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While searching for new scenarios to deliver their malwares[1][2], attackers launched a campaign to deliver malicious code embedded in Microsoft Publisher[3] (.pub) files. The tool Publisher is less known than Word or Excel. This desktop publishing tool was released in 1991 (version 1.0) but it is still alive and included in the newest Office suite. It is not surprising that it support also macros. By using .pub files, attackers make one step forward because potential victims don't know the extension ".pub" (which can be interpreted as "public" or "publicity" and make the document less suspicious), Spam filters do not block this type of file extension. Finally, researchers are also impacted because their sandbox environments do not have Publisher installed by default, making the sample impossible to analyze! A sample of a malicious .pub file is already available on VT[4] with a low detection score (5/55). Stay safe! [1] https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Voice+Message+Notifications+Deliver+Ransomware/21397/ Xavier Mertens (@xme) |
Xme 491 Posts ISC Handler |
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Sep 5th 2016 3 years ago |
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se https://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/exxonmobile-introduction-letter-malspam-with-macro-enabled-microsoft-publisher-files-distribute-malware/ and https://myonlinesecurity.co.uk/is-it-an-apt-or-just-another-everyday-malware-attack/
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Sep 5th 2016 3 years ago |
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Another version https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/f04fdcd91d2a2f7df019ff67a9e56c2b545b305a1781680f49162c5dfc9fd405/analysis/1473138119/
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DVK01 21 Posts |
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Sep 6th 2016 3 years ago |
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here is also my analysis on some pub files were spreading in the region.
http://moradlabs.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-case-of-malicious-pub-file.html |
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