Fake Advanced IP Scanner Installer Delivers Dangerous CobaltStrike Backdoor

During a recent client investigation, Trustwave SpiderLabs found a malicious version of the Advanced IP Scanner installer, which contained a backdoored DLL module. Our client had been searching for the Advanced IP Scanner tool online and inadvertently downloaded the compromised installer from a typo-squatted domain that appeared in their search results.

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