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TF-MAL-apk.sova

📛 Threat Title

Malware family: S.O.V.A.

Category: S.O.V.A. First seen: Last updated: Source: ThreatFox Malwares

Description

ThreatFox malware family `apk.sova`. Printable name: S.O.V.A..

Indicators of Compromise (1)

Each indicator is enriched from the IOC database, threat-intel feed corroboration (Threat Hunt) and VirusTotal. Click one to expand.

domain apk.sova VT: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/apk.sova

IOC database

Type
domain
Value
apk.sova
First seen
Last seen
Attached to this threat
Appears in
1 threat
Description
Extracted from Threat TF-MAL-apk.sova

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Threat Hunt — feed corroboration

Not present in any configured threat-intel feed.

Details From VirusTotal

VirusTotal: VT base fetch failed: HTTPError: 429 Client Error: Too Many Requests for url: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/domains/apk.sova

References (1)

Remediations (10)

  • web:attack.mitre.org

    S.O.V.A. is an Android banking trojan that was first identified in August 2021 and has subsequently been found in a variety of applications, including banking, cryptocurrency wallet/exchange, and shopping apps. S.O.V.A ., which is Russian for "owl", contains features not commonly found in Android malware , such as session cookie theft. [1] [2]

  • web:malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de

    Details for the S.O.V.A. malware family including references, samples and yara signatures.

  • web:windowsforum.com

    The emergence of RESURGE signals more than just another entry in a long line of malware threats. According to CISA, RESURGE contains advanced persistence features inherited from the SPAWNCHIMERA malware family—a group notorious for its ability to survive system reboots and avoid simplistic remediation .

  • web:www.bugcrowd.com

    Vulnerability mitigation is typically considered a temporary or interim solution. While mitigation measures can reduce the immediate risk associated with vulnerabilities, they may not provide a permanent fix. Organizations should aim to prioritize and plan for complete vulnerability remediation whenever feasible and allocate resources accordingly.

  • web:www.cisa.gov

    It highlights technical approaches to uncovering malicious activity and includes mitigation steps according to best practices. The purpose of this report is to enhance incident response among partners and network administrators along with serving as a playbook for incident investigation.

  • web:www.esd.whs.mil

    Implement the capability to detect and prevent malware incidents (e.g., malicious code, malicious logic, malicious applets) by employing malware detection and remediation mechanisms to detect and remove malware .

  • web:www.microsoft.com

    The ClickFix social engineering technique has been growing in popularity, with campaigns targeting thousands of enterprise and end-user devices daily. This technique exploits users' tendency to resolve technical issues by tricking them into running malicious commands. These commands, in turn, deliver payloads that ultimately lead to information theft and exfiltration.

  • web:www.ncsc.gov.uk

    Since there's no way to completely protect your organisation against malware infection, you should adopt a 'defence-in-depth' approach. This means using layers of defence with several mitigations at each layer. You'll have more opportunities to detect malware , and then stop it before it causes real harm to your organisation.

  • web:www.pcrisk.com

    What is S.O.V.A .? S.O.V.A. is the name of a banking trojan targeting Android devices. As its classification implies, this malware seeks to obtain baking and finance-related data. However, this trojan has a wide variety of functionalities and can be used to cause varied problems. S.O.V.A. malware overview S.O.V.A. is proliferated under the guise of a broad range of legitimate and innocuous ...

  • web:www.threatmark.com

    Our SOC team has reverse-engineered the peculiar S.O.V.A malware family . In this article read about the uniqueness of S.O.V.A. malware , how it works and some very peculiar details, namely: cookie stealing and its evolution in the cyber wilderness. S.O.V.A. is one of the newer families of Android malware , that shows banking malware capabilities with a great potential to wreak havoc elsewhere as ...

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