Monthly Archives: February 2013
Tools of the Trade: Exploit Kits
Exploit Kits are a serious cyber threat today, estimated to be responsible for the vast percentage of malware infections worldwide. Exploit kits distributed currently through both public and underground sources appeal to a wide range of audiences, from inexperienced hackers to seasoned “black hat” cybercriminals. Perhaps you or someone you know may have heard about…
Sandbox Sensitivity
This article is meant to give you an overview of how sandboxes are used and why malware writers try to avoid their code to run on them. It will also list some methods that are in use to make malware sandbox-sensitive. Without going into much detail it will also give you an idea of the…
Digital certificates and malware: a dangerous mix
Update (Feb 6th): The digital certificates have been revoked by DigiCert. Update (Feb 4th, 3:44 PM): Egnyte has promptly taken down the illicit account following our call. However, digital signature is still in use. In the past few days we have heard several stories about major corporations getting hacked and their security systems completely bypassed. If…
