AceCryptor: Cybercriminals' Powerful Weapon, Detected in 240K+ Attacks

A crypter alternatively spelled cryptor malware dubbed AceCryptor has been used to pack numerous strains of malware since 2016. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it identified over 240,000 detections of the crypter in its telemetry in 2021 and 2022. This amounts to more than 10,000 hits per...

EXOCET - AV-evading, Undetectable, Payload Delivery Tool

EXOCET is superior to Metasploit's "Evasive Payloads" modules as EXOCET uses AES-256 in GCM Mode Galois/Counter Mode. Metasploit's Evasion Payloads uses a easy to detect RC4 encryption. While RC4 can decrypt faster, AES-256 is much more difficult to ascertain the intent of the malware. However, i...