equationdeathstar-great2015

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Equation: The Death Star of Malware Galaxy

by Kaspersky Lab GReAT

February 16, 2015

https://securelist.com/equation-the-death-star-of-malware-galaxy/68750/

Notes
Equation Group
GReAT
Kaspersky Lab
Death Star
malware
Houston Texas
CDROM
cyberespionage
0-day
malware sample
command and control
Stuxnet
Flame
trojan
EQUATIONLASER
EQUATIONDRUG
DOUBLEFANTASY
TRIPLEFANTASY
FANNY https://securelist.com/a-fanny-equation-i-am-your-father-stuxnet/68787/
GRAYFISH
implant
SKYHOOKCHOW
UR
KS
SF
STEALTHFIGHTER
DRINKPARSLEY
STRAITACID
LUTEUSOBSTOS
STRAITSHOOTER
DESERTWINTER
GROK
RMGREE5
user folder
nls_933w.dll
firmware malware
Seagate, Western Digital, Toshiba, Maxtor, IBM
worm
LNK exploit CVE-2010-2568
USB stick
Microsoft
MS09-025
air-gapped network
USB-based command and control
TheSAS2015
YARA
this article has extensive yara rules and hashes for Equation Group samples

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