Pandemic: WikiLeaks was released new documents in the Vault 7 series. This time he details a tool the CIA uses to spread malware software to networks of targeted organizations, services, or companies.
It's called "pandemic," and it can install a 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 suggests, a single computer on a local network with shared drives infected with the Pandemic implant will act as patient zero in the spread of a disease. It will infect the remote computers if the user runs programs. "
The documents explicitly state that it is technically possible, "remote computers that provide file shares are automatically converted to new Pandemic file servers on a local network to achieve infections on new targets," WikiLeaks reported.
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 exploits 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 code of a secret anti-forensic framework. It's essentially a obfuscator that the CIA uses to hide the real 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" one development which is designed to add 'web beacons' to classified documents to allow intelligence to monitor leaks.
Athena:is designed to be able to gain complete control over infected Windows computers by allowing the CIA to perform many functions on the target machine, such as data deletion or malware installation, data theft, and mission to CIA servers.
