ASEC Weekly Malware Statistics (June 27th, 2022 – July 3rd, 2022)

The ASEC analysis team is using the ASEC automatic analysis system RAPIT to categorize and respond to known malware. This post will list weekly statistics collected from June 27th, 2022 (Monday) to July 3rd, 2022 (Sunday). For the main category, info-stealer ranked top with 48.0%, followed by banking malware with 26.5%, RAT (Remote Administration Tool) with 12.5%, downloader with 8.2%, ransomware with 2.2%, coinminer with 1.8%, and backdoor with 0.7%. Top 1 – AgentTesla AgentTesla is an infostealer that ranked…

AsyncRAT Being Distributed to Unsecured MySQL Servers

The ShadowServer foundation has recently released a report showing that there are about 3.6 million MySQL servers exposed to outside. Along with MS-SQL server, MySQL server is one of the main database servers that provides the feature of managing large amounts of data in a corporate or user environment. MS-SQL is mainly used in Windows environments, but MySQL is still being used by many in Linux environments. ASEC analysis team is constantly monitoring malware distributed to unsecured database servers. In…

I Don’t Want to Receive Any Unnecessary Information!

According to Section 50 of the ACT ON PROMOTION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK UTILIZATION AND INFORMATION PROTECTION, anyone who wishes to send promotional information for commercial purposes via electronic transmission media must receive explicit consent of the receiver in advance. Spam refers to promotional information sent or posted for commercial purposes through communications networks although it is unwanted by the user. This post will present the analysis of a program that sends messages automatically on a particular web portal….

Case of Attack Exploiting AnyDesk Remote Tool (Cobalt Strike and Meterpreter)

MS-SQL servers are mainly the attack targets for Windows systems. Attackers scan vulnerable MS-SQL servers that are poorly managed and install malware upon gaining control. Malware strains installed by attackers include CoinMiner, ransomware, backdoor, etc., and may vary depending on the purpose of the attack. Most backdoor strains are remote control types such as Remcos RAT and Gh0st RAT, but there are also infiltration testing tools used to dominate companies’ internal systems such as Cobalt Strike and Meterpreter. The attack…

ASEC Weekly Malware Statistics (June 20th, 2022 – June 26th, 2022)

The ASEC analysis team is using the ASEC automatic analysis system RAPIT to categorize and respond to known malware. This post will list weekly statistics collected from June 20th, 2022 (Monday) to June 26th, 2022 (Sunday). For the main category, info-stealer ranked top with 53.8%, followed by downloader with 25.1%, backdoor with 14.8%, banking malware with 4.9%, and ransomware with 1.3%. Top 1 – AgentTesla AgentTesla is an infostealer that ranked first place with 25.6%. It is an info-stealer that…