In a previous post, I explained how I was happy to have been targeted by Indian phishers who called me to report an issue with my Windows computer. Last Saturday they called back. This time, my VM was ready but I had no time for them. I asked if it
Tag: Malware
Book Review: Cuckoo Malware Analysis
I’m a Cuckoo user for a long time therefore it was a good opportunity to read the book “Cuckoo Malware Analysis” and write a quick review (The book is published by Packt Publishing). For the readers who don’t know what Cuckoo is, here is a brief introduction… Malwares are a
Hello Sir, This is the Microsoft Support Calling…
You know what? I’m happy and proud to have received my first call from the “Microsoft Support“! When I came back at home, there was already three missed calls on my private line, all of them from a strange number (001453789410). A few minutes later, the phone started  to ring
Tracking Processes/Malwares Using OSSEC
For a while, malwares are in front of the security stage and the situation is unlikely to change in the coming months. When I give presentations about malwares, I always like to report two interesting statistics in my slides. They come from the 2012 Verizon DBIR: In 66% of investigated incidents,
BotConf 2013 Wrap-Up Day #2
I’m back in Belgium after driving a few hours back to Belgium and it’s time to give you my wrap-up of the second day. After a short night, we were back at the Chamber of Commerce in Nantes. The venue was located closed to the “Maillé-Brézé“, an old French military
BotConf 2013 Wrap-Up Day #1
I’m in Nantes (France) for two days to attend a new conference: Botconf. As the name says, this event is dedicated to botnets and malwares. The goal is to present talks about those malicious network of computers, how to detect them, how to fight them and, finally, eradicate them. I
Apkscan: Live Android Malware Analysis
Mobile devices are more and more seen as nice targets from attackers’ point of view. Which is easily understandable: the market is exploding and people still don’t realize that a mobile device is not only a mobile “phone” but a mobile “computer” with an operating system, I/Os and… applications! The
Scanning Malicious URLs in One Mouse Click
Since it’s already Friday, just before leaving for the weekend, here is a quick hack for all MacOS X infosec guys… and the others! I’m not afraid to admit it: I’m lazy! We are using computers all day long and they have been created (usually 😉 to automate tasks. Let
Malicious DNS Traffic: Detection is Good, Proactivity is Better
It looks that our beloved DNS protocol is again the center of interest for some security $VENDORS. For a while, I see more and more the expression “DNS Firewall” used in papers or presentations. It’s not a new buzz… The DNS protocol is well-known to be a excellent vector of
Cuckoo 0.5 on OS X Mountain Lion
Claudio Guarnieri and his developers gave us a great gift to finish the year. A few days before Christmas, they released the version 0.5 of Cuckoo, the open source malware analysis system. What’s new in this release? Plenty of nice stuffs! I won’t review there here, have a look at