Names | PyFlash | |
Category | Malware | |
Type | Backdoor | |
Description | (ESET) This second stage backdoor is a py2exe executable. py2exe is a Python extension to convert a Python script into a standalone Windows executable. To our knowledge, this is the first time the Turla developers have used the Python language in a backdoor. The backdoor communicates with its hardcoded C&C server via HTTP. The C&C URL and other parameters such as the AES key and IV used to encrypt all network communications are specified at the beginning of the script. The C&C server can also send backdoor commands in JSON format. The commands implemented in this version of PyFlash are: • Download additional files from a given HTTP(S) link. • Execute a Windows command using the Python function subprocess32.Popen. • Change the execution delay: modifies the Windows task that regularly (every X minutes; 5 by default) launches the malware. • Kill (uninstall) the malware. | |
Information | <https://www.welivesecurity.com/2020/03/12/tracking-turla-new-backdoor-armenian-watering-holes/> | |
AlienVault OTX | <https://otx.alienvault.com/browse/pulses?q=tag:PyFlash> |
Last change to this tool card: 20 April 2020
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Turla, Waterbug, Venomous Bear | ![]() | 1996-Dec 2023 |
1 group listed (1 APT, 0 other, 0 unknown)
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