Designed as an initial dropper script to gain multiple foot holds into a target system. Coupled with a bot that brute forces SSH credentials it can be a formidable way to persist on a target device.

The Ducky will pop a terminal, unset the history file, and then download the two aforementioned Bash scripts (cron_dropper.sh and payload.sh). Creates two hidden directories inside of the users home ...

A new strain of JavaScript dropper has been observed delivering next-stage payloads like Bumblebee and IcedID. Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct is tracking the malware as PindOS, which contains the ...

CrowdStrike analyzed an I2Pminer variant that targets macOS The mineware utilizes I2P to hide XMRig network traffic CrowdStrike recently analyzed a macOS-targeted mineware campaign that utilized ...

Sysrv is a well-documented botnet first identified in 2020, with the main payload being a worm written in Golang. It drops a cryptominer onto infected hosts before attempting to propagate itself using ...

The Mirai botnet that made headlines in 2016 for taking out infrastructure through large-scale network attacks has become a reference point in the security industry for the damage that large IoT ...

A newly discovered and self-spreading Golang-based malware has been actively dropping XMRig cryptocurrency miners on Windows and Linux servers since early December. This multi-platform malware also ...

Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically removes threats as they are detected. However, many infections can leave remnant files and system changes. Updating your antimalware definitions and running ...

Researchers discovered a cryptocurrency mining botnet that uses the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) Wi-Fi interface and SSH connections to hosts stored in the known_hosts list to spread to other devices.

Microsoft Defender Antivirus automatically removes threats as they are detected. However, many infections can leave remnant files and system changes. Updating your antimalware definitions and running ...