Virus and Exploit Kit Discussion Topics

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Has anyone studied the mechanism of how exploits produced and inserted, a fascinating subject?

 

Surprisingly enough delivery can be achieved with that old chestnut, the buffer overflow. Up to 3000 exploits using this delivery mechanism are detected every year on the web.

 

Since many of these processes run as root, or SYSTEM, successfully exploiting them allows a malicious user a privilege escalation that amount to total control over the target machine.

 

Windows infamously revamped its security focus after two buffer overflow-driven exploits in the early 2000's. And a buffer overflow found in a Linux driver left (potentially) millions of home and small office routers vulnerable to attack.

 

​Whilst these exploits are largely unsuccessful on current Windows and linux systems due to up to date patching,they can still attack companies legacy programs written in C or C++.

 

Never let your guard down, vigilance is needed at all times!!

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Great information as usual. Thank you so much for sharing this thread here. 

Hi,

not absolutely sure if I should link my own thread here in this pinned topic. The thread has been moved from "General Security" to "Anti-Virus, Anti-Malware and Privacy Software", even though it was actually meant more as a general information source for malware and cybersecurity topics of all kinds.
However, the thread has been almost exclusively about the new FinFisher UEFI bootkit, so perhaps that's why it was moved. In the future, however, I will post information on other topics there as well.
Here is the link:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/759231/interesting-malware-and-cybersecurity-reads/

Feel free to delete this post if it has no business being here!

Regards,
C.