CVE-2020-8607

CVE-2020-8607 affects multiple Trend Micro products that use a specific rootkit protection driver. The vulnerability arises from input validation that lets a user-mode attacker with administrator privileges abuse the driver to modify a kernel address, which can crash the system or potentially ena...

CVE-2020-8607: Improper Input Validation

An input validation vulnerability found in multiple Trend Micro products utilizing a particular version of a specific rootkit protection driver could allow an attacker in user-mode with administrator permissions to abuse the driver to modify a kernel address that may cause a system crash or...

Microsoft Launches Free Linux Forensics and Rootkit Malware Detection Service

Microsoft has announced a new free-to-use initiative aimed at uncovering forensic evidence of sabotage on Linux systems, including rootkits and intrusive malware that may otherwise go undetected. The cloud offering, dubbed Project Freta, is a snapshot-based memory forensic mechanism that aims to...

UEFI scanner brings Microsoft Defender ATP protection to a new level

Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection Microsoft Defender ATP is extending its protection capabilities to the firmware level with a new Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI scanner. Hardware and firmware-level attacks have continued to rise in recent years, as modern security solutio...

Ramsay Malware Targets Air-Gapped Networks

A cyber-espionage malware has been discovered that’s capable of collecting and exfiltrating sensitive documents from within air‑gapped networks. The malware, dubbed Ramsay, is still under active development — so far, researchers have found three different samples, with each sample adding new...

Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive

A New York State court issued an order this week giving Microsoft control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the notorious Necurs botnet in an effort to stop the world’s most prolific and globally dispersed spam and malware infrastructure. The move came after Microsoft and partners across 3...

Necurs Botnet in Crosshairs of Global Takedown Offensive

A New York State court issued an order this week giving Microsoft control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the notorious Necurs botnet in an effort to stop the world’s most prolific and globally dispersed spam and malware infrastructure. The move came after Microsoft and partners across 3...

Microsoft Hijacks Necurs Botnet that Infected 9 Million PCs Worldwide

Microsoft today announced that it has successfully disrupted the botnet network of the Necurs malware, which has infected more than 9 million computers globally, and also hijacked the majority of its infrastructure. The latest botnet takedown was the result of a coordinated operation involving...

Diamorphine Rootkit - Signal Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Diamorphine Rootkit Signal Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module uses Diamorphine rootkit's privesc feature using signal 64 to...

Diamorphine Rootkit Signal Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Diamorphine Rootkit Signal Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module uses Diamorphine rootkit's privesc feature using signal 64 to...

Diamorphine Rootkit Signal Privilege Escalation

This module uses Diamorphine rootkit's privesc feature using signal 64 to elevate the privileges of arbitrary processes to UID 0 root. This module has been tested successfully with Diamorphine from master branch 2019-10-04 on Linux Mint 19 kernel 4.15.0-20-generic x64. This module requires...

How to prevent a rootkit attack

If you're ever at the receiving end of a rootkit attack, then you'll understand why they are considered one of the most dangerous cyberthreats today. Rootkits are a type of malware designed to stay undetected on your computer. Cybercriminals use rootkits to remotely access and control your machin...

Reptile Rootkit - reptile_cmd Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Reptile Rootkit reptilecmd Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module uses Reptile rootkit's reptilecmd backdoor executable to gain ro...

Reptile Rootkit reptile_cmd Privilege Escalation Exploit

This Metasploit module uses Reptile rootkit's reptilecmd backdoor executable to gain root privileges using the root command. This module has been tested successfully with Reptile from master branch 2019-03-04 on Ubuntu 18.04.3 x64 and Linux Mint 19 x64. This module requires Metasploit:...

Reptile Rootkit reptile_cmd Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Reptile Rootkit reptilecmd Privilege Escalation', 'Description' = %q This module uses Reptile rootkit's reptilecmd backdoor executable to gain ro...

Koadic Command And Control Rootkit Tool

Koadic, or COM Command & Control, is a Windows post-exploitation rootkit. A remote attacker can infect users by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Execution on the victim's computer...

JShielder v2.4 - Hardening Script For Linux Servers/ Secure LAMP-LEMP Deployer/ CIS Benchmark G

JSHielder is an Open Source Bash Script developed to help SysAdmin and developers secure there Linux Servers in which they will be deploying any web application or services. This tool automates the process of installing all the necessary packages to host a web application and Hardening a Linux...

Threat Roundup for June 28 to July 5

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between June 28 and July 5. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics,...

Hackers Infect 50,000 MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin Servers with Rootkit Malware

Cyber Security researchers at Guardicore Labs today published a detailed report on a widespread cryptojacking campaign attacking Windows MS-SQL and PHPMyAdmin servers worldwide. Dubbed Nansh0u , the malicious campaign is reportedly being carried out by an APT-style Chinese hacking group who has...

HiddenWall - Linux Kernel Module Generator For Custom Rules With Netfilter (Block Ports, Hidden Mode, Rootkit Functions, Etc)

HiddenWall is a Linux kernel module generator for custom rules with netfilter. block ports, Hidden mode, rootkit functions etc. The motivation: on bad situation, attacker can put your iptables/ufw to fall... but if you have HiddenWall, the attacker will not find the hidden kernel module that bloc...