Malware Persistence Locations: Windows and Linux

Malware persistence is a crucial aspect of cyber threats that often goes unnoticed by unsuspecting users. In the realm of cybersecurity, it refers to the ability of malicious software to establish a foothold on a targeted system, allowing it to maintain its presence over an extended period. This persistence is achieved through various covert techniques, […]

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Tracking PhishingKits for Hunting APT Evolution

Advanced and Persistent Threats are often inoculated by emails or by exploiting exposed vulnerabilities. Since vulnerability exploitation follows specific waves, it depends on vulnerability trends, the email vector become one of the most (ab)used and stable way to inoculate Malicious and unwanted software. A common way to attack victims is to make her open an […]

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How to Reverse Office Droppers: Personal Notes

According to the Yoroi annual cyber security report (available HERE), to Cyber Threat Trends (available HERE) and to many additional resources, Microsoft Office files (Word documents and Excel spreadsheet) are one of the most used malware loaders in the current era. Attackers lure victims, by seducing them to open a specially crafted Office document, which […]

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Cyber Threats Trends 6 Months Of Findings

After six months from Cyber Threats Trends launch it’s time to check its main findings. When I decided to develop my own Cyber Threats Observatory I was not sure about its effectiveness and I was even more skeptical about the real usage from international cybersecurity communities. Fortunately many students, researchers and professionals used such a […]

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