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Malware analysis: decoding Emotet, part 2

June 7, 2018 admin code analysis, downloader, emotet, encryption, malware, Powershell, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Vishal Thakur| Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In part two of our series on decoding Emotet, we analyze the PowerShell code flow and structure. We also reconstruct the command-line arguments—for fun!

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Instagram story spam claims free Apple Watch

May 31, 2018 admin Apple Watch, instagram, SCAM, Social engineering, social media, social network, spam, survey, surveys, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We take a look at Instagram story spam leading to a “free Apple Watch” giveaway on a recently compromised celebrity account.

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Malware analysis: decoding Emotet, part 1

May 25, 2018 admin code variation, emotet, macros, malware, malware analysis, Threat analysis, vba code

Credit to Author: Vishal Thakur| Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In the first part of this two-part analysis of Emotet, we look at the VBA code, where you’ll learn how to recognize and discard “dead” code thrown in to complicate the analysis process.

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