Infection and Evolution of the GOOTLOADER Malware

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary GOOTLOADER malware infects via malicious archive download, executing JavaScript and PowerShell, delivering FONELAUNCH, Cobalt Strike BEACON/SNOWCONE, with the latest variant writing JavaScript to disk an...

Gootkit Malware Continues to Evolve with New Components and Obfuscations

The threat actors associated with the Gootkit malware have made "notable changes" to their toolset, adding new components and obfuscations to their infection chains. Google-owned Mandiant is monitoring the activity cluster under the moniker UNC2565 , noting that the usage of the malware is...

Gootkit Malware Continues to Evolve with New Components and Obfuscations

The threat actors associated with the Gootkit malware have made "notable changes" to their toolset, adding new components and obfuscations to their infection chains. Google-owned Mandiant is monitoring the activity cluster under the moniker UNC2565, noting that the usage of the malware is...