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Malware Trends Report: 01 - XLM Macros Still Making the Rounds
In this series, Pluralsight is going to bring you the latest in the world of malware - news and noteworthy trends, changes in tactics, and technical deep dives. If you're looking to stay up to date on malware, you've come to the right place!
What you'll learn
Welcome to the Malware Trends Report: 01 - XLM Macros Still Making the Rounds. In this episode, you'll learn about the fallout from the CONTI group leaks, the demise of the LAPSUS$ group, and take a look at the new Browser-in-a-browser phishing technique. Next, you'll also see how prevalent threats, Emotet and Redline Stealer, are typically distributed to attack users. Finally, you'll get hands-on and unravel an Emotet XLM and LNK downloader a well as unpack a Redline Stealer sample.
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About the author
Dr. Josh Stroschein is an Assistant Professor at Dakota State University where he teaches malware analysis, software exploitation, reverse engineering, and penetration testing. Josh also works as a malware analyst for Bromium, an end-point security company and is the Director of Training for the Open Information Security Foundation (OISF).