Hook Analyser is a freeware application which allows an investigator/analyst to perform “static & run-time / dynamic” analysis of suspicious applications, also gather (analyse & co-related) threat intelligence related information (or data) from various open sources on the Internet. Essentially it’s a malware analysis tool that has evolved to add some cyber threat intelligence features […]
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NSA Large Scale TURBINE Malware Also Target Sysadmins
So more revelations coming out about the NSA from the latest batch of documents leaked by Edward Snowden. This time they detail a huge malware infection system created for widespread infections, it seems fairly advanced with the ability to spit out different types of malware depending on the target. Other than the TURBINE malware engine, […]
Azazel – Userland Anti-debugging & Anti-detection Rootkit
Azazel is a userland rootkit written in C based off of the original LD_PRELOAD technique from Jynx rootkit. It is more robust and has additional features, and focuses heavily around anti-debugging and anti-detection. Features include log cleaning, pcap subversion, and more. Features Anti-debugging Avoids unhide, lsof, ps, ldd detection Hides files and directories Hides remote […]
The Mask AKA Careto Espionage Malware
So the latest buzz going around is caused by a hacking group that appears to be Spanish and is called The Mask or Careto. The reason there is a fair amount of buzz is their next level espionage malware that has been targeting government institutions, diplomatic offices and embassies, energy, oil and gas companies, research […]
Stuxnet 2 Under Development By Spy Agencies?
It’s been a fair while since we’ve heard a mention of Stuxnet, so the potential for Stuxnet 2 is quite interesting. Of course at this point, it’s pretty much all just rumours – but still I’d be very surprised if such a thing wasn’t already in the works. Apparently in this case, it’s the Saudi […]