Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2025

The architecture of these products is fairly straightforward: a listener on the users machine, often referred to as an agent, host, or server, and an application to connect to, and control, the machine, often referred to as a viewer or client. Reviewing network traffic between assets (especially remote assets) and the internet.

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SecureList

JULY 17, 2025

Our in-depth analysis of the malware revealed a sophisticated, multi-functional backdoor that can be dynamically extended with arbitrary functionality through the download of additional modules. It acts as a C2 command parser, capable of executing shellcode, downloading files, running commands, and loading additional.NET byte code.

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Zero Day

JULY 7, 2025

In early June, the repo blocked users from downloading it -- apparently because of its internal security issues. So I took that original architectural specification and instructed the AI to give me a new specification for a new, more minimal plugin, but starting with the knowledge already derived from the original implementation.

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Zero Day

JULY 7, 2025

In early June, the repo blocked users from downloading it -- apparently because of its internal security issues. So I took that original architectural specification and instructed the AI to give me a new specification for a new, more minimal plugin, but starting with the knowledge already derived from the original implementation.

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Zero Day

JUNE 24, 2025

  Also: How to turn AI into your own research assistant with this free Google tool "The MCP architecture ensures that all connections are secure and that 11ai only has access to the specific actions you've authorized," the release states.   You can download the app for iOS and Android. 

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Zero Day

JULY 18, 2025

details View at Oneplus This long battery life is achieved through the OnePlus dual-engine architecture and the incorporation of a large 631 mAh battery that uses the OnePlus Silicon NanoStack Battery, similar to what is found in the battery king OnePlus 13. It is also elegant and built to last.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2022

On a lighter note, Microsoft is officially retiring its Internet Explorer (IE) web browser, which turns 27 years old this year. All an attacker needs to do is lure a targeted user to download a Microsoft document or view an HTML file embedded with the malicious code.” ” Amit Yoran , CEO of Tenable and a former U.S.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

From smart homes that enable you to control your thermostat from a distance to sensors on oil rigs that help predict maintenance to autonomous vehicles to GPS sensors implanted in the horns of endangered black rhinos , the internet of things is all around you. A Safer Internet of Things. The post The Internet of Things Is Everywhere.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 30, 2023

For a couple of decades now, the web browser has endured in workplace settings as the primary employee-to-Internet interface. And despite advances, like sandboxing, browser isolation and secure gateways, the core architecture of web browsers has remained all-too vulnerable to malicious attacks. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The malicious code can target various architectures, it supports both flooder and backdoor capabilities. The primary target of NKAbuse is Linux desktops, however, it can target MISP and ARM architecture. Once exploited, a command is executed on the system to download the initial script. shell script hosted a remote server.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2022

SmokeLoader acts as a loader for other malware, once it is executed it will inject Main Bot into the currently running explorer process (explorer.exe) and downloads the Amadey malware on the system. computer name, user name, OS version, architecture type, list of installed anti-malware products) to the operators.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Experts noticed that the malware supports multiple CPU architectures, including x86(32/64), ARM(32/64), MIPS(MIPS32/MIPS-III) and PPC, it is written in the Go open-source programming language. Upon gaining access to the device, the bot downloads one of seven binaries that install the HEH malware. ” concludes the post.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

You also don’t want unscrupulous individuals to download your content in bulk or re-host it on their own websites without permission. As every computer security professional knows, if anything is on the Internet, it’s subject to increasingly sophisticated attacks. A big concern on Wikipedia is vandalism.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The Dark Mirai botnet is based on Mirai’s code that is publicly available, in the latest campaign detailed by Fortinet it is exploiting the flaw to force vulnerable routers to download and execute a malicious script, tshit.sh , which then downloads the main binary payloads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The botnet leverages a robust architecture based on a combination of third-party services, P2P, and Command & Control servers. This architecture was implemented to make the botnet resilient to takedowns by law enforcement and security firms with the support of the vendors of the infected devices.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2024

The attack begins with the threat actor scanning the internet to find hosts with Docker’s default port 2375 open. ” Attackers used Golang binary, such as vurl, to set up a remote access and download additional tools from a remote server. The script is ultimately used to fetch the next-stage payload “chkstart.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The attack chain starts with scans for the Redis server exposing port 6379 to the internet, then threat actors attempt to connect and run the following Redis commands: INFO command – this command allows adversaries to receive information about our Redis server. to the disk of the replica. ” reads the analysis published by AquaSec.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

The botnet targets multiple architectures, including arm, bsd, x64, and x86. Once exploited one of the above flaws, the bot runs a shell command to download a shell script from a URL that is dynamically updated by the C2 using the command LDSERVER. Upon installing the threat, the bot drops a file in /tmp/.pwned

