New Attack Alert: Freeze[.]rs Injector Weaponized for XWorm Malware Attacks

Malicious actors are using a legitimate Rust-based injector called Freeze.rs to deploy a commodity malware called XWorm in victim environments. The novel attack chain, detected by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs on July 13, 2023, is initiated via a phishing email containing a booby-trapped PDF file. It...

Beyond File Search: A Novel Method

Beyond File Search: A Novel Method for Exploiting the "search-ms" URI Protocol Handler By Mathanraj Thangaraju and Sijo Jacob · July 26, 2023 Threat Summary In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats, malware authors continuously explore new avenues to exploit unsuspecting users. The Windows...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 - mms Protocol Handler Executable Command Line Injection

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10879/info A vulnerability has been reported to exist in Microsoft Internet Explorer that may allow remote attackers to pass arbitrary command line arguments to an application associated with the mms: URI protocol handler. Windows Media Player is the...