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APT34 Deploys Phishing Attack With New Malware

Credit to Author: Mohamed Fahmy| Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We observed and tracked the advanced persistent threat (APT) APT34 group with a new malware variant accompanying a phishing attack comparatively similar to the SideTwist backdoor malware. Following the campaign, the group abused a fake license registration form of an African government agency to target a victim in Saudi Arabia.

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SeroXen Mechanisms: Exploring Distribution, Risks, and Impact

Credit to Author: Peter Girnus| Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This is the third installment of a three-part technical analysis of the fully undetectable (FUD) obfuscation engine BatCloak and SeroXen malware. In this entry, we document the techniques used to spread and abuse SeroXen, as well as the security risks, impact, implications of, and insights into highly evasive FUD batch obfuscators.

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SeroXen Incorporates Latest BatCloak Engine Iteration

Credit to Author: Peter Girnus| Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

We looked into the documented behavior of SeroXen malware and noted the inclusion of the latest iteration of the batch obfuscation engine BatCloak to generate a fully undetectable (FUD) .bat loader. This is the second part of a three-part series documenting the abuse of BatCloak’s evasion capabilities and interoperability with other malware.

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