Threat researchers recently discovered a new loader dubbed DodgeBox. This loader shares significant traits with StealthVector, which is associated with the Chinese APT group APT41 / Earth Baku.
DodgeBox functions as a loader for a new backdoor named MoonWalk, which utilizes evasion techniques such as call stack spoofing, DLL sideloading, DLL hollowing and environmental guardrails similar to DodgeBox, employing Google Drive for C2 operations.
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Source: Broadcom
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