I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Interesting VBA Dropper“. Here is another sample that I found in my spam trap. The technique to infect the victim’s computer is interesting. I captured a mail with a malicious RTF document (SHA256: c247929d3f5c82247db9102d2dec28c27f73dc0824f8b386f92aad1a22fd8edd) that exploits the OLE2Link vulnerability (CVE-2017-0199). Once opened, the
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Simple Analysis of an Obfuscated JAR File“. Yesterday, I found in my spam trap a file named ‘0.19238000 1509447305.zip’ (SHA256: 7bddf3bf47293b4ad8ae64b8b770e0805402b487a4d025e31ef586e9a52add91). The ZIP archive contained a Java archive named ‘0.19238000 1509447305.jar’ (SHA256: b161c7c4b1e6750fce4ed381c0a6a2595a4d20c3b1bdb756a78b78ead0a92ce4). The file had a score of 0/61 in VT and
While you use a tool every day, you get more and more knowledge about it but you also have plenty of ideas to improve it. I’m using Splunk on a daily basis within many customers’ environments as well as for personal purposes. When you have a big database of events,
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Some Powershell Malicious Code“. Powershell is a great language that can interact at a low-level with Microsoft Windows. While hunting, I found a nice piece of Powershell code. After some deeper checks, it appeared that the code was not brand new but it
The idea of this Docker container came after reading the excellent Micah Hoffman’s blog post:Â Dark Web Report + TorGhost + EyeWitness == Goodness. Like Micah, I’m also receiving a daily file with new websites discovered on the (dark|deep) web (name it as you prefer). This service is provided by @hunchly
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Stop relying on file extensions“. Yesterday, I found an interesting file in my spam trap. It was called ‘16509878451.XLAM’. To be honest, I was not aware of this extension and I found this on the web: “A file with the XLAM file extension is an
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Version control tools aren’t only for Developers“. When you start to work on a big project or within a team of developers, it is very useful to use a version control system. The most known are probably ’svn’ or ‘git’. For developers, such
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Base64 All The Things!“. Here is an interesting maldoc sample captured with my spam trap. The attached file is “PO# 36-14673.DOC†and has a score of 6 on VT. The file contains Open XML data that refers to an invoice.. [Read more]
I published the following diary on isc.sans.org: “Investigating Security Incidents with Passive DNS“. Sometimes when you need to investigate a security incident or to check for suspicious activity, you become frustrated because the online resource that you’re trying to reach has already been cleaned. We cannot blame system administrators and
When you are performing penetration tests for your customers, you need to build your personal arsenal. Tools, pieces of hardware and software are collected here and there depending on your engagements to increase your toolbox. To perform Wireless intrusion tests, I’m a big fan of the WiFi Pineapple. I’ve one for
