Analysis by: Mc Justine De Guzman
ALIASES:

JS.BeEF (IKARUS)

 PLATFORM:

MacOS

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Hacking Tool

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted: No

  • In the wild: Yes

  OVERVIEW

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 26,704 bytes
File Type: JS
Memory Resident: No
Initial Samples Received Date: 25 Jun 2020

Arrival Details

This Hacking Tool arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.

Other Details

This Hacking Tool does the following:

  • It scans for Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities used by Browser Exploitation Framework (BeEF).
  • When loaded on a page, it parses all the link and forms to check if it is vulnerable to XSS attacks.
  • It only runs on MacOS environment

  SOLUTION

Minimum Scan Engine: 9.800
SSAPI PATTERN File: 2.309.00
SSAPI PATTERN Date: 02 Jul 2020

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