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Like much Android malware today, this malware abuses the Accessibility API. This API is used to automatically perform UI actions. For example, the malicious sample uses the Accessibility API to record device unlocking gestures. Newer, this SpyNote sample uses the Read More …
capa is the FLARE team’s open source tool that detects capabilities in executable files. Ghidra is an open source software reverse engineering framework created and maintained by the National Security Agency Research Directorate. With the release of capa v7, Mandian Read More …
While analyzing malware samples collected from several victims, the FortiGuard team identified a grouping of malware droppers used to deliver various final-stage payloads throughout 2023. Malware droppers are malicious software designed to deliver and execute additional malware on a victim Read More …
In January 2024, FortiGuard Labs obtained an Excel document distributing an info-stealer. From the fingerprints in this attack, it is related to a Vietnamese-based group that was first reported on in August 2023 and again in September. The attack stages before Read More …
The Phobos ransomware family is a notorious group of malicious software designed to encrypt files on a victim’s computer. It emerged in 2019 and has since been involved in numerous cyber attacks. This ransomware typically appends encrypted files with a Read More …
A financially motivated threat actor is targeting Mexican banks and cryptocurrency trading entities with custom packaged installers delivering a modified version of AllaKore RAT – an open-source remote access tool. Lures use Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) naming schemas and Read More …
In 2021 and 2022, Kaspersky researchers had the privilege of working on a few Pegasus malware infections on several iPhone devices. The iPhones were Initially given to them by their partners for general security checks before the researchers discovered the Read More …
For a malware researcher, analyst, or reverse engineer, the ability to alter the functionality of certain parts of code is a crucial step, often necessary to reach a meaningful result during the analysis process. This kind of code instrumentation is Read More …
Malware, like many complex software systems, relies on the concept of software configuration. Configurations establish guidelines for malware behavior and they are a common feature among the various malware families Unit 42 examine. The configuration data embedded within malware can Read More …
Bandook malware is a remote access trojan that has been continuously developed since it was first detected in 2007. It has been used in various campaigns by different threat actors over the years. FortiGuard Labs identified a new Bandook variant Read More …