For a few months, I’m writing less often on this blog, except to publish my conference wrap-up’s and cross-posting my SANS Internet Storm Center diaries. But today, I decided to write a quick post after spending a few hours to debug a problem with my mail server… It started with
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Keep an Eye on Command-Line Browsers“: For a few weeks, I’m searching for suspicious files that make use of a command line browser like curl.exe or wget.exe in Windows environment. Wait, you were not aware of this? Just open a cmd.exe and type
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Sandbox Detection Tricks & Nice Obfuscation in a Single VBScript“: I found an interesting VBScript sample that is a perfect textbook case for training or learning purposes. It implements a nice obfuscation technique as well as many classic sandbox detection mechanisms. The script
I’m just back from Lille (France) where is organized the “FIC” or “International Cybersecurity Forum” today and tomorrow. This event is very popular for some people but not technical at all. Basically, you find all the vendors in one big place trying to convince you that their solution, based on
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Why Phishing Remains So Popular?“: Probably, some phishing emails get delivered into your mailbox every day and you ask yourself: “Why do they continue to spam us with so many emails? We are aware of phishing and it will not affect my organization!”
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Complex Obfuscation VS Simple Trick“: Today, I would like to make a comparison between two techniques applied to malicious code to try to bypass AV detection. The Emotet malware family does not need to be presented. Very active for years, new waves of
I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “Code & Data Reuse in the Malware Ecosystem“: In the past, I already had the opportunity to give some “security awareness” sessions to developers. One topic that was always debated is the reuse of existing code. Indeed, for a developer, it’s tempting to
It’s a classic issue for BotConf attendees, the last day is always a little bit stronger due to the social event organized every Thursday night. This year, we are in the French area where good wines are produced and the event took place at the “Cité du Vinâ€. The night
The second day is over. Here is my daily wrap-up. Today was a national strike day in France and a lot of problems were expected with public transports. However, the organization provided buses to help attendees to travel between the city center and the venue. Great service as always 😉
Hello from Bordeaux, France where I’m attending the 7th edition (already!) of the BotConf security conference dedicated to fighting against botnets. After Nantes, Nancy, Paris, Lyon, Montpellier, Toulouse and now Bordeaux, their “tour de France†is almost completed. What will be the next location? I attended all the previous editions
