Description of Campaign
The Leviathan threat group, also known as APT40 and TEMP.Periscope, targeted the government sector of Malaysia with spear-phishing emails. These emails contained an attachment or link to a malicious document to exfiltrate sensitive information. The campaign exploited multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows to carry out the attacks. The emails appeared to be sent from several entities. These entities included journalists and individuals with ties to military and non-governmental organizations.
How to use this article:
- If a Threat Hunting table has been created, use the rules contained to search for malware related to this campaign.
- Review the product detection table and confirm that your environment is at least on the specified content version.
To download the latest content versions, go to the Security Updates page.
- Scroll down and review the "Product Countermeasures" section of this article. Consider implementing them if they are not already in place.
- Review KB91836 - Countermeasures for entry vector threats.
- Review KB87843 - Dynamic Application Containment rules and best practices.
- Review KB82925 - Identify what rule corresponds to an Adaptive Threat Protection and Threat Intelligence Exchange event.
Campaign IOC
| Type |
Value |
| SHA256 |
FCE38B7BB25817CCAF921D5AC96F4E6C9B865FBE020204AF5CF34B604868D1FA |
| SHA256 |
24BF66592AA12794505D2B970373EF32C8AA6EBB0905552ACD3E49744C7E5C8B |
| SHA256 |
4E90AD68383B8AB8D540F87F9CB6BDCB1E71C91E313D2933ED05AED083835FB9 |
| SHA256 |
4B0A9CBD861B67AD54CAB8B46941212BFD1BF1943C7B9942D545A144FFCD5DA6 |
| SHA256 |
D736646093708001E0C1CCD81BC7188F685316858C256E6D81DD69923459A9EB |
| SHA256 |
BAC948D52DBEE70174AABCA573745028E1EF8F2EEF65C46C220A445EE7A9329A |
| SHA256 |
57D24C000BED0720E97986A4584DF8DB9D250E55B6A372568FBA500135446B77 |
| SHA256 |
A96B6CC3BAA612FBEECE348418959F25B4EEE729B82FB63F2D926CED06BED9ED |
| SHA256 |
FB5A15F1D942AEF98323DD8E5E490626D2B9333A3C9FAEFB26B2BFBFB928506B |
| SHA256 |
FC7AF68CE038B59BCDCEE88E46C630036D98AEB6514580EBBA0392C37114E57B |
| SHA256 |
CEB6E517CAF3CE3B1335399352018953DEE50B7AC6E06B436BE8F1DCCD351602 |
| SHA256 |
D99D308027B57F14CB4A6100EF5460F353E708F93EE442E296B9613017E5E0F7 |
| SHA256 |
0F0F51D50DFB4912991537DF670C158F8191E81C8280043C19FD6F40B3D78AED |
| SHA256 |
FB99103259C36E2BC4900977A343A6D24F3D0ECD67CDBD19CD6314164BF09565 |
| SHA256 |
5D55ED5DCE0C55046792AE05EFC9C1D5AA48E775588A4C98AB0E323CE0B3955A |
| SHA256 |
ED86C10FA96755C0958E84EFC66963D6CAD72181052B315501DFDE3FA89FAAE9 |
| IP |
39.59.66.229 |
| IP |
149.28.151.144 |
| IP |
152.89.161.5 |
| IP |
157.230.34.7 |
| IP |
159.65.197.248 |
| IP |
167.99.72.82 |
| IP |
195.12.50.168 |
| IP |
207.148.79.152 |
| IP |
45.32.123.142 |
| IP |
45.77.241.33 |
| hostname |
byfleur.myftp.org |
| hostname |
dynamics.ddnsking.com |
| hostname |
accountsx.bounceme.net |
| hostname |
vvavesltd.servebeer.com |
| hostname |
capitana.onthewifi.com |
| hostname |
kulkarni.bounceme.net |
| hostname |
thestar.serveblog.net |
| domain |
invoke.ml |
Minimum Content Versions:
| Content Type |
Version |
| V2 DAT (VirusScan Enterprise) |
9539 |
| V3 DAT (Endpoint Security) |
3990 |
Detection Summary
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| FCE38B7BB25817CCAF921D5AC96F4E6C9B865FBE020204AF5CF34B604868D1FA |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| |
|
|
