Rhadamanthys Infostealer Being Distributed Through MSC Extension

Rhadamanthys Infostealer Being Distributed Through MSC Extension

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has confirmed that Rhadamanthys Infostealer is being distributed as a file with the MSC extension. The MSC extension is an XML-based format that is executed by the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), and it can register and execute various tasks such as script code and command

2024 MSC Malware Trend Report

2024 MSC Malware Trend Report

With the decrease in distribution of MS Office document-type malware, the distribution of malware in various formats such as LNK and CHM is on the rise. In the second quarter of this year, malware in the MSC (snap-ins/Management Saved Console) file format used in Microsoft Management Console (MMC) was identified.

Distribution of MSC File Exploiting Amazon Service

Distribution of MSC File Exploiting Amazon Service

AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has discovered the distribution of malicious MSC file that is exploiting the Amazon service. The MSC extension has XML file format structure, and is executed by Microsoft Management Console (MMC). The number of distribution has increased since the disclosure by the Elastic Security Labs on