5cdf714882eb02051916371fbf04af2eb7a5ddeae4b6b441b2168e36 Link time 1970-01-01 12:00 AM UTC File type PE32 executable

From the original article

8 min read at securelist.com

In a recent incident response (IR) case, we discovered highly customized malware targeting Exchange infrastructure within government environments. Analysis of detection logs and clues within the sample suggests that the Exchange server was likely compromised via a known N-day vulnerability.

Kaspersky Securelist

By @Securelist · securelist.com

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