Malware

Mar 16, 20233 min read

Malicious eFax Attachments Can Potentially Steal Your Microsoft O365 Password

Phishing attack observed by Polito, Inc., which uses an obfuscated JavaScript attachment to show how to analyze the malicious attack.

Automated Obfuscation of Windows Malware and Exploits Using O-LLVM

Wade Ma

Mar 3, 20209 min read

Automated Obfuscation of Windows Malware and Exploits Using O-LLVM

Today’s malware authors and exploit developers have automated methods of obfuscating their software, When these techniques are combined with

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Should You Pay the Ransom?

Mattia Campagnano

Feb 3, 20209 min read

Ransomware Attacks Are on the Rise, Should You Pay the Ransom?

However, sometimes the answer to this question cannot be so clear-cut. Much depends on how valuable the information being held for ransom is

The CISO asked me to run Ransomware on his laptop

Fred Mastrippolito

Jun 18, 20192 min read

The CISO asked me to run Ransomware on his laptop

The executive’s laptop had the very latest version of a cloud-based, next-generation antivirus endpoint detection and response software, whi

Using Intezer Analyze to Reveal Malware Ancestry and Assist IR and Forensic Investigations

Liana Parakesyan

Feb 21, 20194 min read

Using Intezer Analyze to Reveal Malware Ancestry and Assist IR and Forensic Investigations

Today, much of the malware still operates via the same concept of infecting machines and spreading throughout networks. Due to this, it only

Ian Duffy

Nov 14, 20174 min read

Unpacking script2exe Malware

Script2exe functions by packaging the original VBScript as an encrypted resource within a PE stub. The original script is retained in the EX

Polito, Inc.

Oct 3, 20175 min read

Unwrap Your Malware

*This blog entry was originally published on June 23, 2015 on the original Polito Blog. It was re-posted on October 3, 2017 due to...

AppLocker and Software Restriction Policies

Ian Duffy

Jul 5, 20173 min read

AppLocker and Software Restriction Policies

*This blog entry was originally published on July 5, 2017 on the original Polito Blog by Ian Duffy . It was re-posted on October 3, 2017...

Prepare for Ransomware: Delivery and Defense (Part 3 in a Series on Ransomware)

Roman Romanenco

Jan 13, 20178 min read

Prepare for Ransomware: Delivery and Defense (Part 3 in a Series on Ransomware)

*This blog entry was originally published on January 13, 2017 on the original Polito Blog by Roman Romanenco . It was re-posted on...

Deconstructing the Ransomware Kill Chain (Part 2 in a Series on Ransomware)

Roman Romanenco

Aug 19, 20165 min read

Deconstructing the Ransomware Kill Chain (Part 2 in a Series on Ransomware)

*This blog entry was originally published on August 19, 2016 on the original Polito Blog by Roman Romanenco . It was re-posted on October...

The Proliferation of Ransomware (Part 1 in a Series on Ransomware)

Roman Romanenco

Jul 18, 20165 min read

The Proliferation of Ransomware (Part 1 in a Series on Ransomware)

*This blog entry was originally published on July 18, 2016 on the original Polito Blog by Roman Romanenco . It was re-posted on October...

The Simplicity of VBA Malware (Part 2 of 2)

Polito, Inc.

Jan 28, 20167 min read

The Simplicity of VBA Malware (Part 2 of 2)

*This blog entry was originally published on January 28, 2016 on the original Polito Blog. It was re-posted on October 3, 2017 due to...

The Simplicity of VBA Malware (Part 1 of 2)

Polito, Inc.

Jan 4, 20165 min read

The Simplicity of VBA Malware (Part 1 of 2)

*This blog entry was originally published on January 4, 2016 on the original Polito Blog. It was re-posted on October 3, 2017 due to...

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