DarkMe RAT: A VB6 APT Trojan Turned Conventional Infostealer
DarkMe, an APT-linked VB6 RAT known for using zero day exploits, turned up in two Huntress incidents stripped down to a plain .pif infostealer malware.
Summary from Huntress Blog.
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- ConceptAPT · Advanced persistent threatA well-resourced hacking group, usually tied to a government, that runs long, targeted campaigns.
- AttackInfostealerMalware that grabs saved passwords, browser cookies and crypto wallets from an infected computer.
- ConceptZero-dayA flaw attackers exploit before the vendor has a fix: defenders have had zero days to patch.
- ConceptExploitCode or a technique that turns a software flaw into something an attacker can actually use.