malloc
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malloc is a function that allocates memory applications from a buffer pool. This is a standard library function in C.
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malware
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Malware is malicious software. Malware may disrupt, damage, or provide unauthorized access to a computer system.
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malware blending in with the system
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malware will often attempt to blend in with the system as an anti-analysis technique.
The basic theory is that if an attacker places malicious files ...
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malware campaign
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A malware campaign is a time-bounded activity cluster, using similar techniques against a set of targets.
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malware capabilities
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malware may have one or more capabilities such as file upload or download, command execution, cryptography, module support, …
Many of these ...
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malware checking for installed software
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malware often checks for the existence of non-security software softare.
For example, a credential stealer may search for different web browsers, ...
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malware checking for known malware
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Many strains of malware, particularly credential harvesters, botnet, and cryptocurrency miners will run checks for other similar malware as part of ...
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malware checking for security software
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malware often attempts to determine if security tools or reverse engineering software is running on a host as a defensive measure. The malware, if it ...
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malware development
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malware development is the process of creating malware using software development practices.
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malware disabling SELinux
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Some examples of Linux malware such as the Skidmap malware will disable SELinux by running commands such as:
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