Escobar is the new Android banking Trojan we’ve met before

Aberebot, a known Android banking Trojan, has changed its name and returned loaded with new features. First spotted by @MalwareHunterTeam in early March, this mobile variant was renamed "Escobar"—a homage to the Colombian drug baron—and disguised itself as a McAfee app. It went by the package nam...

Blunting RDP brute-force attacks with rate limiting

Thanks to the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team for the information they provided for this article. Not long ago, guessing a Windows Remote Desktop Protocol RDP password successfully was widely regarded as ransomware operators number one choice for breaching a target. It attracted a lot of...

Ransomware: February 2022 review

The Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team continuously monitors the threat landscape to stay on top of existing and emerging attacks. In this February 2022 ransomware review, we go over some the most successful ransomware incidents based on both open source and dark web intelligence. BlackByte...

A week in security (February 28 – March 6)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Beware of malware offering “Warm greetings from Saudi Aramco” Update now! Cisco fixes several vulnerabilities HermeticWiper: A detailed analysis of the destructive malware that targeted Ukraine Tips to protect your data, security, and privacy from a hands-on expert...

Malwarebytes 4.5 - Unquoted Service Path Vulnerability

Exploit Title: Malwarebytes 4.5 - Unquoted Service Path Exploit Author: Hejap Zairy Vendor Homepage: https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Software Link: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/ Version: 4.5.0 Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64 es C:\Users\Hejapsc qc MBAMService SC QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS...

Malwarebytes 4.5 Unquoted Service Path

Exploit Title: Malwarebytes 4.5 - Unquoted Service Path Date: 05/03/2022 Exploit Author: Hejap Zairy Vendor Homepage: https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Software Link: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/ Version: 4.5.0 Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64 es C:\Users\Hejapsc qc MBAMService SC...

Malwarebytes 4.5 - Unquoted Service Path

Exploit Title: Malwarebytes 4.5 - Unquoted Service Path Date: 05/03/2022 Exploit Author: Hejap Zairy Vendor Homepage: https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Software Link: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download/ Version: 4.5.0 Tested: Windows 10 Pro x64 es C:\Users\Hejapsc qc MBAMService SC...

Beware of malware offering “Warm greetings from Saudi Aramco”

Recently, the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence Team found a Formbook campaign targeting oil and gas companies. The campaign they discovered was delivered by a targeted email that contained two attachments, one is a pdf file and the other an Excel document. Formbook The Formbook malware is an...

The Conti ransomware leaks

On February 27, an individual with insights into the Conti ransomware group started leaking a treasure trove of data beginning with internal chat messages. Conti is responsible for a number of high profile attacks, including one against the Irish Healthcare system which has cost more than $48...

CVE-2022-25150

In Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.8.1.0, programs executed from the Tools tab can be used to escalate privileges...

CVE-2022-25150

In Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.8.1.0, programs executed from the Tools tab can be used to escalate privileges...

Design/Logic Flaw

In Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.8.1.0, programs executed from the Tools tab can be used to escalate privileges...

CVE-2022-25150

CVE-2022-25150 affects Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control prior to version 6.8.1.0. The vulnerability allows programs executed from the Tools tab to escalate privileges locally. The connected records confirm the affected product and the local privilege escalation impact; no explicit r...

CVE-2022-25150

In Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.8.1.0, programs executed from the Tools tab can be used to escalate privileges...

Ransomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off

The San Francisco 49ers has confirmed that it has been hit by a ransomware attack. The announcement came just hours before the biggest football game of the year, Sundays Super Bowl between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams. In a boilerplate statement to BleepingComputer, the 49ers...

A week in security (February 7 – February 13)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Securitas breached, 3TB of airport employee records exposed How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day News Corp falls victim to cyberattack “We absolutely do not care about you”: Sugar ransomware targets individuals Microsoft takes macros out of the equation...

Malwarebytes 安全漏洞

Malwarebytes is an application from the American company Malwarebytes that provides anti-malware features to devices. The software is designed to protect against viruses, spyware, Trojans, worms, dial-up programs, and other malware. A security vulnerability exists in Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows...

CVE-2022-25150: Improper Privilege Management

In Malwarebytes Binisoft Windows Firewall Control before 6.8.1.0, programs executed from the Tools tab can be used to escalate privileges...

How a few PhD students revealed that phishing trainings might just not work: Lock and Code S03E03

Youve likely fallen for it before—a simulated test sent by your own company to determine whether or not its employees are vulnerable to one of the most pernicious online threats today: Phishing. Phishing has evolved in recent history, and as scammers have rolled out increasingly clever—and...

North Korean Hackers Return with Stealthier Variant of KONNI RAT Malware

A cyberespionage group with ties to North Korea has resurfaced with a stealthier variant of its remote access trojan called Konni to attack political institutions located in Russia and South Korea. "The authors are constantly making code improvements," Malwarebytes researcher Roberto Santos said...