Attackers Abusing Various Remote Control Tools

Attackers Abusing Various Remote Control Tools

Overview Ordinarily, attackers install malware through various methods such as spear phishing emails with a malicious attachment, malvertising, vulnerabilities, and disguising the malware as normal software and uploading them to websites. The malware that is installed include infostealers which steal information from the infected system, ransomware which encrypts files to

VNC Malware (TinyNuke, TightVNC) Used by Kimsuky Group

VNC Malware (TinyNuke, TightVNC) Used by Kimsuky Group

While monitoring Kimsuky-related malware, the ASEC analysis team has recently discovered that VNC malware was installed via AppleSeed remote control malware. VNC, also known as Virtual Network Computing, is a screen sharing system that remotely controls other computers. Similar to the commonly-used RDP, it is used to remotely access and