In constantly escalating fight between malware authors and anti-virus companies the use of polymorphism/metamorphism has become commonplace. The design and … Read More “Viral metamorphic engine design (code level)”
Yet another evolutionary path that malicious code has taken recently has been what has been dubbed “Late Binding Malcode”. While … Read More “Late Binding Malcode – JIT execution of malicious code”
We dissected the tool LOIC (Low Orbit Ion Cannon) made popular by the hacktivism group Anonymous. This tool uses a … Read More “How parallelism and multithreading can amplify network based attacks.”
At this point the infected computer is under the control of the malware author or his/her command and control system. … Read More “Malware architectures – part 7 – (Propagation)”
Now that the malware has made itself home to the targeted computer system, its time to hide its tracks and build up … Read More “Malware architectures – part 6 (Obfuscation)”
Now that the malware has taken root of the system, has its own processes running and has gained enough privileges … Read More “Malware architectures – part 5 (Persistence)”
In previous posts we talked about how a malware package/code gets into a system, this post will explain how it … Read More “Malware architectures – part 4 (Taking Control)”
The wave of APTs has grown and I think the name we are giving them should be changed. Rootkits, Worms … Read More “Advanced Persistant Threats(APTs), Ugh!!!”
In part one of this series we explained the different stages of the malware life-cycle. This post will cover in … Read More “Malware architectures – part 3 (Infection)”
Service delivery frameworks are a way to itemize and manage services within a business. It is a tool to show … Read More “Service frameworks: Friend or foe?”