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Security expert Marco Ramilli released for free the Malware Hunter tool

Security Affairs

Malware researcher Marco Ramilli released for free the Malware Hunter tool a simple but interesting catching tool base on static YARA rules. Malware researcher Marco Ramilli released for free the Malware Hunter tool a simple but interesting catching tool base on static YARA rules. Malware Static Analysis.

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Using Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper

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Marco Ramilli, founder and CEO at cyber security firm Yoroi has explained how to use Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper. Nowadays Microsoft office documents are often used to propagate Malware acting like dynamic droppers. The final payload looks like AzoRult Malware. Security Affairs – Microsoft Powerpoint, malware).

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Malware Training Sets: FollowUP

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The popular expert Marco Ramilli provided a follow up to its Malware classification activity by adding a scripting section which would be useful for several purposes. On 2016 I was working hard to find a way to classify Malware families through artificial intelligence (machine learning).

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Free Tool: Honey Feed

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Early February, Marco Ramilli released for free the Malware Hunter tool a simple but interesting catching tool based on static YARA rules. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna.

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Sustes Malware: CPU for Monero

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Sustes Malware doesn’t infect victims by itself, but it is spread via brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and Linux servers. Sustes Malware doesn’t infect victims by itself (it’s not a worm) but it is spread over the exploitation and brute-force activities with special focus on IoT and Linux servers.

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

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Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. Further details on the MartyMcFly malware are reported in the original analysis published by Marco Ramilli on his blog. Security Affairs – MartyMcFly , malware).

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Frequent VBA Macros used in Office Malware

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The malware expert Marco Ramilli collected a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in cyber attacks. Here comes the idea to collect a small set of VBA Macros widely re-used to “weaponize” Maldoc (Malware Document) in contemporary cyber attacks.

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