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<blockquote data-quote="Andy Ful" data-source="post: 973919" data-attributes="member: 32260"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">SWH vs. MuddyWater campaign in Turkey</span></strong></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/01/iranian-apt-muddywater-targets-turkey.html[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/muddywater-hacking-group-targets-turkey-in-new-campaign.112245/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Two variants of the infection chain (delivery stage in blue):</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">PDF document with URL ---> </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>downloaded maldoc (VBA macro)</strong></span><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"> ---> </span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">intermediate scripts</span></strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong> ---></strong> <strong>final payload execution</strong></span></p><p>or</p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>PDF document with URL ---> downloaded EXE (script dropper) ---> </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>intermediate scripts ---> final payload execution</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The user has to manually open the maldoc (malicious document) or EXE dropper.</p><p>SWH on default settings will stop the infection chain on the delivery stage by blocking VBA or intermediate scripts (STAGE 2 or 3).</p><p></p><p>The attackers use Excel spreadsheet files, but did not adopt Excel 4.0 macros in the attack.</p><p></p><p>Post edited.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy Ful, post: 973919, member: 32260"] [B][SIZE=5]SWH vs. MuddyWater campaign in Turkey[/SIZE][/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/01/iranian-apt-muddywater-targets-turkey.html[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://malwaretips.com/threads/muddywater-hacking-group-targets-turkey-in-new-campaign.112245/[/URL] Two variants of the infection chain (delivery stage in blue): [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]PDF document with URL ---> [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]downloaded maldoc (VBA macro)[/B][/COLOR][B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)] ---> [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]intermediate scripts[/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] --->[/B] [B]final payload execution[/B][/COLOR] or [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]PDF document with URL ---> downloaded EXE (script dropper) ---> [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]intermediate scripts ---> final payload execution[/B][/COLOR] The user has to manually open the maldoc (malicious document) or EXE dropper. SWH on default settings will stop the infection chain on the delivery stage by blocking VBA or intermediate scripts (STAGE 2 or 3). The attackers use Excel spreadsheet files, but did not adopt Excel 4.0 macros in the attack. Post edited. [/QUOTE]
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