Tag: gh0st rat

A command-and-control framework called Winos 4.0 is being distributed through gaming-related applications, targeting Chinese-speaking users. The malware, rebuilt from Gh0st RAT, uses a multi-stage infection process involving fake BMP files, DLLs, and shellcode. It can harvest system information, ca…

Sophos unveils a five-year investigation tracking China-based threat actors targeting perimeter devices, particularly Sophos firewalls. The report details multiple attack campaigns, including Asnarök, Bookmark Buffer Overflow, and Covert Channels, which exploited zero-day vulnerabilities to gain ac…

A cyber espionage campaign using the ToneShell backdoor, associated with Mustang Panda, has been detected targeting attendees of the 2024 IISS Defence Summit in Prague. The attack utilizes a malicious PIF file masquerading as summit documents, which drops SFFWallpaperCore.exe and libemb.dll. The ma…

This analysis examines a recent malware campaign involving a dropper dubbed Gh0stGambit, which is employed to retrieve and execute encrypted payloads, specifically a variant of the notorious Gh0st Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The report details the multi-stage infection process, including the use of…

One of the most recent examples of this onslaught lies in a critical vulnerability discovered in PHP (versions 8.1.*, before 8.1.29, 8.2.* before 8.2.20, and 8.3.* before 8.3.8). The vulnerability is caused by the way PHP and CGI handlers parse certain Unicode characters, which can enable an attack…

An analysis reveals long-term espionage operations by a Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group against at least seven governmental entities across the Middle East, Africa and Asia since late 2022. The threat actor attempts to obtain sensitive and classified information about diplomatic and …