Lazarus APT DLL Sideloading Activity

 1title: Lazarus APT DLL Sideloading Activity
 2id: 24007168-a26b-4049-90d0-ce138e13a5cf
 3status: test
 4description: Detects sideloading of trojanized DLLs used in Lazarus APT campaign in the case of a Spanish aerospace company
 5references:
 6    - https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/lazarus-luring-employees-trojanized-coding-challenges-case-spanish-aerospace-company/
 7    - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lazarus-hackers-breach-aerospace-firm-with-new-lightlesscan-malware/
 8author: Thurein Oo, Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems)
 9date: 2023-10-18
10tags:
11    - attack.defense-evasion
12    - attack.privilege-escalation
13    - attack.t1574.001
14    - attack.t1574.002
15    - attack.g0032
16    - detection.emerging-threats
17logsource:
18    product: windows
19    category: image_load
20detection:
21    selection_mscoree:
22        Image: 'C:\ProgramShared\PresentationHost.exe'
23        ImageLoaded: ':\ProgramShared\mscoree.dll'
24    selection_colorui:
25        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\colorcpl.exe'
26        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\colorui.dll'
27    selection_mapistub:
28        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\fixmapi.exe'
29        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\mapistub.dll'
30    selection_hid:
31        Image: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\tabcal.exe'
32        ImageLoaded: 'C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\HID.dll'
33    condition: 1 of selection_*
34falsepositives:
35    - Unlikely
36level: high

References

• Lazarus luring employees with trojanized coding challenges: The case of a Spanish aerospace company

  

  ESET researchers uncover a Lazarus attack against an aerospace company in Spain, where the group deployed several tools, including a publicly undocumented backdoor we named LightlessCan.

  
  Read More

• Lazarus hackers breach aerospace firm with new LightlessCan malware

  

  The North Korean 'Lazarus' hacking group targeted employees of an aerospace company located in Spain with fake job opportunities to hack into the corporate network using a previously unknown 'LightlessCan' backdoor.

  
  Read More

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