Google Doc Sidebar Sends Mac and Windows Users Down Different Paths to Malware
Huntress analysts trace one X direct message into separate Mac and Windows malware chains delivering AMOS infostealer and NetSupport Manager RAT.
Huntress SOC analysts dissected a malware campaign distributed via an X direct message styled as a Google Docs sidebar. macOS users were routed to the AMOS infostealer, while Windows users received NetSupport Manager remote access malware. The write-up details how a single message branched into two distinct delivery paths per operating system.
- Single X DM delivered different payloads per operating system
- Mac users received the AMOS infostealer
- Windows users received NetSupport Manager RAT
- Huntress SOC published a full delivery-path breakdown
- Vendors
- Huntress
- Products
- NetSupport ManagerGoogle Docs
- Malware
- AMOS
- Organizations
- Huntress
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A single X DM split into two malware chains: AMOS stealer on Mac, NetSupport Manager on Windows, see the Huntress SOC analyst breakdown.
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