Pandemic: WikiLeaks was released new documents in the Vault 7 series. This time it describes in detail a tool that the CIA uses to deploy malicious software on networks of targeted organizations, services, or companies.
It's called "pandemic," and it can install one filter driver on the file system on a network, replacing legitimate files with a malicious payload remotely via the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.
"The pandemic does NOT make any physical changes to the targeted disk file. The targeted file in the Pandemic system is installed and remains unchanged. Target users with Pandemic use SMB to download the targeted file with the "Replacement File", the tool description states.
This makes this tool very interesting since it is particularly difficult to locate the infected systems. Pandemic replaces the files during transfer instead of modifying them on the device, so the legitimate file remains unchanged.
Pandemic is a tool designed to work on Windows 32 and 64 bit systems and is initially installed on machines from which users download and execute remote files. The files released by WikiLeaks show that up to 20 files can be replaced each time, with a maximum size of 800 Mb.
"As the name implies, a single computer on a local area network with shared disks infected with the Pandemic implant will function as the zero-sum patient in the spread of a disease. It will infect remote computers if the user runs programs. ”
The documents explicitly state that it is technically possible, "remote computers (remote computers) that provide file shares, turn themselves into new Pandemic file servers on a local network to achieve infections in new targets,” WikiLeaks reports.
The new leaks contain information, even about how to test if a system is infected by Pandemic.
Please be reminded that Wikileaks released documents in the Vault 7 series from 7 March, exposing more and more CIA hackers.
"Year Zero"The CIA is using popular hardware and software.
"Weeping Angel"The spying tool that the service uses to penetrate smart TVs, turning them into disguised microphones.
"Dark Matter"Exploits targeting iPhones and Mac.
"Marble” the source codeof a secret anti-forensic framework. It is essentially an obfuscator used by the CIA to hide the true source of malware.
"Grasshopper"A framework that allows the information service to easily create custom malicious software to violate Microsoft Windows and bypass any virus protection.
"Archimedes"- a MitM attack tool allegedly created by the CIA for targeting computers within a local area network (LAN).
Scribbles” a piece of software designed to add 'web beacons' to classified documents to allow intelligence to monitor leaks.
Athena:it is designed to be able to gain absolute control over infected Windows computers, allowing the CIA to run many functions on the target machine, such as deletion data or installing malware, stealing data and sending it to CIA servers.
