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Avzhan DDoS bot dropped by Chinese drive-by attack

February 23, 2018 admin avzhan, Bot, Botnet, ddos, drive-by attack, exploit kit, malware, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: hasherezade| Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000

The Avzhan DDoS bot is back in the wild again, this time being dropped by a Chinese drive-by attack. In this post, we’ll take a deep dive into its functionality and compare the sample we captured with the one described in the past.

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Drive-by download campaign targets Chinese websites, experiments with exploits

February 22, 2018 admin Chinese, coinhive, drive-by, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Flash Player, Internet Explorer, svchost.exe, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0000

This custom made drive-by download attack targets some Chinese websites and their visitors while experimenting with exploits.

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Disdain exploit kit and a side of social engineering deliver Neutrino Bot

November 9, 2017 admin Disdain, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Neutrino, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:23:26 +0000

Exploits may not be enough as threat actors combine them with social engineering in a new Disdain exploit kit attack method.

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Disdain exploit kit served with a side of social engineering

November 9, 2017 admin Disdain, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Neutrino, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:23:26 +0000

Exploits may not be enough as threat actors combine them with social engineering in a new Disdain exploit kit attack method.

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Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches

October 12, 2017 admin 3rd quarter, Android malware, astrum, breach, Cerber, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, emotet, Equifax, exploit kit, francophone, fruitfly, globeimposter, Locky, mac malware, malicious spam, malspam, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, National Health Service, NHS, oceanlotus, q3 2017, report, RIG, smartscreen, sonic, tech support scams, trickbot, trojan.clicker.hyj, whole foods

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:27 +0000

In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report, we saw a number of high profile breaches targeting the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. We also observed shifts in malware distribution, the revival of some old families, and found cases of international tech support scams.

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Tags: 3rd quarter android malware astrum breach cerber cybercrime cybercrime tactics and techniques emotet Equifax exploit kit francophone fruitfly globeimposter Locky mac malware malicious spam malspam Malwarebytes malwarebytes labs national health service NHS oceanlotus q3 2017 report RIG smartscreen sonic tech support scams trickbot trojan.clicker.hyj whole foods

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Drive-by mining and ads: The Wild Wild West

September 25, 2017 admin ads, browser, coinhive, cryptominer, cryptomining, cryptonight, exploit kit, JS, malvertising, malware, Social engineering, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 17:16:27 +0000

Cryptomining in the browser is all the rage lately. But what are the impacts for users when it is being abused by dubious publishers?

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A week in security (August 28 – September 3)

September 4, 2017 admin 419 scam, exploit kit, insider threats, kronos, Locky, malvertising, PrincessLocker, ransomware, recap, RIG, Security, Security world, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2017 17:00:53 +0000

Last week, we looked at what actions Kronos can perform in the final installment of a 2-part post. We also dived into Locky, again, a ransomware that just made a comeback, and found that its latest variant (as of this writing) has anti-sandboxing capabilities. This means that once Locky has determined that it’s residing in…

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