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Live Stream VOD: StrelaStealer Exposed
In this Twitch stream we take a close look at an email stealer that has been flying under the radar for years and expose a small e-crime operation in the process!Due to your positive feedback on the past few VODs I have left in more of the stream banter. Things devolve a bit into a meme stream in th...
Understanding PE Parsing for Reverse Engineers Part 1 - PE Headers
This is the first in a four-part series on PE parsing from a reverse engineering perspective. In this tutorial we walk through the PE headers and demonstrate how to mark up code that is parsing these headers in IDA.Code ReferencesThe following are links to the code that was used in the tutorial. The...
Understanding PE Parsing for Reverse Engineers Part 2 - The Section Table
This is the second in a four-part series on PE parsing from a reverse engineering perspective. In this tutorial we take a deep dive into the PE section table and discuss the difference between mapped and unmapped PE files.Code ReferencesThe following are links to the code that was used in the tutori...
Understanding PE Parsing for Reverse Engineers Part 3 - Data Directory and Imports
This is the third in a four-part series on PE parsing from a reverse engineering perspective. In this tutorial we explore parsing the PE import table. We also introduce a new structure PE_BASE to help with marking up pseudocode in IDA.Code ReferencesThe following are links to the code that was used ...
Understanding PE Parsing for Reverse Engineers Part 4 - Data Directory and Exports
This is the final tutorial in our four-part series on PE parsing from a reverse engineering perspective. In this tutorial we explore parsing the PE export table. We conclude the tutorial with a complete PEB walk example parsing the exports from NTDLL.Code ReferencesThe following are links to the cod...
Live Stream VOD: LegionLoader (OALABS Podcast?)
This Twitch stream is a little chaotic... you aren't hearing voices... anyone from the Discord and Patreon is free to join in the conversation as we test a new interactive RE concept.The voices you heard in no particular order... Rattle Karsten Drakonia Mrexodia Mishap Cxiao Jersh Dinero Anon (a...
Understanding The PEB for Reverse Engineers Part 1 - Accessing The PEB
This is the first in a short two-part series on the Process Environment Block (PEB) and the Thread Environment Block (TEB). In this tutorial we introduce the PEB and the TEB and provide some background on how these data structures are accessed programmatically. We also provide some tips for identify...
Understanding The PEB for Reverse Engineers Part 2 - Walking The PEB
This is the second in a short two-part series on the Process Environment Block (PEB) and the Thread Environment Block (TEB). In this tutorial we focus on how a processes’ modules (DLLs) can be accessed via the PEB. We also introduce the concept of “walking the PEB”, the CONTAINING_RECORD macro...
Live Stream VOD: in2al5dp3in4er Drops Aurora Stealer
In this Twitch live stream we unpack in2al5dp3in4er loader which is using CreateDXGIFactory to detect sandboxes based on their lack of graphics card and triage its payload Aurora Stealer.Samples66383d931f13bcdd07ca6aa50030968e44d8607cf19bdaf70ed4f9ac704ac4d1Notesin2al5dp3in4er Loader: Invalid Printe...
Live Stream VOD: CryptNET Ransomware
In this Twitch stream we take a look at CryptNET ransomware a ransomware written in .NET and protected with .NET Reactor.Samples2e37320ed43e99835caa1b851e963ebbf153f16cbe395f259bd2200d14c7b775NotesCryptNET Ransomware: New DOTNET ransomware threat or copy pasta wannabe
Live Stream VOD: Automated XORStringsNet Decryptor
In this Twitch stream we build an automated strings decryptor for the .NET XORStringsNet cryptor adopted by AgentTesla, Redline, and others.Samplesd56f2852762f7f9fcb07eaf018e143ab1e4ad46e1f2e943faf13618388ef21a2NotesXORStringsNet Automatically defeating this .NET string cryptor
Live Stream VOD: Quasar Chaos
In this Twitch stream we analyze a version of Chaos Ransomware builder that has been backdoored with Quasar RAT!Samples141056b82cd0a20495822cd2bcd5fae5c989c6d24dac5a5e3c3916f1b406bdb9NotesQuasar Chaos: Open Source Ransomware Meets Open Source RAT
Live Stream VOD: IcedID GZip Loader vs. Photo Loader
In this Twitch stream we investigate the difference between IcedID's older photo loader and newer gzip loader.Samples 2db4fadfb2565fd9474e4d5303f953e96ac248de3267014c32e8a669e7e600e0 963397cec08790b25ff273cbe4b133634ae045d5ff8a4492e6f585f2ad14db65 1b01700425c30c2c498718966aee96cfdebacc2f6167576f...
Live Stream VOD: AresLoader Fun
In this Twitch stream we have some fun reverse engineering all the stages in AresLoader.This VOD is a little wilder than our usual streams, I decided to leave in some more of the banter etc. You guys let me know if you want more of this or if you prefer the more edited cleaner streams?Samples7572b5b...
Live Stream VOD: 3CX Supply Chain Attack Malware Analyzed
In this Twitch lives stream we reverse engineer the 3CX software backdoor and associated downloader chain.Samples 3CXDesktopApp-18.12.416.msi59e1edf4d82fae4978e97512b0331b7eb21dd4b838b850ba46794d9c7a2c0983 icon15.ico f47c883f59a4802514c57680de3f41f690871e26f250c6e890651ba71027e4d3Notes3CX Supply Cha...
Live Stream VOD: VBScript Emulation Research Part 3 - Dumpulator Emulation!
