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Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:58:26 +0000
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| After being faithful to its own Magniber ransomware for several months, Magnitude EK joins others to adopt GandCrab. Categories: Tags: EKexploit kitgandcrabMagnituderansomware |
The post Magnitude exploit kit switches to GandCrab ransomware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:34:39 +0000
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| In our final installment of the Encryption 101 series, we walk you through the source code of the Princess Locker decryption tool. Categories: Tags: decryption toolencryption 101Princess Locker |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| Browser update? Do not trust, and do verify before downloading potential malware. Categories: Tags: chromeChtonicfake updatesFakeUpdatesfirefoxflashJoomlamalvertisingmalwareratSquarespacewordpress |
The post ‘FakeUpdates’ campaign leverages multiple website platforms appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:00:54 +0000
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| A lesser-known variant called LockCrypt ransomware has been creeping around under the radar since June 2017. We take a look inside its code and expose its flaws. Categories: Tags: LockCryptLockCrypt ransomwareransomware |
The post LockCrypt ransomware: weakness in code can lead to recovery appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| In this Winter 2018 review, we check the pulse of exploit kits and their latest developments. Categories: Tags: CVE-2014-6332CVE-2015-2419CVE-2015-7645CVE-2015-8651CVE-2016-0189CVE-2018-4878EKsexploit kitsgrandsoftGreenFlash SundownMagnitudeRIG |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| QuantLoader is a Trojan downloader that has been used in campaigns serving a range of malware, including ransomware, Banking Trojans, and RATs. In this post, we’ll take a high-level look at the campaign flow, as well as a deep dive into how the malware executes. Categories: Tags: backdoormalware analysisQuantLoaderQuantLoader Trojantrojan |
The post An in-depth malware analysis of QuantLoader appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| In the previous parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, we covered the basics of encryption, walked through a live example of a ransomware in detail, and talked about encryption weaknesses. In this part of the encryption 101 series, we will begin wrapping it up by going into detail on a ransomware with weak… Categories: Tags: break encryptiondecryptorencrpytion functionalityencryptionPrincessLockerransomware |
The post Encryption 101: Decryptor’s thought process appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| When threat actors take to free and disposable cloud services, the battle against malicious cryptomining becomes a lot more difficult. Categories: Tags: adblockersblacklistcoinhivecryptominerscryptominingGitHub |
The post Malicious cryptomining and the blacklist conundrum appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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