PULSE NAME
CheckMesh: Hidden Threats in Your FW
WHITE LilacSquid AlienVault 2024-08-05 Modified: 2024-09-04
13
IOCs
MEDIUM VOLUME
This report examines an advanced cyber-attack targeting an Israeli enterprise, where a sophisticated threat actor compromised a Check Point firewall by deploying a malicious ELF implant known as MeshAgent. The implant, disguised as a legitimate process, enabled encrypted communication with the attacker's Command and Control (C2) server, granting persistent access and allowing the firewall to be transformed into a stealthy C2 node. The analysis reveals tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) consistent with the LilacSquid APT group, including initial exploitation, credential theft, lateral movement, and the use of advanced stealth mechanisms. The report provides technical details, forensic analysis, and recommendations for incident response and mitigation.
Indicators of Compromise (13)
All FileHash-MD5 FileHash-SHA1 FileHash-SHA256 URL YARA domain hostname
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
FileHash-MD5 277e376f8e521b5127d45da965a5a43d 2024-08-05
FileHash-SHA1 91971157c3444b92c8944ea535c86f97c8514103 2024-08-05
FileHash-SHA1 b1b15e09ea98228203e110456d514327ce6b7438 2024-08-05
FileHash-SHA256 1134af27bea8518c62444a56f4bd4bcc95db40a9bb6132688cf31515da08b9aa 2024-08-05
FileHash-SHA256 3840acb15880f6cb0a77347d4a3893c5a3fbfcc2167bd5e3f86e2ce0f7cdbf19 2024-08-05
FileHash-SHA256 460acbb38b0bdb3d227de65010b1a323f448ec196860ce4979c0b8314763eb56 2024-08-05
URL http://api.gupdate.net:443/agent.ashx 2024-08-05
YARA 9de2abc7621215ff03926d028aae14f988d27009 2024-08-05
YARA f0148c4baf7acedc76d39626e78b51bea40a0ae9 2024-08-05
domain gupdate.net 2024-08-05
hostname api.gupdate.net 2024-08-05
YARA f0148c4baf7acedc76d39626e78b51bea40a0ae9 Detects the CheckMesh attack 2024-08-05
YARA 9de2abc7621215ff03926d028aae14f988d27009 Detects the CheckMesh configuration file 2024-08-05