#Windows Malware
Fake Software Installers Are Quietly Disarming Microsoft Defender in New Silver Fox Campaign
A Silver Fox-linked campaign is distributing counterfeit installers for brands like Razer, Microsoft Edge, and Kaspersky that use SYSTEM-level scheduled tasks to strip Microsoft Defender protections and delete...
Payload Ransomware Deploys ChaCha20 + Curve25519 ECDH to Lock Files — 50+ Victims Across Five Countries
A new ransomware operation called Payload has emerged using military-grade ChaCha20 encryption paired with Curve25519 ECDH key exchange, making file recovery without the operator key impossible. Active since...
DEEP#DOOR: New Python Backdoor Silently Harvests Browser Passwords, Cloud Tokens, SSH Keys, and Wi-Fi Credentials
Securonix researchers have documented DEEP#DOOR, a self-contained Python backdoor delivered via obfuscated batch files that systematically disables Windows defenses before establishing persistent remote access. Its credential-harvesting engine simultaneously...