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Analyzing a Malicious Advanced IP Scanner Google Ad Redirection | Huntress

2024-04-01 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

4 predictions
T1071.001Web Protocols
84%
", clicked on the network tab, and went back to the legitimate advanced - ip - scanner. com via the ad click. after some poking and prodding, i discovered the top result is the one we want to explore some more. so let ’ s click on this result and take a look at what we get. if we …"
T1105Ingress Tool Transfer
57%
"an executable is that we can see “ this program cannot be run in dos mode. ” near the top of the output. that ’ s a tell - tale sign of an. exe. we could download this a few different ways. we could click the “ save output ” button ( the little floppy disk icon above the output )…"
T1189Drive-by Compromise
41%
"need the file. so let ’ s grab it. let me show you what happens if we go to the site. in my case, i get redirected to the legitimate advanced ip scanner website instead of the malicious one : okay, well, what if i try to google it? maybe i can get the ad to show up? nope, in this…"
T1566.002Spearphishing Link
36%
"need the file. so let ’ s grab it. let me show you what happens if we go to the site. in my case, i get redirected to the legitimate advanced ip scanner website instead of the malicious one : okay, well, what if i try to google it? maybe i can get the ad to show up? nope, in this…"

Summary

Threat actors have been using malicious versions of Advanced IP Scanner to compromise their targets via malvertising campaigns. Let’s analyze one.