LolZarus: Lazarus Group Incorporating Lolbins into Campaigns

2022-02-08 Qualys

https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2022/02/08/lolzarus-lazarus-group-incorporating-lolbins-into-campaigns

Thumbnail for LolZarus: Lazarus Group Incorporating Lolbins into Campaigns

Qualys analyzed a Lazarus campaign, dubbed LolZarus, that used Lockheed Martin-themed job phishing documents against defense-sector targets. The documents shared author and macro-flow traits with earlier Lazarus lures, decoded embedded shellcode, hijacked execution through WMVCORE.dll and the KernelCallbackTable, and displayed a decoy job document. The payload created a C:\WMAuthorization staging directory, scheduled periodic VBS-based beacons, and used renamed LOLBins such as mshta/wscript, with related variants using wuauclt, wmic, and pcalua. Reported infrastructure included markettrendingcenter.com for decoy retrieval and beaconing, while the campaign demonstrated Lazarus’ continued use of legitimate Windows binaries for stealthy execution.

Indicators of Compromise

Type Value First Seen Last Seen
DOMAIN markettrendingcenter.com 2022-01-27 2023-10-04
DOMAIN lm-career.com 2022-01-27 2023-10-04
HASH e87b575b2ddfb9d4d692e3b8627e3921 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
HASH 712a8e4d3ce36d72ff74b785aaf18cb0 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
HASH 490c885dc7ba0f32c07ddfe02a04bbb9 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
HASH 3f326da2affb0f7f2a4c5c95ffc660cc 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
HASH f2a0e9034d67f8200993c4fa8e4f5d15 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
HASH a27a9324d282d920e495832933d486ee 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
URL https://markettrendingcenter.co… 2022-02-08 2022-02-08
URL https://markettrendingcenter.co… 2022-01-27 2022-02-08
URL https://www.advantims.com/GfxCP… 2021-01-23 2022-02-08
DOMAIN advantims.com 2021-01-23 2022-02-08

