The Dangers of Downloads: Securing Mobile Devices in 2016

In 2015, mobile malware attacks were on the rise; from 2014 to 2015 we saw an increase of 61% in the number of these attacks. Malware has a clear progression path; it starts out targeting unsuspecting users who are likely to open unknown attachments or install unknown applications. The primary...

Why a War Studies PhD?

When I begin receiving multiple questions on a topic, it's a signal that I should write a blog post. Several of you have asked me about my experience as a PhD candidate in the King's College London Department of War Studies. In this post I will try to answer your questions by explaining how I got...

Chinese Caidao Backdoor Bruteforce

This module attempts to bruteforce chinese caidao asp/php/aspx backdoor. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'metasploit/framework/credentialcollection' require...

FireEye MPS JAR analyzer command execution

Added: 12/28/2015 BID: 78809 Background The FireEye Malware Protection System MPS detects and eliminates malware found on file shares, web downloads, and e-mail. Problem A vulnerability in the Java Archive analysis tool could allow command execution when the tool analyzes a specially crafted JAR...

FireEye MPS JAR analyzer command execution

Added: 12/28/2015 BID: 78809 Background The FireEye Malware Protection System MPS detects and eliminates malware found on file shares, web downloads, and e-mail. Problem A vulnerability in the Java Archive analysis tool could allow command execution when the tool analyzes a specially crafted JAR...

FireEye MPS JAR analyzer command execution

Added: 12/28/2015 BID: 78809 Background The FireEye Malware Protection System MPS detects and eliminates malware found on file shares, web downloads, and e-mail. Problem A vulnerability in the Java Archive analysis tool could allow command execution when the tool analyzes a specially crafted JAR...

FireEye MPS JAR analyzer command execution

Added: 12/28/2015 BID: 78809 Background The FireEye Malware Protection System MPS detects and eliminates malware found on file shares, web downloads, and e-mail. Problem A vulnerability in the Java Archive analysis tool could allow command execution when the tool analyzes a specially crafted JAR...

Windows kernel vulnerability MS15-0 1 0/CVE-2 0 1 5-0 0 5 7 analysis and use with the EXP-a vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Description Back in 2 0 1 5 early Udi Yavo1found that one affects Windows XP to Windows 1 0previewof the Windows kernel vulnerability, the following two article on the CVE-2 0 1 5-0 0 5 7 analysis of the article, we can refer to one of the two: 1. FireEye described some technical details about th...

The EPS Awakens - Part 2

On Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, FireEye published The EPS Awakens, detailing an exploit targeting a previously unknown Microsoft Encapsulated Postscript EPS dict copy use-after-free vulnerability that was silently patched by Microsoft on November 10, 2015. The blog described the technical details of...

Number 6 6 6: Google found FireEye device high-risk vulnerabilities-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

FireEye to enterprise and government users sales security device, its flagship product, installed in a large network exit point to monitor the device, which is mounted on the inner portion of the traffic leading to the Internet. A brief overview An organization on its internal network to install...

The EPS Awakens

On September 8, FireEye published details about an attack exploiting zero day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office CVE-2015-2545 and Windows CVE-2015-2546. The attack was particularly notable because it leveraged PostScript to drive memory corruption in a way that had never been seen before. The...

FireEye - Wormable Remote Code Execution in MIP JAR Analysis

Exploit for java platform in category remote exploits Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=666 The FireEye MPS Malware Protection System is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability, simply from monitoring hostile traffic. FireEye is designed to...

FireEye - Wormable Remote Code Execution in MIP JAR Analysis

FireEye - Wormable Remote Code Execution in MIP JAR Analysis Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=666 The FireEye MPS Malware Protection System is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability, simply from monitoring hostile traffic. FireEye is designe...

FireEye - Wormable Remote Code Execution in MIP JAR Analysis

Source: https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=666 The FireEye MPS Malware Protection System is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability, simply from monitoring hostile traffic. FireEye is designed to operate as a passive network tap, so that it can see all...

FireEye Exploitation: Project Zero’s Vulnerability of the Beast

Posted by Tavis Ormandy, Chief Silver Bullet Skeptic. FireEye sell security appliances to enterprise and government customers. FireEye’s flagship products are monitoring devices designed to be installed at egress points of large networks, i.e. where traffic flows from the intranet to the internet...

China APT Gang Targets Hong Kong Media via Dropbox

An APT gang linked to China and alleged to be responsible for targeted attacks against foreign governments and ministries, has now pointed its focus inward at China’s autonomous territory Hong Kong. An August attack against several media companies in Hong Kong was carried out shortly after a...

Top-ranked Advertising Network Leads to Exploit Kit

Threat Overview The online advertisements that people see across a wide range of popular and lesser-known websites can lead to malware infections and other forms of compromise, sometimes without any user interaction whatsoever and without any indicators there is an issue. This emerging threat is...

China Chopper Caidao PHP Backdoor Code Execution

This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'msf/core' class Metasploit4 'China Chopper Caidao PHP Backdoor Code Execution', 'Description' = %q This module takes advantage of the China Chopper Webshell that...

iBackDoor: High-Risk Code Hits iOS Apps

Introduction FireEye mobile researchers recently discovered potentially “backdoored” versions of an ad library embedded in thousands of iOS apps originally published in the Apple App Store. The affected versions of this library embedded functionality in iOS apps that used the library to display...

iBackDoor: High-Risk Code Hits iOS Apps

Introduction FireEye mobile researchers recently discovered potentially “backdoored” versions of an ad library embedded in thousands of iOS apps originally published in the Apple App Store. The affected versions of this library embedded functionality in iOS apps that used the library to display...