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sLoad launches version 2.0, Starslord

January 21, 2020 TH Author BITS, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Microsoft security intelligence, sload, Starslord

sLoad has launched version 2.0. With the new version, sLoad, which is a PowerShell-based Trojan downloader notable for its almost exclusive use of the Windows BITS service for malicious activities, has added an anti-analysis trick and the ability to track the stage of infection for every affected machine.
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Multi-stage downloader Trojan sLoad abuses BITS almost exclusively for malicious activities

December 12, 2019 TH Author alternative protocol, BITS, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, living-off-the-land, Microsoft security intelligence, sload

Many of today’s threats evolve to incorporate as many living-off-the-land techniques as possible into the attack chain. The PowerShell-based downloader Trojan known as sLoad, however, puts all its bets on BITS. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) is a component of the Windows operating system that provides an ability to transfer files in an asynchronous and…
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