malware

Pierluigi Paganini March 24, 2019
Malware Static Analysis

Malware researcher and founder of Yoroi Marco Ramilli shared a simple tool for malware static analysis he used to perform massive Malware analysis research. The following interface stands in front of a live engine which takes binary files and runs them against a plethora of hundreds of YARA rules. Some of them are publicly available […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2019
FIN7 is back with a previously unseen SQLRat malware

The financially-motivated hacking group FIN7 is back and used a new piece of malware in a recent hacking campaign. Security experts at Flashpoint revealed that the financially-motivated cybercrime group FIN7 (aka Anunak and Carbanak) used new malware in a recent hacking campaign. The group that has been active since late 2015 targeted businesses worldwide to […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 21, 2019
Experts found a critical vulnerability in the NSA Ghidra tool

A security expert has discovered a vulnerability in the NSA Ghidra platform that could be exploited to execute code remotely. A security expert who goes online with the handle of sghctoma has discovered a vulnerability in Ghidra platform recently released by the US NSA, the issue could be exploited to execute code remotely. GHIDRA is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2019
SimBad malware infected million Android users through Play Store

Security experts at Check Point uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad malicious code through the official Google Play Store. Researchers at Check Point have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad agent through the official Google Play Store. According to experts, more than 150 million users were already impacted. SimBad disguises itself […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 19, 2019
New JNEC.a Ransomware delivered through WinRAR exploit

A new strain of ransomware tracked as JNEC.a is spreading through an exploit that triggers the recently discovered vulnerability in WinRAR. The ransomware was involved in the attacks observed by the Qihoo 360 Threat Intelligence Center in the wild, threat actors used an archive named “vk_4221345.rar” that delivers JNEC.a when its contents are extracted with […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2019
Recently fixed WinRAR bug actively exploited in the wild

Several threat actors are still exploiting a recently patched critical vulnerability in the popular compression software WinRAR. Several threat actors are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability recently addressed in WinRAR. The exploitation of the flaw in the wild is worrisome because the WinRAR software doesn’t have an auto-update feature, leaving millions of […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2019
Torrent Risks: How to get infected through torrent with a good reputation

Experts at Z-Lab Yoroi/Cybaze have conducted an interesting analysis on the risks for users downloading films, games, and software through Torrent. Digital media sharing is one of the most relevant phenomena since the advent of the internet. During the 80’s and 90’s, with the rapid growth the Internet, people around the world started sharing digital […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2019
39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers online are malicious

Experts at security firm Dr. Web revealed that 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers online are malicious, an attacker is exploiting zero-day flaws in game clients. Bad news for gamers of the popular game Counter-Strike, according to the experts at the security firm Dr. Web, 39% of all existing Counter-Strike 1.6 game servers […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 12, 2019
Apex Legends for Android: a Fake App could Compromise your Smartphone

Yoroi-Cybaze ZLab malware researchers have analyzed four different fake android APKs that pretend to be versions of the Apex Legends game. Introduction At the beginning of 2019, Electronic Arts released a game for PC, XBox One and Playstation 4 named Apex Legends. It is a battle royal game like Titanfall and Fortnite, the latter is […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 11, 2019
STOP ransomware encrypts files and steals victim’s data

Experts observed the STOP ransomware installing the Azorult password-stealing Trojan to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, and more. The STOP ransomware made the headlines because it is installing password-stealing Trojans on the victims’ machines. Experts observed the ransomware also installing the dreaded Azorult password-stealing Trojan on victim’s machine to steal account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, documents […]