Related Reports

2021-12-02 • 45% Match
#Lazarus #T1102.002 #T1082 #T1059.003 #T1567.002 #T1140 #T1584.004 #T1005 #T1070.004 #T1587.001 #T1041 #T1560 #T1608.001 #T1071.001 #T1046 #T1083 #T1056.001 #T1204.001 #T1036 #T1027 #T1204.002 #T1566.002 #T1566.003 #T1124 #T1057 #T1059.005 #T1583.006 #T1566.001 #T1547.001 #T1585.002 #T1053.005 #T1583.001 #T1059.001 #T1036.005 #T1132.001 #T1001.003 #T1585.001 #T1497.001 #T1105 #T1553.002 #T1620 #T1574.002 #T1562.001 #T1027.002 #T1489 #T1078 #T1008 #T1573.001 #T1571 #T1491.001 #T1218 #T1220 #T1203 #T1189 #T1049 #T1564.001 #T1098 #T1016 #T1074.001 #T1588.002 #T1562.004 #T1591 #T1218.011 #T1583.004 #T1036.004 #T1588.003 #T1593.001 #T1218.005 #T1589.002 #T1584.001 #T1070.006 #T1048.003 #T1134.002 #T1027.007 #T1021.001 #T1106 #T1090.001 #T1070 #T1047 #T1574.013 #T1561.001 #T1036.003 #T1529 #T1055.001 #T1614.001 #T1010 #T1021.002 #T1033 #T1543.003 #T1485 #T1090.002 #T1542.003 #T1560.002 #T1012 #T1110 #T1547.009 #T1110.003 #T1534 #T1588.004 #T1104 #T1591.004 #T1561.002 #T1608.002 #T1202 #T1221 #T1557.001 #T1087.002 #T1560.003 #T1070.003 #T1021.004 #T0865
Shares tags: T1059.003, T1059.005, T1566.001
2025-08-13 • 35% Match
#Lazarus #T1102.002 #T1082 #T1059.003 #T1567.002 #T1140 #T1584.004 #T1005 #T1070.004 #T1587.001 #T1041 #T1560 #T1608.001 #T1071.001 #T1046 #T1083 #T1056.001 #T1204.001 #T1036 #T1027 #T1204.002 #T1566.002 #T1566.003 #T1124 #T1057 #T1059.005 #T1583.006 #T1566.001 #T1547.001 #T1585.002 #T1053.005 #T1583.001 #T1059.001 #T1036.005 #T1132.001 #T1001.003 #T1585.001 #T1497.001 #T1105 #T1553.002 #T1620 #T1574.002 #T1562.001 #T1027.002 #T1489 #T1078 #T1008 #T1571 #T1491.001 #T1218 #T1220 #T1203 #T1189 #T1049 #T1564.001 #T1098 #T1016 #T1074.001 #T1588.002 #T1562.004 #T1591 #T1218.011 #T1583.004 #T1036.004 #T1588.003 #T1218.010 #T1593.001 #T1218.005 #T1589.002 #T1584.001 #T1070.006 #T1048.003 #T1134.002 #T1027.007 #T1021.001 #T1106 #T1090.001 #T1573 #T1070 #T1047 #T1574.013 #T1561.001 #T1036.003 #T1529 #T1055.001 #T1614.001 #T1010 #T1021.002 #T1033 #T1543.003 #T1485 #T1090.002 #T1542.003 #T1560.002 #T1012 #T1110 #T1547.009 #T1110.003 #T1534 #T1588.004 #T1104 #T1591.004 #T1561.002 #T1608.002 #T1202 #T1221 #T1557.001 #T1087.002 #T1560.003 #T1070.003 #T1021.004
Shares tags: T1059.003, T1059.005, T1566.001
2022-04-29 • 27% Match
#Trend #BlackBanshee #BlackAlicanto #T1082 #T1059.003 #T1090 #T1005 #T1070.004 #T1041 #T1113 #T1555 #T1560 #T1071.001 #T1112 #T1083 #T1204.001 #T1036 #T1027 #T1204.002 #T1071 #T1124 #T1204 #T1057 #T1059.005 #T1566.001 #T1547.001 #T1053.005 #T1132.001 #T1566 #T1059 #T1003 #T1105 #T1620 #T1486 #T1135 #T1078 #T1548 #T1190 #T1592 #T1049 #T1087 #T1589 #T1074.001 #T1591 #T1547 #T1068 #T1573 #T1095 #T1048 #T1608 #T1070 #T1056 #T1036.007 #T1614.001 #T1033 #T1110 #T1221 #T1132 #T1570 #T1021 #T1615 #T1482 #T1210 #T1069 #T1595 #T1039 #T1016.001
Shares tags: T1059.003, T1059.005, T1566.001
2026-01-13 • 22% Match
#Kimsuky #T1102.002 #T1059.003 #T1567.002 #T1070.004 #T1587.001 #T1041 #T1608.001 #T1071.001 #T1112 #T1056.001 #T1059.006 #T1204.001 #T1059.007 #T1027 #T1204.002 #T1566.002 #T1555.003 #T1059.005 #T1583.006 #T1566.001 #T1585.002 #T1053.005 #T1598.003 #T1583.001 #T1059.001 #T1036.005 #T1566 #T1585.001 #T1656 #T1205 #T1105 #T1055 #T1553.002 #T1620 #T1102.001 #T1027.002 #T1133 #T1190 #T1593 #T1588.002 #T1657 #T1055.012 #T1587 #T1078.003 #T1071.002 #T1562.004 #T1550.002 #T1111 #T1071.003 #T1591 #T1003.001 #T1218.011 #T1585 #T1593.002 #T1598 #T1583 #T1586.002 #T1588.005 #T1583.004 #T1036.004 #T1588.003 #T1589.003 #T1594 #T1218.010 #T1557 #T1219.002 #T1593.001 #T1218.005 #T1589.002 #T1584.001 #T1070.006 #T1596
Shares tags: T1059.003, T1059.005, T1566.001
« Back