Elastic Security Labs has discovered a new post-exploitation malware kit which targets both Windows and Linux systems. The kit abuses Microsoft Outlook as a communication channel. It is likely part of an espionage campaign, and includes a loader and a backdoor. The malware has been used in attacks on a South American nation’s foreign ministry. There are also links from the malware to security compromises in Southeast Asia. The loader is called PathLoader, and it executes a backdoor called FinalDraft which takes advantage of Microsoft Outlook. 

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