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Mallory pivots from this family to the IOCs, detections, and named campaigns that touch your stack, and pages you when something new lands.
3 CVEs Mallory has correlated with this family across public research and vendor advisories. Each row links to the full Mallory page for that vulnerability.
Known CVEs used by Astrum include CVE-2016-0189 [7], CVE-2016-1019 [6], and CVE-2016-4117 [8].
Known CVEs used by Astrum include CVE-2016-0189 [7], CVE-2016-1019 [6], and CVE-2016-4117 [8].
Known CVEs used by Astrum include CVE-2016-0189 [7], CVE-2016-1019 [6], and CVE-2016-4117 [8].
2 distinct threat actors attributed by public researchers. Open in Mallory to see the full evidence chain and overlapping campaigns.
It appears that between June 14 and 15, Astrum was dropping Mole ransomware in the United Kingdom and likely in the US. Mole is a member of the CryptFile2/CryptoMix ransomware family.
By July 2017, the HoeflerText popups delivered Mole ransomware under the file name Font_Chrome.exe.
2 distinct techniques documented for this family, organized by ATT&CK tactic.
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Ransomware previously delivered by EITest HoeflerText popups, later replaced in this campaign by downloader payloads leading to NetSupport Manager.
Ransomware dropped via the Astrum exploit kit in the AdGholas malvertising infection chain; it encrypts victim files and presents payment instructions via a payment server and ransom notes.
Match every observed IP, domain, and hash against your live telemetry.
Named campaigns wielding this family, with evidence pinned to each claim.
CVEs this family uses for access and lateral movement.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Every documented technique, ranked by evidence weight.
Reddit, Mastodon, and CTI community discussion around this family.