The Hottest Malware Hits of the Summer

It's been a summer of ransomware hold-ups, supply chain attacks and fileless attacks flying under the radar of old-school security. With malware running amok while we were lying on the beach, here's a recap of the most burning strains and trends seen in the wild during the months of July and Augu...

The Hottest Malware Hits of the Summer

It's been a summer of ransomware hold-ups, supply chain attacks and fileless attacks flying under the radar of old-school security. With malware running amok while we were lying on the beach, here's a recap of the most burning strains and trends seen in the wild during the months of July and Augu...

CB TAU Threat Intelligence Notification: State-Sponsored Espionage Group Targeting Multiple Verticals with ‘Crosswalk’

FireEye recently reported on APT41, a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group. The group has been documented as targeting healthcare, high-tech, and telecommunications companies for traditional corporate espionage purposes. Additionally this group has also targeted companies in the video game...

GGPowerShell / Windows PowerShell Remote Command Execution

from base64 import b64encode from base64 import b64decode from socket import import argparse,sys,socket,struct,re GGPowerShell Microsoft Windows PowerShell - Unsantized Filename RCE Dirty File Creat0r. Original advisory:...

GGPowerShell / Windows PowerShell Remote Command Execution Exploit

This python script mints a .ps file with an exploitable semicolon condition that allows for command execution from Microsoft Windows PowerShell. from base64 import b64encode from base64 import b64decode from socket import import argparse,sys,socket,struct,re GGPowerShell Microsoft Windows...

UPDATE: Merlin v0.8.0

PenTestIT RSS Feed A week ago an update - Merlin v0.8.0 was released. There was a brief mention about Merlin in my post titled - List of Open Source C2 Post-Exploitation Frameworks. This new version includes several new features to increase Operations Security OPSEC and usability. One of the more...

Adwind Spyware-as-a-Service Attacks Utility Grid Operators

A phishing campaign that spoofs a PDF attachment to deliver Adwind spyware has been taking aim at national grid utilities infrastructure. Adwind, a.k.a. JRAT or SockRat, is being used in a malware-as-a-service model in this campaign, researchers said. It offers a full cadre of info-gathering...

Cerberus: A New Android 'Banking Malware For Rent' Emerges

After a few popular Android Trojans like Anubis, Red Alert 2.0, GM bot, and Exobot, quit their malware-as-a-service businesses, a new player has emerged on the Internet with similar capabilities to fill the gap, offering Android bot rental service to the masses. Dubbed "Cerberus," the new remote...

Commando VM v2.0 - The First Full Windows-based Penetration Testing Virtual Machine Distribution

Welcome to CommandoVM - a fully customizable, Windows-based security distribution for penetration testing and red teaming. For detailed install instructions or more information please see our blog Installation Install Script Requirements Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 10 60 GB Hard Drive 2 G...

Applocker Evasion - Microsoft Workflow Compiler

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binaries Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current sourc...

Applocker Evasion - Microsoft .NET Assembly Registration Utility

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binaries RegAsm.exe or RegSvcs.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Brand-New SystemBC Proxy Malware Spotted Using SOCKS5 for Stealth

A previously undocumented proxy malware, dubbed “SystemBC,” is upping the stealth game by using SOCKS5 to evade detection. It’s being distributed by the Fallout and RIG exploit kits EKs, according to researchers. Proofpoint researchers said on Thursday that in the most recently tracked example, t...

Applocker Evasion - Windows Presentation Foundation Host

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binary PresentationHost.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

Clop Ransomware

ARCHIVED STORY Clop Ransomware Alexandre Mundo · AUG 01, 2019 This new ransomware was discovered by Michael Gillespie on 8 February 2019 and it is still improving over time. This blog will explain the technical details and share information about how this new ransomware family is working. There a...

Cylance Antivirus Products Susceptible to Concatenation Bypass

Overview The Cylance AI-based antivirus product, prior to July 21, 2019, contains flaws that allow an adversary to craft malicious files that the AV product will likely mistake for benign files. Description Cylance PROTECT is an endpoint protection system. It contains an antivirus functionality...

Exploit kits: summer 2019 review

In the months since our last spring review, there has been some interesting activity from several exploit kits. While the playing field remains essentially the same with Internet Explorer and Flash Player as the most-commonly-exploited pieces of software, it is undeniable that there has been a...

Applocker Evasion - MSBuild

This module will assist you in evading Microsoft Windows Applocker and Software Restriction Policies. This technique utilises the Microsoft signed binary MSBuild.exe to execute user supplied code. This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source:...

New Loader Variant Behind Widespread Malware Attacks

Behind a recent wave of cyberattacks, pelting PCs with FormBook, LokiBot, SmokeLoader malware, is an updated version of a malware-loading technique called TxHollower. It is described as a new “significant threat”, according to researchers, who added, attacks using TxHollower have “spread like...

Popular Malware Families Using 'Process Doppelgänging' to Evade Detection

The fileless code injection technique called Process Doppelgänging is actively being used by not just one or two but a large number of malware families in the wild, a new report shared with The Hacker News revealed. Discovered in late 2017, Process Doppelgänging is a fileless variation of Process...

CVE-2019-11720

Some unicode characters are incorrectly treated as whitespace during the parsing of web content instead of triggering parsing errors. This allows malicious code to then be processed, evading cross-site scripting XSS filtering. This vulnerability affects Firefox 68...