Common Information
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| Value |
Malvertising - T1583.008 |
| Category | Attack-Pattern |
| Type | Mitre-Attack-Pattern |
| Misp Type | Cluster |
| Description | Adversaries may purchase online advertisements that can be abused to distribute malware to victims. Ads can be purchased to plant as well as favorably position artifacts in specific locations online, such as prominently placed within search engine results. These ads may make it more difficult for users to distinguish between actual search results and advertisements.(Citation: spamhaus-malvertising) Purchased ads may also target specific audiences using the advertising network’s capabilities, potentially further taking advantage of the trust inherently given to search engines and popular websites. Adversaries may purchase ads and other resources to help distribute artifacts containing malicious code to victims. Purchased ads may attempt to impersonate or spoof well-known brands. For example, these spoofed ads may trick victims into clicking the ad which could then send them to a malicious domain that may be a clone of official websites containing trojanized versions of the advertised software.(Citation: Masquerads-Guardio)(Citation: FBI-search) Adversary’s efforts to create malicious domains and purchase advertisements may also be automated at scale to better resist cleanup efforts.(Citation: sentinelone-malvertising) Malvertising may be used to support [Drive-by Target](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1608/004) and [Drive-by Compromise](https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1189), potentially requiring limited interaction from the user if the ad contains code/exploits that infect the target system's web browser.(Citation: BBC-malvertising) Adversaries may also employ several techniques to evade detection by the advertising network. For example, adversaries may dynamically route ad clicks to send automated crawler/policy enforcer traffic to benign sites while validating potential targets then sending victims referred from real ad clicks to malicious pages. This infection vector may therefore remain hidden from the ad network as well as any visitor not reaching the malicious sites with a valid identifier from clicking on the advertisement.(Citation: Masquerads-Guardio) Other tricks, such as intentional typos to avoid brand reputation monitoring, may also be used to evade automated detection.(Citation: spamhaus-malvertising) |
| Details | Published | Attributes | CTI | Title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Details | Website | 2023-09-27 | 6 | New ZenRAT Malware Targeting Windows Users via Fake Password Manager Software | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-27 | 7 | Fake Bitwarden site distributes novel RAT malware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-27 | 23 | ‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses – Krebs on Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-25 | 5 | Intelligence Insights: September 2023 | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-18 | 4 | Jason Passwaters, Intel 471: "the goal in using threat intelligence… | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-15 | 25 | Bumblebee Loader Resurfaces in New Campaign | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-14 | 6 | Sekoia.io mid-2023 Ransomware Threat Landscape | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-13 | 5 | MetaStealer Targets Intel-Based Macs | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-13 | 11 | PSA: Ongoing Webex malvertising campaign drops BatLoader | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-11 | 90 | macOS MetaStealer | New Family of Obfuscated Go Infostealers Spread in Targeted Attacks | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-06 | 11 | Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-05 | 0 | Insights into the AI-based cyber threat landscape - Avast Threat Labs | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-09-01 | 76 | Bluepurple Pulse: week ending September 3rd | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-29 | 1 | Qakbot: Takedown operation dismantles botnet infrastructure | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-17 | 43 | 每周高级威胁情报解读(2023.08.17~08.24) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-17 | 34 | Catching up with WoofLocker, the most elaborate traffic redirection scheme to tech support scams | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-16 | 2 | Malvertisers up their game against researchers | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-14 | 0 | Preventing and Mitigating Ransomware Attacks Part Two | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-12 | 1 | LOLEKHosted admin arrested for aiding Netwalker ransomware gang - RedPacket Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-11 | 0 | Safeguarding Against Silent Cyber Threats: Exploring the Stealer Log Lifecycle - RedPacket Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-11 | 0 | Attackers targeting macOS with Trojans, adware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-11 | 1 | Police seize LOLEK bulletproof service for hosting malware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-11 | 1 | LOLEKHosted admin arrested for aiding Netwalker ransomware gang | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-10 | 7 | Totalfreshwords.com Pop-up Virus Removal Guide | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-10 | 15 | Avast Q2/2023 Threat Report - Avast Threat Labs |