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Dismantling a fileless campaign: Microsoft Defender ATP next-gen protection exposes Astaroth attack

July 8, 2019 TH Author AI and machine learning, Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), Astaroth, behavior monitoring, Command-line scanning, Cybersecurity, Endpoint security, Execution stage, fileless, fileless malware, heuristics, Initial access stage, living-off-the-land, Microsoft Defender ATP, Security Intelligence, Threat protection, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Security, WMIC

Advanced technologies in Microsoft Defender ATP next-generation protection exposed and defeated a widespread fileless campaign that completely “lived off the land” throughout a complex attack chain that run the info-stealing backdoor Astaroth directly in memory
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Informing Your Security Posture: How Cybercriminals Blend into the Background

January 29, 2019 TH Author advanced persistent threats, Current News, cybercriminals, digitally signed malware, fileless malware, Security

Maintaining protection over an enterprise’s critical data, systems and assets is a continual uphill battle. Not only are chances good that the business’s digital footprint is growing through new applications, but hackers are also constantly bolstering their capabilities to silently breach platforms and maintain a presence under the radar of the IT team. In the…
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Microsoft Secure

What’s new in Windows Defender ATP

November 15, 2018 TH Author Attack surface reduction, automated investigation and response, Custom detection rules, Cybersecurity, Emergency security intelligence udpates, fileless malware, Incidents, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Information Protection, sandbox, Threat analytics, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

We added new capabilities to each of the pillars of Windows Defender ATPs unified endpoint protection platform: improved attack surface reduction, better-than-ever next-gen protection, more powerful post-breach detection and response, enhanced automation capabilities, more security insights, and expanded threat hunting. These enhancements boost Windows Defender ATP and accrue to the broader Microsoft Threat Protection, an integrated solution for securing identities, endpoints, cloud apps, and infrastructure.
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Out of sight but not invisible: Defeating fileless malware with behavior monitoring, AMSI, and next-gen AV

September 27, 2018 TH Author Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), behavior monitoring, Cybersecurity, fileless malware, Windows 10, Windows 10 in S mode, Windows Defender Antivirus, Windows Defender ATP, Windows Defender AV

Removing the need for files is the next progression of attacker techniques. While fileless techniques used to be employed almost exclusively in sophisticated cyberattacks, they are now becoming widespread in common malware, too.
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