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 | 2022-11-20 | 1 | Royal Ransomware: New Threat Uses Google Ads and Cracked Software | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-18 | 1 | DEV-0569 Ransomware Group Remarkably Innovative, Microsoft Cautions | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-18 | 1 | Ransomware Attack news headlines trending on Google - Cybersecurity Insiders | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-17 | 5 | DEV-0569 finds new ways to deliver Royal ransomware, various payloads - Microsoft Security Blog | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-14 | 0 | Ad Blocking and Allow Listings are an incomplete Malvertising Solution | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-07 | 2 | APT-36 Hackers Using New Hacking Tools & TTPs | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-05 | 1 | Human Security Tackles Malvertising With Clean.io Buy | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-04 | 3 | Researchers Detail New Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Employees | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-03 | 3 | More credential harvesting. Emotet returns. Black Basta and Fin7. RomCom hits Ukrainian targets. | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-03 | 97 | APT-36 Uses New TTPs and New Tools to Target Indian Governmental Organizations | Zscaler | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-11-02 | 26 | Avast Q3/2022 Threat Report - Avast Threat Labs | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-28 | 0 | Cryptocurrency Trends: Will Ransomware Be Overtaken by Miners? | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-27 | 1 | Dormant Colors browser hijackers could be used for more nefarious tasks, report says | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-26 | 58 | “Dormant Colors”: Live Campaign With Over 1M Data Stealing Extensions Installed | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-23 | 57 | “Dormant Colors”: Live Campaign With Over 1M Data Stealing Extensions Installed | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-21 | 0 | What Is Malvertising and How to Protect against It? | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-21 | 20 | Attackers Abusing Various Remote Control Tools - ASEC BLOG | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-20 | 4 | Mitsu Malware Downloaded Through AnyDesk Phishing Site to Steal Passwords | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-15 | 19 | $1.9M charged against SHEIN app for hiding data breach from 39M users | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-06 | 0 | Do android phones get viruses? Here's what you can do to stay safe | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-10-05 | 0 | Malvertising warning and computer freeze - Virus, Trojan, Spyware, and Malware Removal Help | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-09-30 | 2 | How Threat Actors Can Use GitHub Repositories to Deploy Malware | CrowdStrike | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-09-30 | 1 | 5 cyber security risks you need to protect your business from | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-09-30 | 74 | Seychelles, Seychelles, on the C(2) Shore | ||
| Details | Website | 2022-09-26 | 0 | PCI DSS Compliance Requirements Guide & Checklist |