Why is similarity so relevant when investigating attacks
The concept of similarity is pretty straightforward: are two files similar? There are many ways to figure it out. That’s why different similarity algorithms exist. Now, why is this useful? Attackers need tools for their attacks, basically malware. Malware in the end is a piece of software, built from frameworks, code and libraries, and takes […] more…Why is similarity so relevant when investigating attacks
The concept of similarity is pretty straightforward: are two files similar? There are many ways to figure it out. That’s why different similarity algorithms exist. Now, why is this useful? Attackers need tools for their attacks, basically malware. Malware in the end is a piece of software, built from frameworks, code and libraries, and takes […] more…VirusTotal multisandbox += VenusEye
VirusTotal multisandbox project welcomes VenusEye. The VenusEye sandbox is currently contributing reports on PE Executables, documents and javascript. In their own words: VenusEye Sandbox, as a core component product of VenusEye Threat Intelligence Center, is a cloud-based sandbox service focused on analyzing malwares and discovering potential vulnerabilities. The sandbox service takes multiple(~100) types of files […] more…Varying Degrees of Malware Injections Decoded
It is no longer the day of human-readable injections, or even the use of basic encoding schemes like base64. Instead we’re seeing a rise in complex, and in some instances, elusive encoding schemes that carry with them a big punch. There are varying degrees of malware injections that include some of the following traits: Encoding (pretty […] more…More information
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