Operation FlutterBridge: macOS Malvertising Campaign Spreads New FlutterShell Backdoor

    Date: 06/03/2026

    Severity: High

    Summary

    Operation FlutterBridge is a large-scale malvertising campaign targeting macOS users through malicious Google advertisements that distribute FlutterShell, a Flutter-based malware with both adware and backdoor capabilities. The malware enables remote command execution, file manipulation, and in some variants, abuses AI-powered document summarization features to facilitate data exfiltration. Operated by financially motivated threat actors, the campaign uses numerous Google-verified ads and shell companies to reach a global audience while continuously evolving its malware capabilities.

    Indicators of Compromise (IOC) List

    Domains/URLs

    https://atsheisdomestic.org/update-thanks.html

    https://etoftheappyrince.org/update-delay

    https://healightejustb.org/checkupdateTO.js

    atsheisdomestic.org

    etoftheappyrince.org

    healightejustb.org

    sinterfumesco.com

    ads-parkpro.com

    adsparkpro.top

    adsparkpro.net

    softwe.art

    Hash

    021666417de8b9972c179783fe60d4c4ad2d93224e3a0f16137065c960b1b845

    363923500ce942bf1a953e8a4e943fbf1fb1b5ed6e5d247964c345b3ad5bfc34

    8421c902364980e3d762ec6dbbe6b0f40577c27bd79b48c57d098328b2533109

    644fc49fa1006a2a2acace694e5fb83753164e2617051ece6d9dc9ea32329e70

    9053e8ddaecca1f960c041c944ca8799fc71dc86a4b50d2639ee4e0d2cb82f47

    b60074d1ea2008a581f432f2dee5f84f78668d9dd8e66f75d03c42dabd89bdea

    9425e8e39fa8a7212cdd07f0917cb3dfde38a90b87297de2c82a5850aff1e4de

    30448686ec900d5213d74f08f0d2b7924c5336a29445b2a434aba8d8b19d7530

    48047c34bbd57fe1e24bc538bc2ce9e0ac4c4eb48d3b0c195b414f0379dc0745

    Gurucul Threat Detection and Incident Response (TDIR) Queries for Detection

    Detection Query 1 :

    domainname like "softwe.art" or url like "softwe.art" or siteurl like "softwe.art" or domainname like "sinterfumesco.com" or url like "sinterfumesco.com" or siteurl like "sinterfumesco.com" or domainname like "https://atsheisdomestic.org/update-thanks.html" or siteurl like "https://atsheisdomestic.org/update-thanks.html" or url like "https://atsheisdomestic.org/update-thanks.html" or domainname like "https://etoftheappyrince.org/update-delay" or siteurl like "https://etoftheappyrince.org/update-delay" or url like "https://etoftheappyrince.org/update-delay" or domainname like "https://healightejustb.org/checkupdateTO.js" or siteurl like "https://healightejustb.org/checkupdateTO.js" or url like "https://healightejustb.org/checkupdateTO.js" or domainname like "atsheisdomestic.org" or siteurl like "atsheisdomestic.org" or url like "atsheisdomestic.org" or domainname like "etoftheappyrince.org" or siteurl like "etoftheappyrince.org" or url like "etoftheappyrince.org" or domainname like "healightejustb.org" or siteurl like "ads-parkpro.com" or url like "ads-parkpro.com" or domainname like "adsparkpro.top" or siteurl like "adsparkpro.top" or url like "adsparkpro.top" or domainname like "adsparkpro.net" or siteurl like "adsparkpro.net" or url like "adsparkpro.net"

    Detection Query 2 :

    sha256hash IN ("021666417de8b9972c179783fe60d4c4ad2d93224e3a0f16137065c960b1b845","8421c902364980e3d762ec6dbbe6b0f40577c27bd79b48c57d098328b2533109","363923500ce942bf1a953e8a4e943fbf1fb1b5ed6e5d247964c345b3ad5bfc34","644fc49fa1006a2a2acace694e5fb83753164e2617051ece6d9dc9ea32329e70","9053e8ddaecca1f960c041c944ca8799fc71dc86a4b50d2639ee4e0d2cb82f47","b60074d1ea2008a581f432f2dee5f84f78668d9dd8e66f75d03c42dabd89bdea","9425e8e39fa8a7212cdd07f0917cb3dfde38a90b87297de2c82a5850aff1e4de","30448686ec900d5213d74f08f0d2b7924c5336a29445b2a434aba8d8b19d7530","48047c34bbd57fe1e24bc538bc2ce9e0ac4c4eb48d3b0c195b414f0379dc0745")

    Reference:  

    https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/flutterbridge-new-fluttershell-backdoor/                      


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    MalwareBackdoorAIExfiltration

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