Malware analysis

Necurs: World’s Largest Botnet

This article examines what is touted to be the world's largest botnet known as "Necurs," focusing on the following: How Necurs stands out from other botnets

Powerful Skygofree Spyware Was Already Reported and Analyzed In 2017

The Skygofree spyware analyzed by Kaspersky today was first spotted by the researcher Lukas Stefanko and the first analysis was published last year by the ex

Malware in dark web

The Dark Web plays a crucial role in the criminal underground especially for the communities of malware developers; the principal darknets are privileged env

Triton Malware Hits Critical Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia

Security experts at FireEye discovered a new piece of malware, tracked as Triton, that is specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS). T

Analyzing a simple screen locker

A screen locker is a malware in which the primary purpose is to lock the victim's screen by displaying a fearful message designed to invoke a high level of f

Bad Rabbit: A New Ransomware Campaign Rapidly Spreading Worldwide

October 24, Bad Rabbit is spreading in the wild On October 2017, a new massive ransomware campaign rapidly spread across Europe, the malware dubbed Bad Rabbi

Analysis of Malicious Document 4

In the last part of this article series, we have seen the structure of PDF document and all the essential keywords which can be used by analysts to carry inv

Analysis of Malicious Documents 3

In the last part of the article series, we have seen some handy options of OfficeMalScanner like debug, scan, brute, etc.; learned about structures streams,

Analysis of Malicious Documents 2

In the previous part of this article series, we have seen some basics and initial concepts around analyzing Malicious files. In this part of article series,

Analysis of Malicious Documents

Spreading of malware through malicious documents is not new but considering how malware authors use different techniques has become challenging for malware a