Distribution of RTF Vulnerability Malware that Takes Advantage of Microsoft Office Word’s External Connection
Distribution of RTF vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882) malware that uses external connection of MS Office Word document has been found. Employees must be on the lookout as the attacker is using spam e-mails to distribute malware to domestic shopping malls and other businesses. Recently, the distribution of MS Office Word malware using
Distribution of Hangul Word Processor (HWP) File with Title of North Korea-related Question
Previously, ASEC analysis team discovered the surge in the distribution of malicious Word files containing North Korea-related materials and shared detailed information about this trend. And today, ASEC analysis team has discovered the distribution of malware disguised as HWP files that contain North Korea-related questions. Judging by the information within
Distribution of Malicious Word Document Disguised as a Military Security Monthly Magazine (April 2021)
On March 29th, ASEC analysis team has introduced malicious word documents containing North Korea related materials. Upon opening the file, it connects to the ‘External URL’ written within XML and downloads additional files. Recently the team has found out that malicious word documents using the mentioned method and disguised as
Malicious Word File Disguised as Compensation Request Form (External Connection + VBA Macro)
With malicious document files being distributed in various document formats such as HWP, DOC, XSLX, and PDF, it is safe to say that such a document-based malware has become a new trend among attackers. In pursuit of this trend, ASEC analysis team has been publishing various articles that contain related information
Malicious Word Documents with External Link of North Korea Related Materials
In the previous, ASEC analysis team has introduced various types of document-based malware. Among them, malicious documents of North Korea related materials were generally produced in HWP file format. You can check the relevant information from previous ASEC blog posts. Today, DOC (Word) documents containing North Korea related materials collected