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 24BF66592AA12794505D2B970373EF32C8AA6EBB0905552ACD3E49744C7E5C8B |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 4E90AD68383B8AB8D540F87F9CB6BDCB1E71C91E313D2933ED05AED083835FB9 |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 4B0A9CBD861B67AD54CAB8B46941212BFD1BF1943C7B9942D545A144FFCD5DA6 |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!4c47ca6ecf04 |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| D736646093708001E0C1CCD81BC7188F685316858C256E6D81DD69923459A9EB |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| BAC948D52DBEE70174AABCA573745028E1EF8F2EEF65C46C220A445EE7A9329A |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Downloader.cew |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Downloader.cew |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 57D24C000BED0720E97986A4584DF8DB9D250E55B6A372568FBA500135446B77 |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| A96B6CC3BAA612FBEECE348418959F25B4EEE729B82FB63F2D926CED06BED9ED |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| FB5A15F1D942AEF98323DD8E5E490626D2B9333A3C9FAEFB26B2BFBFB928506B |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!89a81ea2b9ee |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| FC7AF68CE038B59BCDCEE88E46C630036D98AEB6514580EBBA0392C37114E57B |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!8a133a382499 |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| CEB6E517CAF3CE3B1335399352018953DEE50B7AC6E06B436BE8F1DCCD351602 |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| D99D308027B57F14CB4A6100EF5460F353E708F93EE442E296B9613017E5E0F7 |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!b427c7253451 |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 0F0F51D50DFB4912991537DF670C158F8191E81C8280043C19FD6F40B3D78AED |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!cf94796a07b6 |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| FB99103259C36E2BC4900977A343A6D24F3D0ECD67CDBD19CD6314164BF09565 |
AVEngine V2 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| AVEngine V3 |
Trojan-Espionage |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
JTI/Suspect.196612!d81db8c4485f |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| 5D55ED5DCE0C55046792AE05EFC9C1D5AA48E775588A4C98AB0E323CE0B3955A |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Agent.e |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
| IOC |
Scanner |
Detection |
| ED86C10FA96755C0958E84EFC66963D6CAD72181052B315501DFDE3FA89FAAE9 |
AVEngine V2 |
W97M/Downloader.cew |
| AVEngine V3 |
W97M/Downloader.cew |
| JTI (ATP Rules) |
- |
| RP Static |
- |
| RP Dynamic |
- |
Minimum set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
Endpoint Security - Advanced Threat Protection:
Rule ID: 2 Use Enterprise file reputation to identify trusted or malicious files
Endpoint Security - Exploit Prevention:
Rule ID: 2844 Microsoft Word WordPerfect5 Converter Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Host Intrusion Prevention:
Rule ID: 2844 Microsoft Word WordPerfect5 Converter Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Rule ID: 2806 Attempt to create a hardlink to a file
Virusscan Enterprise - Access Protection Rules:
Prevent programs registering to autorun
Aggressive set of Manual Rules to improve protection to block this campaign
IMPORTANT: Always follow best practices when you enable new rules and signatures.
When you implement new rules or signatures, always set them to Report mode first and check the alerts generated. Resolve any issues that arise and then set the rules to Block. This step mitigates against triggering false positives and allows you to refine your configuration.
For more information, see KB87843 - List of and best practices for Endpoint Security Dynamic Application Containment rules.
Host Intrusion Prevention:
Rule ID: 6010 Generic Application Hooking Protection
Rule ID: 6011 Generic Application Invocation Protection
Rule ID: 1020 Windows Agent Shielding - File Access
Rule ID: 344 New Startup Program Creation
