“Totally Unexpected” Package Malware Using Modified Notepad++ Plug-in (WikiLoader)

“Totally Unexpected” Package Malware Using Modified Notepad++ Plug-in (WikiLoader)

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has recently identified the distribution of a modified version of “mimeTools.dll”, a default Notepad++ plug-in. The malicious mimeTools.dll file in question was included in the package installation file of a certain version of the Notepad++ package and disguised as a legitimate package file. As shown

Malicious CHM Being Distributed to Korean Universities

Malicious CHM Being Distributed to Korean Universities

The ASEC analysis team discovered that a malicious CHM file targeting certain Korean universities is distributed on a massive scale. The file that is being distributed is the same type as the one discussed in a post uploaded in May. Backdoor (*.chm) Disguised as Document Editing Software and Messenger Application

Distribution of Remcos RAT Disguised as Tax Invoice

Distribution of Remcos RAT Disguised as Tax Invoice

The ASEC analysis team has discovered Remcos RAT being distributed under the disguise of a tax invoice. The content and the type of phishing email are similar to the type that has been consistently discussed in previous blogs. Within the email, it has a short message written in awkward grammar.