Here you can download a printerfriendly version of the entire camellia register, in pdf format. It supports several commands, such as copy file, move file, remove file, make directory, kill process and of course, download. Extracting miniduke files from gifs using icebuddha parse scripts 01 apr 20 this post is a tutorial on how to use icebuddha and its parse scripts in performing some malware analysis on mini duke. Miniduke hackers target european governments and researchers february 28, 20 by pierluigi paganini its a very difficult period for security researchers that in the last months have discovered various cyber espionage campaigns that hit governments, private businesses and intelligence agencies all over the world.
Esg security researchers have observed that miniduke has been used to attack institutions associated with european governments throughout government, with known attacks. Nov 16, 2014 the miniduke apt infected dozens of machines at government agencies across europe exploiting a security flaw in adobe software, the malicious payload is dropped once the victim opens the malicious pdf file. Turn any scanned document into a searchable, editable pdf using ocr technology. To compromise the victims, the attackers used extremely effective social engineering techniques which involved sending malicious pdf documents to their targets. Extracting miniduke files from gifs using icebuddha parse scripts. Miniduke was first discussed by kaspersky in march 20 in their paper the miniduke mystery. Miniduke espionage malware hits governments in europe. The pdf file embeds exploit code and a dropper that writes the main dll component on the drive. The pdf maker supports a wide range of file and graphic formats and is best known for doing conversions to pdf and pdf a1 without the usage of ghostscript, or the installation of an pdf printer. New webbased miniduke components discovered threatpost. Miniduke is still active and new malware was created as recently as feb. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to download a correct pdf file, please follow the steps.
If you click on a hyperlink to a pdf file, several situations will be possible, depending on your browser settings. Miniduke malware written in assembly language with its tiny file size 20kb, and uses. Once the system is exploited, a very small downloader is dropped onto the victims disc thats only 20kb in size. Image 1 is a screenshot of how the filenames look like in windows 7. Additionally, the original pdf also contains a clean pdf file used in the social engineering stage. The resulting dynamic library implements the second stage of installation. Miniduke malware spreads through weird tweets, poisoned pdfs.
Miniduke espionage malware uses twitter to infect pcs. How to target a collection tool miniduke bitdefender labs. Its easytouse interface its easytouse interface helps you to create pdf files by simply selecting the print command from any application. Ppdf files are protected as readonly, which means users cannot edit them. Convert and export files to and from word, excel, powerpoint, and outlook, or create pdfs directly from microsoft office in one click. Its easytouse interface its easytouse interface helps you to create pdf files by simply selecting the print command from any application, creating documents which can be viewed. As the malicious pdf file is opened, the adobe process gets exploited, which results in. The 2012 version of miniduke uses cve20112462, a vulnerability which was being exploited in the wild as early as december 2011. Kaspersky lab identifies miniduke, a new malicious. Miniduke espionage malware hits governments in europe using.
Miniduke hackers target european governments and researchers february 28. The miniduke backdoor was used to attack multiple government entities and institutions worldwide during the past week. Extracting miniduke files from gifs using icebuddha parse. Old school miniduke malware targets european governments. New adobe pdfs exploiting cve20640 drop sophisticated. The miniduke apt infected dozens of machines at government agencies across europe exploiting a security flaw in adobe software, the malicious payload is dropped once the victim opens the malicious pdf file. The malware exploits vulnerabilities in java and internet explorer.
Miniduke is a malware threat that has been used in targeted attacks against european government institutions. In the current cyber scenario, a multi layered approach is absolutely needed to build alert networks to detect cyber espionage campaigns in time. Feb 27, 20 to detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a fullsystem scan with an appropriate, uptodate, security solution. Kaspersky, crysys warn of miniduke malware esecurity planet.
They rely on effective social engineering to deliver infected pdfs targeting adobe. It comes packed with an invitation to a conference, in. New webbased components of the miniduke espionage malware were discovered by researchers at kaspersky labs and crysys lab. Apr 29, 20 additional text and analysis by kyle wilhoit throughout 2012, we saw a wide variety of apt campaigns leverage an exploit in microsoft word cve20120158. The malware then decrypts the string of characters and connects to a commandandcontrol server to download yet another backdoor hidden within a gif file. Miniduke is a threestage attack, technology news and information website, arstechnica, explains.
