Pierluigi Paganini
November 25, 2024
Threat actors exploit an outdated Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to evade detection, disable security tools, and compromise the target systems. Trellix researchers uncovered a malware campaign that abused a vulnerable Avast Anti-Rootkit driver (aswArPot.sys) to gain deeper access to the target system, disable security solutions, and gain system control. This alarming tactic corrupts trusted kernel-mode drivers, […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 09, 2024
Researcher demonstrated how to exploit a signed Minifilter Driver in a BYOVD attack to terminate a specific process from the kernel. Exploiting a signed Minifilter Driver that can be used to used the BYOVD attack technique to a program able to terminate a specific process from the kernel. Exploiting a vulnerable Minifilter Driver to create […]
Pierluigi Paganini
April 24, 2023
Ransomware operators use the AuKill tool to disable EDR software through Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attack. Sophos researchers reported that threat actors are using a previously undocumented defense evasion tool, dubbed AuKill, to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software. The tool relies on the Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) technique to disable the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 08, 2022
The BlackByte ransomware operators are leveraging a flaw in a legitimate Windows driver to bypass security solutions. Researchers from Sophos warn that BlackByte ransomware operators are using a bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attack to bypass security products. In BYOVD attacks, threat actors abuse vulnerabilities in legitimate, signed drivers, on which security products rely, […]
