Trellix Insights: Molerats Targeted Middle-Eastern Governments with LastConn
Technical Articles ID:
KB94918
Last Modified: 2022-09-07 09:27:34 Etc/GMT
Last Modified: 2022-09-07 09:27:34 Etc/GMT
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Trellix Insights: Molerats Targeted Middle-Eastern Governments with LastConn
Technical Articles ID:
KB94918
Last Modified: 2022-09-07 09:27:34 Etc/GMT Environment
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SummaryThe Molerats threat group used an updated version of the SharpStage malware family known as LastConn to target governments in the Middle East. Email attachments with malicious links were used as the initial infection vector. The victim's IP address was checked, and if it didn't belong to the targeted countries, the malware would direct the user to a news website instead of infecting the system. Dropbox was used for command and control and to host the information stolen from entities. Our Threat Research team gathers and analyzes information from multiple open and closed sources before disseminating intelligence reports. This campaign was researched by Proofpoint and shared publicly. How to use this article:
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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: 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. VirusScan Enterprise - Access Protection Rules: Host Intrusion Prevention: Rule ID: 6011 Generic Application Invocation Protection Rule ID: 412 Double File Extension Execution Rule ID: 1148 CMD Tool Access by a Network Aware Application Affected Products |
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