Adobe Flash

January 27, 2017

THREAT RESEARCH

Matryoshka Doll Reconnaissance Framework

This post authored by David Maynor & Paul Rascagneres with the contribution of Alex McDonnell and Matthew Molyett Overview Talos has identified a malicious Microsoft Word document with several unusual features and an advanced workflow, performing reconnaissance on the targeted system to avoid s…

October 11, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2016

Patch Tuesday has once again arrived! Microsoft’s monthly release of security bulletins to address vulnerabilities provides fixes for 37 newly disclosed security flaws. Today’s release sees a total of 10 bulletins with five of the bulletins rated critical, addressing vulnerabilities in E…

April 7, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

News Flash! Another Adobe Flash Zero-day Vulnerability Spotted in the Wild

In today’s threat landscape, Adobe Flash Player unfortunately remains an attractive attack vector for adversaries to exploit and compromise systems. Over the past year, Talos has observed several instances where adversaries have identified zero-day vulnerabilities and exploited them to comprom…

February 9, 2016

THREAT RESEARCH

Bedep Lurking in Angler’s Shadows

This post is authored by Nick Biasini. In October 2015, Talos released our detailed investigation of the Angler Exploit Kit which outlined the infrastructure and monetary impact of an exploit kit campaign delivering ransomware. During the investigation we found that two thirds of Angler’s payl…