Suspicious Fake Sohu Updater Execution

ATT&CK techniques

Initial Access

Recon
Resource Dev
Initial Access
- T1189Drive-by Compromise
Execution
Persistence
Priv Esc
Defense Evasion
Cred Access
Discovery
Lateral Movement
Collection
C2
Exfiltration
Impact

What it detects

This rule detects execution of an executable whose name contains sohuva_update which impersonates a Sohu software updater. Evasive Panda delivered a fake updater with this naming pattern via DNS poisoning to drop MgBot as reported by Kaspersky. Execution of this masquerading updater indicates drive by compromise and initial payload execution.

Reporting behind it

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Suspicious Fake Sohu Updater Execution

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