In this Twitch stream we complete our 3-part research series on emulating VBScript with a fully emulated VBScript running on Dumpulator.Note: This is a research stream so it is long and progress is slow as I make a lot of mistakes, also near the end I'm so tired... but we prevail!Extra big thank...
Live Stream VOD: VBScript Emulation Research Part 2 - Debugging VBScript.dll
In this Twitch stream we continue our 3-part research series on emulating VBScript with a deep dive into the vbscript.dll.Note: This is a research stream so it is long and progress is slow as I make a lot of mistakes while learning how all the components in the scripting engine work together. Emotet...
Live Stream VOD: VBScript Emulation Research Part 1 - Emotet OneNote Malware
In this Twitch stream we start our 3-part research series on emulating VBScript by looking at the new Emotet OneNote docs being used to execute WScript malware.The first part of the stream we quickly triage the OneNote document, extract the WScript and manually deobfuscate the script.The rest of the...
Live Stream VOD: CryptBot Malware Triage
In this Twitch stream we triage CryptBot a C++ INFOSTEALER that has been in operation since 2019.The main focus of the stream is building a decent config extractor and a good yara rule for this malware but we have a little fun looking up its origins along the way.Sample7ccda59528c0151bc9f11b7f25f829...
Live Stream VOD: QVoidStealer .NET Cringe
In this Twitch stream we take a look at QVoid Stealer an open source .NET INFOSTEALER that has been dropped along with RedLine.Set your expectations low for this one... really F-Tier stealer but we push through the cringe and write a Yara rule and a Config extractor.Sampleef7bb2464a2b430aa98bd65a1a4...
Live Stream VOD: PikaBot Part 3 (Config)
In this Twitch stream we complete our analysis of PikaBot and write a static config extractor to pull out the PS loader code and C2.Samples Packed67c61f649ec276eb57fcfe70dbd6e33b4c05440ee10356a3ef10fad9d0e224ef Unpacked05d1b791865c9551ed8da6a170eb6f945a4d1e79cb70341f589cc47bacf78cc3 UnpacMe Analysis...
Live Stream VOD: PikaBot Part 2
In this Twitch stream we complete our analysis of the PikaBot loader. We use Dumpulator and some IDA scripting to resolve all of the encrypted stack strings and the dynamic imports, then we analyze the functionality.Note* at the end of the stream I miss an important function call in the binary which...
PikaBot VOD: Part 1
In this Twitch stream we take a look at a new loader called PikaBot! This stream is dedicated to the preparation of the binary for analysis, decrypting strings, resolving dynamic imports etc.Note* We waste the majority of this stream trying to get the DLL to load in a debugger properly. The DLL is n...
Live Stream VOD: Yara Triage How-To with SoulSearcher Malware and a Mystery Worm
In this Twitch stream we work through the process of triaging a bad Yara rule and disambiguating the relationship between SoulSearcher Malware and a mystery worm!Yara RuleMalpedia SoulSearcherSoul Searcher SamplesAll samples available on UnpacMe 579fa00bc212a3784d523f8ddd0cfc118f51ca926d8f7ea2eb6e27...
Live Stream VOD: Unpacking .NET Deep Dive with Drakonia
Fo this Twitch stream we are joined by special guest @dr4k0nia for a deep dive into .NET reverse engineering!Drakonia takes us through multiple layers of unpacking while answering your .NET questions from chat. If you want to follow along at home the sample she is analyzing is available on Malshare....
VOD Tutorial - Ransomware Decryption: How To Find and Exploit Crypto Flaws with @fwosar
Special guest @fwosar gives us a live tutorial covering ransomware cryptography, and takes us through an example breaking ransomware and recovering encrypted files.SampleThe reference sample used in the Tutorial is GetCrypt ransomware.4c0876373b6cf54b7ee328433c47a614644d75497bad44461dedf39f15f4693cP...
Live Stream VOD: Rhadamanthys Part 4 - Loader Final Stage C2 Extraction
In this twitch stream we complete our config extractor for the final stage of the Rhadamanthys loader.Surprisingly most of the work can be done statically but we do use dumpulator to speed up a few things.SamplesPacked Parentdca16a0e7bdc4968f1988c2d38db133a0e742edf702c923b4f4a3c2f3bdaacf5Unpacked St...
Live Stream VOD: Rhadamanthys Part 3 - Stage 3 API Resolving
In this twitch stream we take a look at Stage 3 of Rhadamanthys. This is the final stage of the loader. This stage is also position independent shell code and we spend the entirety of the stream marking up relative offsets and resolving APIs to make the code readable in IDA.SamplesPacked Parentdca16...
Live Stream VOD: Rhadamanthys Part 2 - Emulating Shellcode
In this twitch stream we take a look at Stage 2 of Rhadamanthys and use Dumpulator to create a simple unpacker.We spend the first hour marking up the Stage 2 shell code, the emulation work starts at the 1h 13min mark.SamplesPacked Parentdca16a0e7bdc4968f1988c2d38db133a0e742edf702c923b4f4a3c2f3bdaacf...
Live Stream VOD: Rhadamanthys Part 1 - Stage 1 Shellcode and Shifted Pointers
In this twitch stream we take a look at Rhadamanthys, a stealer malware that uses multiples stages of shell code to protect its payload.We start out unpacking the first stage but end up spending a lot of time trying to make a simple PEB walk look nice in IDA using Shifted Pointers. This is one tip t...

