Feb 27, 20 miniduke is a threestage attack, technology news and information website, arstechnica, explains. So far, we havent found ukrainerelated miniduke samples that would have been used in 2014, reported fsecure. Viewing the doc in html is ok, but sometimes the formatting gets messed up. The decoy pdf found in this dropper is encrypted whereas the miniduke droppers decoy pdf is plainly visible in the resource section. This downloader is unique per system and contains a customized backdoor written in assembler. It attacks via infected pdfs, which are emailed to specific targets with highly relevant subject lines. Pdf 0day government spy assembler 0x29a micro backdoor. The duration of the operations highlight the inadequacy of defense systems. These malicious pdf files were rigged with exploits attacking adobe reader versions 9, 10 and 11, bypassing its sandbox. They rely on effective social engineering to deliver infected pdfs. The backdoor is written in old school assembler and is tiny by current standards only 20 kb, according to the miniduke mystery. Miniduke was written in machine assembly language, allowing for an extremely small and unsuspicious file size.
May 20, 2014 miniduke was first discussed by kaspersky in march 20 in their paper the miniduke mystery. Apt attacks exploited the tor networksecurity affairs. Miniduke can download additional encrypted backdoors onto the victim via gif files. Pdf download is a firefox extension that improve your surfing experience. The trojan may also download and install additional malware. With this tool we were able to process a large batch of potential miniduke samples last week. Viewing pdf files requires free adobe acrobat reader. This dropper opens its decoy pdf directly using the shellexecute api whereas minidukes dropper creates a bat file that kills the existing acrobat process along with opening the decoy pdf.
Esg security researchers have observed that miniduke has been used to attack institutions associated with european governments throughout. In the scope of targeted attacks with a malware labeled as miniduke by. Often in an attempt to make things simpler and more intuitive the developers make things harder and less intuitive. To detect and remove this threat and other malicious software that may be installed on your computer, run a fullsystem scan with an appropriate, uptodate, security solution. I usually choose the latter, but if you just want to view the file, you can go to the download options and open it using firefox.
Dubbed miniduke by researchers at kaspersky labs and crysys lab, these attacks were active as of one week ago. This represented a shift, as previously cve20103333 was the most commonly used word vulnerability. After conversion, you can see that there are following files listed in output folder. The setup comes with a command line version and a windowsexplorer integration. Pdf 0day government spy assembler 0x29a micro backdoor 0. Feb 28, 20 the backdoor is written in old school assembler and is tiny by current standards only 20 kb, according to the miniduke mystery. Malicious pdfs on the rise trendlabs security intelligence blog. Jul 16, 2014 so far, we havent found ukrainerelated miniduke samples that would have been used in 2014, reported fsecure. Miniduke miscreants whip out oldschool tricks to spy on. Payload is dropped after the adobe process gets exploited by opening the malicious pdf file, which refers to the topics including human rights, ukraines foreign policy, and nato membership plans. Signature in the itaduke pdf file signature in the miniduke pdf fileonce the payload signature is found, it is decrypted with xor and then decompressed using rtldecompressbuffer api lznt1.
Pdf download allows you to view a document in html, open with firefox browser or download the file to your local computer. Mar 26, 20 the duration of the operations highlight the inadequacy of defense systems. When it first emerged, miniduke was noted for what many called a bizarre and advanced approach to malware. Pdf files were rigged with exploits attacking adobe reader versions 9, 10, and 11, bypassing its. Overview this piece of malware is made of three components. In older operating systems i releid heavely on searching.
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Now, once again the miniduke virus is spreading in wild via an innocent looking but fake pdf documents related to ukraine, while the researcher at fsecure were browsing the set of extracted decoy documents from a large batch of potential miniduke samples. Feb 28, 20 signature in the itaduke pdf file signature in the miniduke pdf fileonce the payload signature is found, it is decrypted with xor and then decompressed using rtldecompressbuffer api lznt1. The miniduke attackers are still active at this time and have created malware as recently as february 20, 20. Miniduke is a trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to. Miniduke typically invades its victims computers through targeted pdf files delivered to specific individuals.