Security News > 2022 > January > Hackers Using New Evasive Technique to Deliver AsyncRAT Malware
A new, sophisticated phishing attack has been observed delivering the AsyncRAT trojan as part of a malware campaign that's believed to have commenced in September 2021.
"Through a simple email phishing tactic with an html attachment, threat attackers are delivering AsyncRAT designed to remotely monitor and control its infected computers through a secure, encrypted connection," Michael Dereviashkin, security researcher at enterprise breach prevention firm Morphisec, said in a report.
Opening the decoy file redirects the message recipient to a web page prompting the user to save an ISO file.
"The ISO download is not generated from a remote server but from within the victim's browser by a JavaScript code that's embedded inside the HTML receipt file," Dereviashkin explained.
This results in the execution of a.NET module in-memory that subsequently acts as a dropper for three files - one acting as a trigger for the next - to finally deliver AsyncRAT as the final payload, while also checking for antivirus software and setting up Windows Defender exclusions.
RATs such as AsyncRAT are typically used to forge a remote link between a threat actor and a victim device, steal information, and conduct surveillance through microphones and cameras.
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