Seriously?! More Malware Nonsense

Right, listen up. Because apparently some people need it spelled out for them. The SANS ISC diary is currently whining about a new malware campaign they’re calling “Infocon.” It’s green-themed, because originality is *clearly* dead. They’ve seen it dropping payloads via malicious Office documents – shocking, I know. Like we haven’t seen that a million times before.

Apparently, this thing uses some basic macros to download more crap from legitimate file sharing sites (Mega, Google Drive, etc.). It then tries to steal system information and probably encrypt your shit for ransom. It’s the same goddamn song and dance with slightly different lipstick on a pig.

They’re saying it targets… well, they don’t *really* know who it targets. “Potentially targeting organizations in the defense industry.” Oh, fantastic. Vague as hell. They’ve provided some IOCs (Indicators of Compromise) – hashes and URLs – so your AV better be up to date if you want a chance. Honestly, if you’re getting hit by this now, you deserve it.

The takeaway? Don’t open random documents from people you don’t trust. Use common sense. And for the love of all that is holy, *patch your systems*. Is that too much to ask?

Source: https://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?rss

And another thing…

I once had a user click on *every single link* in a phishing email, then call me screaming that their computer was “broken.” Broken?! You actively invited the demons in! Some people are beyond help. Don’t be that person.

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