SabPub

  • First known sample

    2012

  • Discovery

    2012

  • Number of targets

    1-100

  • Current status

    Active

  • Type

    Backdoor

  • Targeted platforms

    OS X

  • TOP targeted countries

    India , Ukraine , Western Europe
SABPUB

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  • The way of propagation

    Exploits , Social engineering

  • Purpose/Functions

    Cyberespionage
  • Special features

    MacOS X backdoor

  • Targets

    Activists
  • Artefacts/Attribution

    related to LuckyCat attacks, Chinese origins

  • Description

    A custom OS X backdoor designed for use in targeted attacks. It can make screenshots of the user’s current session and execute commands on the infected machine. It is spread through Java exploits.

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  1. Adding detection for known modules
  2. Collecting samples
  3. Reversing the samples
  4. Decrypting sophisticated encryption and compression schemes
  5. Understanding lateral movement
  6. Outlining multiple attack stages in the correct order
  7. Mapping C&C infrastructure
  8. Setting up sinkholes
  9. Analyzing collected traffic and communication protocols
  10. Crawling other hosts that understand the same protocol
  11. Taking down and acquiring images of C&C servers
  12. Identifying victims, sending out notifications to victims and global CERTs
  13. Applying forensic analysis and extracting logs, stolen files, other components
  14. Collecting and analyzing data from KSN, C&C servers, individual victims who are willing to work with us, sinkholes, crawlers, etc.
  15. Writing a comprehensive report
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