Bleeping Computer

TrickBot malware uses obfuscated Windows batch script to evade detection

With the 100th release of TrickBot, the malware came equipped with new and advanced evasive capabilities. One such capability is its use of an obfuscated batch script launcher to jumpstart malicious ...
Dark Reading

JavaScript Obfuscation Moves to Phishing Emails

JavaScript, the ubiquitous scripting language used across Web applications worldwide, is becoming a key ingredient in phishing campaigns looking to plant malicious code on victims' computers, new ...
Dark Reading

JavaScript Packing Found in More Than 25% of Malicious Sites

JavaScript obfuscation continues to be a favored method among cyberattackers for sneaking past defenses to deliver a broad range of payloads. However, even a good method for flagging the presence of ...
Bleeping Computer

Tech Support Scams Using Multiple Obfuscation Methods to Bypass Detection

At one point while browsing the web you have probably run into a web site that pretends to be Microsoft or Google stating that something is wrong with your computer and telling you to call a listed ...
CoinTelegraph

Google’s Ban of Obfuscated Code From Web Store Extensions Likely to Affect Cryptojackers

Google has banned obfuscated code for Chrome Web Store extensions to reduce policy violations in a move likely to affect cryptojackers. Google’s new restrictions on Chrome Web Store extensions ...