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) |
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| Details | Website | 2023-08-09 | 8 | Shorturl.at Virus Pop-up (Removal Guide) | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-09 | 0 | New Report Finds Shift in Cyber Crime | Avast – GIXtools | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-08 | 12 | Clustering attacker behavior reveals hidden patterns | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-08 | 5 | Digital assets continue to be prime target for malvertisers | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-07 | 52 | Dark Web Profile: Big Head Ransomware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-07 | 6 | Diamondseeker.top Pop-up Virus Removal | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-04 | 6 | Treasureprize.top Pop-up Virus Removal | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-04 | 16 | July 2023: Key Threat Actors, Malware and Exploited Vulnerabilities | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-04 | 4 | Patch Against Exploit Kits. Understanding How Threat Actors Target Your Defenses | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-04 | 149 | DarkGate malware campaign | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-02 | 8 | Iamnotice Pop-ups Removal Guide | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-02 | 6 | Majorinryes.com Pop-Ups Removal Guide | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-01 | 20 | Malvertising via brand impersonation is back again - RedPacket Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-01 | 5 | Malicious ad for USPS fishes for banking credentials - RedPacket Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-01 | 6 | Jokekroako.com Ads and Redirects - Removal Guide | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-08-01 | 1 | MIRACLE38.COM - Is It Safe? | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-31 | 2 | Fruity Trojan Uses Deceptive Software Installers to Spread Remcos RAT | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-31 | 2 | Fruity Trojan Uses Deceptive Software Installers to Spread Remcos RAT - RedPacket Security | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-31 | 0 | Top Malware Delivery Tactics to Watch Out for in 2023 - InQuest | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-31 | 0 | Top Malware Delivery Tactics to Watch Out for in 2023 | InQuest | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-30 | 0 | Unraveling the World of Malware: Exploring Different Types of Cyber Threats | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-28 | 0 | Nitrogen Campaign Starts with Fake Ads, Ends with Ransomware | ||
| Details | Website | 2023-07-28 | 0 | Bad Actors Using Google & Bing Advertising Networks to Spread Malware |