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Detecting and Defending Against DLL Sideloading Attacks

| | DeepSurface Security, DLL Hijacking, DLL Sideloading Attacks
Many published security vulnerabilities and attacks are over-hyped; however, dynamic-link library (DLL) sideloading, also known as DLL hijacking, often fails to receive the recognition it deserves. These flaws are unappreciated gems for ...
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Banking Trojan Metamorfo Hijacks Trusted Apps to Run Malware

Banking Trojan Metamorfo Hijacks Trusted Apps to Run Malware

| | Anti-Malware Research, DLL Hijacking, Metamorfo, Whitepapers
Bitdefender researchers Janos Gergo SZELES and Ruben Andrei CONDOR have documented a new Metamorfo campaign that uses legitimate software components to compromise computers. Metamorfo is a family of banker Trojans that has ...
Bitdefender Labs
Scranos Revisited – Rethinking persistence to keep established network alive

Scranos Revisited – Rethinking persistence to keep established network alive

| | Anti-Malware Research, DLL Hijacking, persistence, Scranos, Whitepapers
In April, Bitdefender broke the news of an emerging botnet dubbed Scranos. Originating from China, it has spread across Europe and the United States, snaring Windows and Android devices with advertising fraud ...
Bitdefender Labs
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Cisco Takes Another Stab at Patching Recent WebEx Vulnerability

| | backdoor, DLL Hijacking, node.js, npm package, Privilege Escalation, supply chain attack, WebEx vulnerability
Cisco Systems has released a new patch for a remotely exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability after security researchers found that its previous fix was incomplete. The company first patched the vulnerability, known as ...
Security Boulevard

SSD Advisory – LINE Corporation URI Handlers Remote Commands Execution

| | DLL Hijacking, Remote Code Execution, SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure
Vulnerabilities Summary LINE for Windows provided by LINE Corporation specifies the path to read DLL when launching software. A user clicking on a specially crafted link, can use this vulnerability to cause ...
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