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture. Distribution of programming languages used in writing web applications, 2021–2023 ( download ) We analyzed data obtained through web application assessments that followed the black, gray and white box approaches.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

” Recently, experts at Intezer researchers have spotted a strain of the Linux mining that also scans the Internet for Windows RDP servers vulnerable to the Bluekeep. The installation script also retrieves the contents of a Pastebin URL containing a Monero wallet ID and mining information, then it downloads the miner.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Upon exploiting one of the above vulnerabilities, a shell script downloader “l.sh” is downloaded from hxxp://194[.]180[.]48[.]100. Upon executing the script, it deletes logs and downloads and executes various bot clients to target specific Linux architectures. ” reads the analysis published by Fortinet.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Written in Go, it is flexible enough to generate binaries compatible with various architectures. After the vulnerability is exploited, a command is executed on the system to download the initial script. The setup process checks the OS type and, depending on that, it downloads the second stage, which is the actual malware implant.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The code is very simple and it has the only purpose to download another component from the internet: using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Diagnostics; using System.IO; using System.Net; using System.Text; namespace Realtime { class Program { static void Main (string[] args) { WebClient wc = new WebClient (); wc.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

“Since early September, SophosLabs has been monitoring an increasingly prolific attack targeting Internet-facing SSH servers on Linux-based systems that has been dropping a newly-discovered family of denial-of-service bots we’re calling Chalubo.” The IoT malware ran only on systems with an x86 architecture.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

A new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked as Moobot, was spotted scanning the Internet for vulnerable Tenda routers. Researchers from AT&T Alien Lab have spotted a new variant of the Mirai botnet, tracked asu Moobot, which was scanning the Internet for the CVE-2020-10987 remote code-execution (RCE) issue in Tenda routers.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

. “This service enables an entire suite of activities, including scalable exploitation of bots, vulnerability and exploit management, remote management of C2 infrastructure, file uploads and downloads, remote command execution, and the ability to tailor IoT-based distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks at-scale.”

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Researchers spotted an updated version of the KmsdBot botnet that is now targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The Akamai Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) discovered a new version of the KmsdBot botnet that employed an updated Kmsdx binary targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Over the years, Trickbot has acquired dozens of auxiliary modules that steal credentials and sensitive information, spread it over the local network using stolen credentials and vulnerabilities, provide remote access, proxy network traffic, perform brute-force attacks and download other malware. This module is a simple downloader.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Deploy Anti-DDoS Architecture : Design resources so that they will be difficult to find or attack effectively or if an attack succeeds, it will not take down the entire organization. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) or ping requests. Anti-DDoS Architecture. All resources should be patched and fully updated.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 2, 2020

The tools in the arsenal of the XDSpy APT are quite basic, although efficient, their primary tool is a downloader dubbed named XDDown. ESET described XDDown as a “downloader” used to infect a victim and then download secondary modules that would perform various specialized tasks. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

According to experts from Avast, the Torii bot has been active since at least December 2017, it could targets a broad range of architectures, including ARM, MIPS, x86, x64, PowerPC, and SuperH. The Torii IoT botnet stands out for the largest sets of architectures it is able to target. ” reads the analysis published by Avast.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2019

Once the victims have executed the malicious VBS macro it runs a PowerShell script that uses a series of techniques to download and execute both Ursnif and GandCrab. file and when it is launched, starts the infection by downloading other components from the Internet. ” reported Carbon Black. ” reads the analysis.

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SecureList

JUNE 6, 2025

Many automated bots constantly search the web for known vulnerabilities in servers and devices connected to the internet, especially those running popular services. The POST request contains a malicious command that is a single-line shell script which downloads and executes an ARM32 binary on the compromised machine.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Uses base64 encoded intermediate stage shell-scripts and base64 encoded commands to download and execute python scripts. The xms scripts achieves persistence through cronjobs that download and execute the xms shell script and the python scripts every minute, every 2 minutes, every 3 minutes, every 30 minutes and hourly. root /etc/cron.d/apache

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

But the NCSC warns that it is likely that Sandworm is capable of compiling the same or very similar malware for other architectures and firmware. Internet access to the management interface of any device is a security risk. Mitigation and detection. All WatchGuard appliances should be updated to the latest version of Fireware OS.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2019

.” Scranos implements a modular architecture, with many components in the early stage of development. When executed, a rootkit driver is installed to hide the malware and ensure persistence, then it connects the C2 to download and install additional components. The rootkit injects a downloader into a svchost.exe process.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2023

Loader Script acts as a loader, it supports multiple functions for downloading and deploying the GobRAT. The researchers observed samples for multiple architectures, including ARM, MIPS, x86, and x86-64. The researchers observed samples for multiple architectures, including ARM, MIPS, x86, and x86-64. ssh/authorized_keys.

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