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A story of fonts by the EITest HoeflerText campaign

April 26, 2017 by Jérôme Segura

 

                                     A story of fonts by the EITest HoeflerText campaign

One of the most common malware campaigns from compromised websites is known as EITest and has traditionally been redirecting victims towards exploit kits. But it also has an alternate payload for browsers other than Internet Explorer, specifically for Google Chrome, where it tricks users into downloading a fake font file.

The technique first exposed by Proofpoint, is simple and yet so clever because it truly creates an illusion that there is a problem with the site being viewed. In addition, the prompt to download the ‘Chrome Font Pack’ looks sleek and professional:

 

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