Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Macro Malware on the Loose

Heads Up!  Another malicious MS Word file is on the loose with a very low detection rate.  Forcepoint File Sandbox Report here.

Note that only 3 of 57 Anti Virus Companies are properly detecting this malware:


Importantly, per below, note that a number of outbound HTTP Gets occur in which additional malware is downloaded:


Are you safe with old fashion URL Filtering?  Ummmm...nope.  Per below, this Russian Site is new (Uncategorized).  As such, you'll need a sophisticated anti-malware engine on your web proxy, ala Forcepoint's ACE Engine, to stop the 2nd stage of this attack:


Need more info about the Dridex Crew, who's targets have evolved from online banking credentials to this latest round of Locky Ransomware?  See the ESPO Systems Multimedia Portal here.