Sophos uncovered attackers using DLL side-loading to execute malicious code and install backdoors in the networks of targeted organizations. A report published, “A New APT uses DLL Side-loads to Killl Someone,” outlines the discovery of four different DLL side-loading scenarios, which all share the same program database path and some of which carry a file named “KilllSomeOne.” The targeting of these attacks — against non-governmental organizations and other organizations in Myanmar — and other characteristics of the malware suggest that the attackers involved may be a Chinese APT group.racteristics of the malware suggest that the attackers involved may be a Chinese APT group.

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