"We have identified four different side-loading scenarios that were used by the same threat actor," to install malware in the victims' Microsoft Windows devices for data exfiltration, Gabor Szappanos, ...

The China-aligned APT (advanced persistent threat) group known as 'Bronze Starlight' was seen targeting the Southeast Asian gambling industry with malware signed using a valid certificate used by the ...

A new, Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group making the rounds performs DLL side-loading attacks including the phrase "KilllSomeOne." According to Sophos researcher Gabor Szappanos, the group ...

Dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading occurs when Windows Side-by-Side (WinSxS) manifests are not explicit about the characteristics of DLLs being loaded by a program. In layman’s terms, DLL ...

A recent research report by Uptycs has highlighted the evolution of QuasarRAT, an open-source remote administration tool (RAT) known for its lightweight nature and range of malicious functions.

Security researchers have warned of a new ransomware variant leveraging a recently disclosed vulnerability for initial access and going to great lengths to evade detection. However, in Atom Silo’s ...

Known for its constant evolution, Qakbot malware has returned with a new twist — the use of .DLL sideloading to execute the malicious file. Researchers from Cyble recently warned that the threat group ...

An APT hacking group known as "Dragon Breath," "Golden Eye Dog," or "APT-Q-27" is demonstrating a new trend of using several complex variations of the classic DLL sideloading technique to evade ...