Bleeping Computer

Old Windows ‘Mock Folders’ UAC bypass used to drop malware

A new phishing campaign targets organizations in Eastern European countries with the Remcos RAT malware with aid from an old Windows User Account Control bypass discovered over two years ago. The use ...
Bleeping Computer

Windows 10 UAC Bypass Uses Backup and Restore Utility

A new User Access Control (UAC) bypass technique relies on altering Windows registry app paths and using the Backup and Restore utility to load malicious code without any security warning. The ...
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Konni Campaign Deploys Advanced RAT With UAC Bypass Capabilities

Security researchers have detected a Russian-language Word document carrying a malicious macro in the ongoing Konni campaign. Despite its September 2023 creation date, FortiGuard Labs’ internal ...
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AutoIt Scripting Used By Overlay Malware to Bypass AV Detection

IBM’s X-Force Research team reports hackers attacking Brazilian banks are using the Windows scripting tool called AutoIt to reduces the likelihood of antivirus software detection. IBM’s X-Force ...
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AutoIt Used in Targeted Attacks to Move RATs

Researchers at Cisco spotted targeted attacks moving remote access Trojans via the AutoIt administration and scripting tool. Hackers, months ago, revived macros as an attack vector to primarily hide ...