"NetTraveler is Running!" - Red Star APT attacks compromise high-profile victims

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"NetTraveler is Running!" - Red Star APT attacks compromise high-profile victims
Botnet	NetTraveler
Malware
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
Target
Origin
Campaign	Red Star
Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2013 / 2013-06-04
Editor/Conference	Kaspersky lab
Link	http://securelist.com/blog/research/35936/nettraveler-is-running-red-star-apt-attacks-compromise-high-profile-victims/ (Archive copy)
Author	GReAT
Type	Blogpost

Abstract

“ Over the last few years, we have been monitoring a cyber-espionage campaign that has successfully compromised more than 350 high profile victims in 40 countries. The main tool used by the threat actors during these attacks is NetTraveler, a malicious program used for covert computer surveillance.

The name NetTraveler comes from an internal string which is present in early versions of the malware: NetTraveler Is Running! This malware is used by APT actors for basic surveillance of their victims. Earliest known samples have a timestamp of 2005, although references exist indicating activity as early as 2004. The largest number of samples we observed were created between 2010 and 2013.

Bibtex

 @misc{2013BFR1409,
   editor = {Kaspersky lab},
   author = {GReAT},
   title = {"NetTraveler is Running!" - Red Star APT attacks compromise high-profile victims},
   date = {04},
   month = Jun,
   year = {2013},
   howpublished = {\url{http://securelist.com/blog/research/35936/nettraveler-is-running-red-star-apt-attacks-compromise-high-profile-victims/}},
 }