📅 Posted on: July 28, 2025
✍️ By CyberDudeBivash
🛡️ Category: Malware | Supply Chain Attacks | Gaming Industry
In a sophisticated supply chain attack, threat actors compromised the official software installer of a popular gaming mouse brand to deliver a new Windows-based malware strain called Xred. The infected driver was digitally signed, tricking users into unknowingly executing malicious code on their systems.
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Malware Name | Xred |
| Delivery Vector | Tampered gaming mouse software installer |
| Targets | Windows users, mostly gamers and streamers |
| Detection | Initially bypassed antivirus tools due to signed binary |
| First Spotted | July 27, 2025 |
| Malware Type | Remote Access Trojan (RAT) with persistence mechanisms |
While attribution is ongoing, the attack style mimics Eastern European cybercrime syndicates known for using malicious gaming tools to infect young digital targets like streamers, gamers, and esports communities.
xservice.exe, mscache32.dll| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| File Hash (SHA256) | fa340d8b76e3f2b1769f1e0a... |
| Suspicious Domain | xredcontrol[.]net |
| Dropped File | xmouse32.sys |
| Registry Entry | HKCU\\Software\\Microsoft\\Xred |
“This attack highlights the evolving danger of trust-based exploitation. Even official software downloads can be poisoned. This is not just about malware anymore—it’s about manipulating user trust at scale.”
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