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New Poison Ivy RAT Variant Targets Hong Kong Pro

Palo Alto Unit 42by Micah Yates, Mike Scott, Brandon Levene, Jen Miller-Osborn ()6 min read1
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2015-2545
Malformed EPS Image RCE in Microsoft Office
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Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domainleeh0m.orgackdoor. Both identified C2 domains are third-levels off of leeh0m[.]org, which was created in late February 2016, less than a mon
sha2560191cb2a2624b532b2dffef6690824f7f32ea00730e5aef5d86c4bad6edf9eadmate, signed binary that is used in the sideloading process 0191cb2a2624b532b2dffef6690824f7f32ea00730e5aef5d86c4bad6edf9ead ssMUIDLL.dll - 7a424ad3f3106b87e8e82c7125834d7d8af8730a2a97
sha2560414bd2186d9748d129f66ff16e2c15df41bf173dc8e3c9cbd450571c99b340316afde80a41ce6eb7d6d93da2ea5ce00aa9e36944c20657d062330e13d8 0414bd2186d9748d129f66ff16e2c15df41bf173dc8e3c9cbd450571c99b3403 C2 Domains sent.leeh0m[.]org found.leeh0m[.]org
sha25613bdc52c2066e4b02bae5cc42bc9ec7dfcc1f19fbf35007aea93e9d62e3e3fd0this family using the SPIVY tag. IOCs Weaponized EPS Docs: 13bdc52c2066e4b02bae5cc42bc9ec7dfcc1f19fbf35007aea93e9d62e3e3fd0 4d38d4ee5b625e09b61a253a52eb29fcf9c506ee9329b3a90a0b3911e59
sha2564d38d4ee5b625e09b61a253a52eb29fcf9c506ee9329b3a90a0b3911e59174f22 port: 443 Mutex: 40EM76iR9 ID: 03-18 Group: 03-18 SHA256: 4d38d4ee5b625e09b61a253a52eb29fcf9c506ee9329b3a90a0b3911e59174f2 Password: bqesid#@ C2 domain: sent.leeh0m[.]org C2 port: 44
sha2567a424ad3f3106b87e8e82c7125834d7d8af8730a2a97485a639928f66d5f6bf4fef6690824f7f32ea00730e5aef5d86c4bad6edf9ead ssMUIDLL.dll - 7a424ad3f3106b87e8e82c7125834d7d8af8730a2a97485a639928f66d5f6bf4 Poison Ivy shellcode files c707716afde80a41ce6eb7d6d93da2ea
sha2569c6dc1c2ea5b2370b58b0ac11fde8287cd49aee3e089dbdf589cc8d51c1f7a9en Ivy configurations with our samples, shown below. SHA256: 9c6dc1c2ea5b2370b58b0ac11fde8287cd49aee3e089dbdf589cc8d51c1f7a9e Password: bqesid#@ C2 domain: found.leeh0m[.]org C2 port: 4
sha256c707716afde80a41ce6eb7d6d93da2ea5ce00aa9e36944c20657d062330e13d88af8730a2a97485a639928f66d5f6bf4 Poison Ivy shellcode files c707716afde80a41ce6eb7d6d93da2ea5ce00aa9e36944c20657d062330e13d8 0414bd2186d9748d129f66ff16e2c15df41bf173dc8e3c9cbd450571c99

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Malware writers have always sought to develop feature-rich, easy to use tools that are also somewhat hard to detect via both host- and network-based detection systems. For many years, one of the go-to families of malware used by both less-skilled and advanced actors has been the Poison Ivy (aka PIVY) RAT.

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By Micah Yates, Mike Scott, Brandon Levene, Jen Miller-Osborn · unit42.paloaltonetworks.com

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