APT1-Related SSL Certificate Detected

critical Nessus Plugin ID 64688

Synopsis

An SSL certificate used in a malware-based command and control infrastructure was detected on the remote host.

Description

An SSL certificate associated with the group known as APT1 was detected on the remote host. APT1's command and control infrastructure uses several self-signed certificates to encrypt communications in their command and control infrastructure. The remote host appears to be using one of these certificates, which indicates it may have been compromised.

Solution

Determine if the system has been compromised, restore from a set of known good backups if necessary, and investigate your network for further signs of a breach.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?229f64ed

http://www.nessus.org/u?e1be6908

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 64688

File Name: ssl_apt1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: General

Published: 2/19/2013

Updated: 10/26/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: SSL/Supported