Mediator - An Extensible, End-To-End Encrypted Reverse Shell With A Novel Approach To Its Architecture

Mediator is an end-to-end encrypted reverse shell in which the operator and the shell connect to a "mediator" server that bridges the connections. This removes the need for the operator/handler to set up port forwarding in order to listen for the connection. Mediator also allows you to create...

Botnet Takedown: Researcher Describes How Kelihos Fell

Dennis Fisher talks with Kaspersky Lab Researcher Tillmann Werner about the takedown of the Kelihos botnet, the network’s unique multi-tiered architecture, its custom protocol and the ethics and legality of pushing updates to disable bots on users’ machines. Podcast audio courtesy of sykboy65...