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DNS Changer

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Rove Digital

Learn more about the DNS Changer malware and how it can affect your computer (PDF) ... Rove Digital ran a sophisticated operation in which malware changed the DNS settings on the victim's computers, resulting in innocent users being directed to different websites than they requested.

via spamhaus blogspamhaus.org

MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

3 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Credential Access

1 technique

T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence1

The malware would also replace advertisements delivered by companies such as Google or Microsoft with ads from the Rove Digital gang promoting suspect products and services.

Collection

1 technique

T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence1

The malware would also replace advertisements delivered by companies such as Google or Microsoft with ads from the Rove Digital gang promoting suspect products and services.

Impact

1 technique

T1565.001Stored Data ManipulationEvidence1

Rove Digital ran a sophisticated operation in which malware changed the DNS settings on the victim's computers, resulting in innocent users being directed to different websites than they requested

Other

1 technique

T1562Impair DefensesEvidence1

in some cases the malware actually prevented end users from updating their anti-virus definitions, which prevented not only detection and removal of the Rove Digital malware, but also of other malware as well.

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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spamhaus blogNews

Nov 9, 2011

Malware | Targeting Rove Digital: Operation Ghost Click | Spamhaus

Malware used by the Rove Digital cybercrime network to modify victims' DNS settings, redirect users to fraudulent or unintended websites, replace legitimate advertisements with attacker-controlled ads, and in some cases block antivirus definition updates.

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Exploited vulnerabilities

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MITRE ATT&CK mapping3

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

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MalwareUsed by 1 actor

DNS Changer

For your environment

Hunt this family in your stack

Mallory pivots from this family to the IOCs, detections, and named campaigns that touch your stack, and pages you when something new lands.

Start free trial

THREAT ACTORS

Groups observed using it

1 distinct threat actor attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.

View more details

Rove Digital

via spamhaus blogspamhaus.org

MITRE ATT&CK

Techniques & procedures

3 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.

Credential Access

1 technique

T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence1

The malware would also replace advertisements delivered by companies such as Google or Microsoft with ads from the Rove Digital gang promoting suspect products and services.

Collection

1 technique

T1557Adversary-in-the-MiddleEvidence1

The malware would also replace advertisements delivered by companies such as Google or Microsoft with ads from the Rove Digital gang promoting suspect products and services.

Impact

1 technique

T1565.001Stored Data ManipulationEvidence1

Rove Digital ran a sophisticated operation in which malware changed the DNS settings on the victim's computers, resulting in innocent users being directed to different websites than they requested

Other

1 technique

T1562Impair DefensesEvidence1

ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

1 SOURCESView more in app

spamhaus blogNews

Nov 9, 2011

Malware | Targeting Rove Digital: Operation Ghost Click | Spamhaus

What this page doesn’t show

The version that knows your environment.

Start free trial

IOC matching

Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.

Threat actor attribution1

Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.

Exploited vulnerabilities

CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

MITRE ATT&CK mapping3

Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.

Researcher chatter

Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.