Extracting Digital Signatures from Signed Malware

Discussion in 'other anti-malware software' started by ronjor, May 11, 2013.

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  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Extracting Digital Signatures from Signed Malware/15779
     
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  3. Solarlynx

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    Hmm, I was going to start applying Publisher Rules in AppLocker.

    Have anybody had any issues with these fake signatures?
     
  4. Check on signed only is not 100% bulletproof. IMO with publisher check for signed and hash for unsignes executables, you can't go wrong.

    I have build my Lazy Admin setup on signed software only protection since 2010. In this time I have gotten one malware sample from a friends honeypot (who works as a malware reseacher for a bank, reverse engineering financial malware in particular). By accident I was lucky, because the ACE addition I had (deny for Everyone) on temp internet directory prevented it from running (and surviving reboot).

    As you may have seen, I have setup an auto allow Microsoft (narrowed down to OS) in user space when run as administrator using SpyShelter (and called Safe Admin :D ). This was on advice of my friend (either switch to AppLocker with publisher/hash rules or add something to your SRP defense WHEN allowing execution of Admin in userspace). I have chosen for adding something to SRP, so when you stick to publisher rules plus hashes, you should be secure (other alternative of his advice).

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  5. Solarlynx

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    Windows 7 is not mentioned there.
     
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