Threat analysis

A deep dive into Saint Bot, a new downloader - Saint Bot is a downloader that has been used to drop stealers. We take a deep look at it and its accompanying panel.

Criminals | Threat analysis

A deep dive into Saint Bot, a new downloader

April 6, 2021 - Saint Bot is a downloader that has been used to drop stealers. We take a deep look at it and its accompanying panel.

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Aurora campaign: Attacking Azerbaijan using multiple RATs - We identified a new Python-based RAT targeting Azerbaijan from the same threat actor we profiled a month ago.

Malware | Threat analysis

Aurora campaign: Attacking Azerbaijan using multiple RATs

April 6, 2021 - We identified a new Python-based RAT targeting Azerbaijan from the same threat actor we profiled a month ago.

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New steganography attack targets Azerbaijan - A lure document targeting Azerbaijan uses steganography to conceal a remote administration Trojan.

Threat analysis

New steganography attack targets Azerbaijan

March 5, 2021 - A lure document targeting Azerbaijan uses steganography to conceal a remote administration Trojan.

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Cleaning up after Emotet: the law enforcement file - Following global law enforcement action to take over the Emotet botnet, a special update is being sent to clean up infected machines.

Malware | Threat analysis

Cleaning up after Emotet: the law enforcement file

January 29, 2021 - Following global law enforcement action to take over the Emotet botnet, a special update is being sent to clean up infected machines.

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Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat - A North Korean threat group has swapped the usual Hangul Office lures for a cleverly packed Office macro.

Social engineering | Threat analysis

Retrohunting APT37: North Korean APT used VBA self decode technique to inject RokRat

January 6, 2021 - A North Korean threat group has swapped the usual Hangul Office lures for a cleverly packed Office macro.

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SolarWinds advanced cyberattack: What happened and what to do now - Possibly the largest hacking operation of 2020 was just unveiled. In this blog we share what we know and what you should do right now.

Threat analysis

SolarWinds advanced cyberattack: What happened and what to do now

December 14, 2020 - Possibly the largest hacking operation of 2020 was just unveiled. In this blog we share what we know and what you should do right now.

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German users targeted with Gootkit banker or REvil ransomware - After a noted absence, the Gootkit banking Trojan returns en masse to hit Germany. In an interesting twist, some of the victims may receive ransomware instead.

Malware | Threat analysis

German users targeted with Gootkit banker or REvil ransomware

November 30, 2020 - After a noted absence, the Gootkit banking Trojan returns en masse to hit Germany. In an interesting twist, some of the victims may receive ransomware instead.

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Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme - Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we've seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.

Exploits | Threat analysis

Malsmoke operators abandon exploit kits in favor of social engineering scheme

November 16, 2020 - Threat actors behind malsmoke, one of the largest malvertising campaigns we've seen in recent months, have switched malware delivery tactics.

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Release the Kraken: Fileless injection into Windows Error Reporting service - We discovered a new attack that injected its payload—dubbed

Malware | Malwarebytes news | Threat analysis

Release the Kraken: Fileless injection into Windows Error Reporting service

October 6, 2020 - We discovered a new attack that injected its payload—dubbed "Kraken—into the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service as a defense evasion mechanism.

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