Off the Beaten Path: Recent Unusual Malware

The article examines three unusual malware samples: a C++/CLI IIS backdoor enabling stealthy remote command execution, a bootkit leveraging the GRUB 2 bootloader to gain early system control and persistence, and a cross-platform post-exploitation framework developed in C++. These cases highlight evolving attacker techniques that prioritize stealth, persistence, and unconventional execution methods to evade detection. Author: AlienVault

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