Rewterz Threat Alert – STRRAT Malware – Active IOCs

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

STRRat is a Java-based Remote-Access Trojan (RAT) with a slew of malicious features, notably information theft and backdoor capabilities. This RAT was first identified at the German cybersecurity firm in June 2020. This malware uses plugins to grant the attacker remote access. STTRat steals login credentials from browsers and email clients, logs keystrokes, and exploits vulnerable Windows operating systems remotely. The malware adds the file extension (.crimson) to Notepad to show a bogus ransom message. STRRAT malware supports the browsers Firefox, Chrome, Foxmail, Outlook, Internet Explorer, and Thunderbird.

It permits threat actors to remotely control compromised machines/computers. According to research, this RAT can be used to run commands that let users upload files, download files, delete files, open files, restart computers, and carry out a variety of other tasks.

Furthermore, users who have the STRRAT installed on their computers run the risk of experiencing issues with online privacy, surfing security, financial loss, identity theft, account lockout, system infection with further infections, etc.

Impact

• Unauthorized access
• Information theft
• Exposure of sensitive data

Indicators of Compromise

MD5

• 856dbd09409da8b58b98d75bb8b6c7c0
• 3b98c79de87287a290be42a8b6024135
• b102d13f794c0adc6d34168a4cd379da
• 790a4b486179b608203fcff880981e93

SHA-256

• 8873e65ad529e832113ee75d5bc8e3a18d150ed475c09e0c6f5ce1458f0bf9a3
• 49b485e3ac70b1de37749d5b9dda713833b1448f2066875f0882e87a73dd4133
• 78c13c7c14ba3068053b7749c2671ba76cce489e3dbd310bc58641adf2e2fbe8
• 98da431e0121e98f68a2352e42dd1f0e7163682ed352488c33628566d5f08172

SHA-1

• 04ac238a5349afe2f3f0a2dffad9cf615130b674
• d1a0960f21a9ac148b4d0f55bd2b866dd87355e5
• d75a7bd0e7156ff97d05f6df952a616913cab6f0
• bd71c41442a0e9ca79b8b2883b7da5b273dc7bf2

Remediation

• Block all threat indicators at your respective controls.
• Search for Indicators of compromise (IOCs) in your environment utilizing your respective security controls
• Maintain cyber hygiene by updating your anti-virus software and implementing a patch management lifecycle.
• Maintain Offline Backups – In a ransomware attack, the adversary will often delete or encrypt backups if they have access to them. That’s why it’s important to keep offline (preferably off-site), encrypted backups of data and test them regularly.
• Emails from unknown senders should always be treated with caution.
• Never trust or open ” links and attachments received from unknown sources/senders.
• Patch and upgrade any platforms and software timely and make it into a standard security policy. Prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities and zero-days.
• Along with network and system hardening, code hardening should be implemented within the organization so that their websites and software are secure. Use testing tools to detect any vulnerabilities in the deployed codes.
• Enable antivirus and anti-malware software and update signature definitions in a timely manner. Using multi-layered protection is necessary to secure vulnerable assets