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This New Fileless Malware Hides Shellcode in Windows Event Logs

🗓️ 07 May 2022 04:03:00Reported by The Hacker NewsType 
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New Fileless Malware Hides Shellcode in Windows Event Logs. Malicious campaign spotted stashing shellcode in event logs. Uses anti-detection wrappers. Deployed via compressed .RAR files containing Cobalt Strike and Silent Break. Injects code into Windows system processes or trusted applications. Keeps encrypted shellcode in event logs for execution. Employs two different communication mechanisms for final payload

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09 May 2022 02:51Current
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fileless malwarewindows event logsanti-detection wrapperscompressed .rar filescobalt strikesilent breakshellcodewindows system processesencryptedcommunication mechanismsremote server mimicry
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