{"id":41529,"date":"2021-06-29T16:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/32417\/Microsoft-Approved-A-Windows-Driver-With-Rootkit-Malware.html"},"modified":"2021-06-29T16:05:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T16:05:45","slug":"microsoft-approved-a-windows-driver-with-rootkit-malware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-approved-a-windows-driver-with-rootkit-malware\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Approved A Windows Driver With Rootkit Malware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft on Friday admitted it had signed malicious third-party driver code submitted for certification through its Windows Hardware Compatibility Program.<\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft, the miscreant behind the subverted driver was focused on computer game players in China, and is not the sort of nation-state-backed group that has been giving Microsoft and its enterprise customers headaches over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>The rootkit-grade software, once installed on a Windows PC, could be used to circumvent region-based restrictions in games and\/or snoop on players to steal their account login credentials as they typed them in. It might be that the person behind the booby-trapped driver intended to distribute the software as a tool for bypassing location checks that also secretly spied on gamers.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The actor\u2019s goal is to use the driver to spoof their geo-location to cheat the system and play from anywhere,&#8221; Microsoft&#8217;s security team explained. &#8220;The malware enables them to gain an advantage in games and possibly exploit other players by compromising their accounts through common tools like keyloggers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To install the rootkit on a victim&#8217;s computer, an attacker would already need admin-level access on the box, or would need to convince the user to authorize the driver&#8217;s installation \u2013 which is easier to do when the code is signed by Microsoft.<\/p>\n<p>The Windows maker, which also on Friday disclosed that the Nobelium group behind the SolarWinds attack <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2021\/06\/26\/in_brief_security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">compromised<\/a> a Microsoft support desk account in a separate phishing operation, said it is investigating the unidentified threat actor&#8217;s efforts to distribute subverted drivers in gaming environments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The actor submitted drivers for certification through the Windows Hardware Compatibility Program,&#8221; Microsoft&#8217;s security team said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/msrc-blog.microsoft.com\/2021\/06\/25\/investigating-and-mitigating-malicious-drivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blog post<\/a>. &#8220;The drivers were built by a third party. We have suspended the account and reviewed their submissions for additional signs of malware.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Security researcher Karsten Hahn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdatasoftware.com\/blog\/microsoft-signed-a-malicious-netfilter-rootkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">identified the driver<\/a> as Netfilter, a rootkit that connects to an IP address <a href=\"https:\/\/ipinfo.io\/AS131539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">registered to<\/a> Ningbo Zhuo Zhi Innovation Network Technology Co., Ltd, in China. Hahn initially flagged the finding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/struppigel\/status\/1405483373280235520\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">on June 17, 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the bright side, Microsoft said it has seen no sign that its WHCP signing certificate or infrastructure were compromised. The software giant has updated its Microsoft Defender data to detect and block the devious driver and has shared signature information with other antivirus security vendors so they can tune their detection mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, some gamers in China may have been compromised as a result of this driver.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44YNtDwbr5eMc7xEDJzLJUnAAAAIQ&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" 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