Tag: Malware

NeedyMantis Hides Its Next Stage Behind Familiar DLL Names

Microsoft traces NeedyMantis through planted DLLs, an extensionless archive and a fake…

Brendan Smith

Kothamine Carries Hostile Commands Through a Legitimate Tunnel

Kothamine uses tailcat for encrypted remote control. The research shows why localhost…

Brendan Smith

RemotePanel and BoundSiphon Split a ClickFix Attack in Two

A ClickFix command installs persistent RemotePanel access and the BoundSiphon stealer. Why…

Brendan Smith

Storm-2570 Uses Four Ransomware Brands—and the Same Access Tools

Microsoft links Storm-2570 to four ransomware families. Repeated remote access, credential theft…

Brendan Smith

CLOSEDQUORUM: Windows Malware Puts Its Next Move to a Vote

Talos found a Windows implant designed to take votes from four AI…

Brendan Smith

GigCluster.exe: Is It a Virus? Check and Remove It Safely

GigCluster.exe using high CPU or GPU? Check a suspected miner, verify the…

Stephanie Adlam

WaterPlum Fake Job Interviews Infect 30,000 Devices

A joint advisory links WaterPlum fake interviews to 30,000 infected devices. How…

Daniel Zimmermann

Settra Ransomware Leaves a Defender Log Intact After a Typo

Huntress found that Settra misspelled a Defender event-log name. What survived, how…

Brendan Smith

MovieReaper Turns Movie Torrents Into Remote File Access

MovieReaper used a compromised torrent repository, a movie-named EXE and Solana address…

Brendan Smith

CHOSEN BRICK: Fake Support Moves Spyware to Personal PCs

A joint warning shows how CHOSEN BRICK operators move targets from work…

Daniel Zimmermann

Fake macOS Toolkit Setup Leads to AMOS Data Theft

Unit 42 traced a fake macOS toolkit from a pasted Terminal command…

Brendan Smith

Music.exe: Is It a Virus? Check and Remove It Safely

Found Music.exe in Task Manager, startup, or on a USB drive? Identify…

Brendan Smith

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