Threats Tagged 'vulkan persistence'

VulcanRAT207.A is a sophisticated multi-stage malware intrusion chain initiated via a WhatsApp-delivered financial document lure. The malware uses compression and extensive host screening before escalating privileges to SYSTEM level through COM-based techniques and PoolParty Variant 7 injection. It deploys a signed driver to disable security processes, establishes persistence via DLL side-loading with a legitimate Intel-signed executable, and launches a WebSocket-based remote access trojan. The final payload provides extensive surveillance capabilities including shell access, keystroke logging, desktop control, network filtering, and process injection.