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Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) serve as the frontline defenders for organizations worldwide. The teams operate in high-pressure environments, analyzing security incidents, monitoring threats, and responding to attacks in real time. Continuous learning — especially through hands-on malware analysis training — is not just beneficial, but essential for their performance.  […]

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Attackers keep improving ways to avoid being caught, making it harder to detect and investigate their attacks. The Tycoon 2FA phishing kit is a clear example, as its creators regularly add new tricks to bypass detection systems.  In this study, we’ll take a closer look at how Tycoon 2FA’s anti-detection methods have changed over the […]

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The financial sector is heavily targeted by cybercriminals. Banks, investment firms, and credit unions are prime victims of attacks aimed at stealing sensitive data or holding it hostage for massive ransoms. One emerging threat in this landscape is Nitrogen Ransomware, a malicious group discovered in September 2024.   It has since then been notoriously renowned for […]

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Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X.  These days, it’s easy to come across new ransomware strains without much effort. But the ransomware threat landscape is far broader than it seems, especially when you dive into the commodity ransomware scene. This type of […]

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April was another busy month for the ANY.RUN team! We continued improving our malware detection capabilities, expanded our behavior signatures, and sharpened threat intelligence, all to make your investigations faster, deeper, and even more precise.  From adding fresh Suricata rules and YARA signatures to detecting new malware behaviors, here’s what’s new at ANY.RUN this month.  Let’s […]

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The current article provides technical analysis of an emerging malware named Pentagon Stealer. The research has been prepared by the analyst team at ANY.RUN.  Key Takeaways  How We Discovered Pentagon Stealer  In early March of this year, when browsing Public submissions, the ANY.RUN team came across an interesting malware sample written in Golang.  View sandbox […]

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When data meets automation, two pillars of modern tech converge to create something smarter: Threat Intelligence Feeds. Real-time insights, machine-speed decisions, and a global perspective — all working together to outsmart threats before they become incidents.  ANY.RUN’s TI Feeds are structured, continuously updated streams of fresh threat data. They contain network-based IOCs — IP addresses, […]

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Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X.  There’s no shortage of ransomware these days. It’s everywhere, lurking in email attachments, hiding in cracked software, and making headlines almost daily. While some ransomware groups vanish or rebrand, new names step in to […]

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Making ANY.RUN’s products better for the benefit of businesses, organizations, and SOC teams is our top priority. To get maximum value out of our solutions, we provide them with API, a tool enabling users to integrate our services into their security infrastructure. And now, to make this process even smoother, we introduce a software development […]

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In cybersecurity, the three main types of indicators are a critical concept for threat detection and response. These main types are indicators of compromise, behavior, and attack (IOCs, IOBs, IOAs). Let’s elaborate on their essence, difference, and use.   Distinction in a Nutshell  Indicators of Compromise  IOCs are pieces of evidence that suggest that a system, […]

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Every piece of malware leaves traces behind. Sometimes it’s a string buried deep in the code. Other times it’s a mutex, a registry key, or a network pattern. The key is knowing what to look for.  That’s exactly what malware signatures are for. They describe these recurring elements, unique strings, behaviors, or structural patterns, that […]

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While developing our Security Training Lab educational program, we at ANY.RUN have turned to well-established theories of education, cognitive skill development, and the psychology of learning. Their foundational principles emphasize one critical truth: practice is indispensable for mastering complex skills.   In the field of cybersecurity—especially in malware analysis—the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in […]

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At ANY.RUN, we love hearing about clients’ experiences. Quality feedback helps us improve and gives new and existing users a clearer understanding of our tools in actual security scenarios.  That’s why when we spoke with Augustin Alexandrovici, who leads Cyber Intelligence Operations at Expertware, we knew we had to share our conversation.   Check out the […]

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March was a productive and exciting month for the ANY.RUN team. We’ve been working hard to improve both our sandbox platform and Threat Intelligence services — all to help you detect threats faster and stay ahead of cybercriminals.  This month, we focused on expanding the environments available for malware analysis and making our threat detection […]

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Linux cyber threats may be less common than Windows ones, but they can be equally if not more damaging. Defending against these requires proactive efforts. Eric Parker, a popular YouTube blogger and malware analyst, recently showed his approach to investigating and collecting intelligence on Linux malware. Here is a recap of his video.  How to […]

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In this report, we examine an Android malware sample recently collected and analyzed by our team. This malware masquerades as a banking application and is built to steal sensitive user information. During the analysis, we came across internal references to “Salvador,” so we decided to name it Salvador Stealer.  Real-time visibility into mobile malware behavior […]

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The Globee Awards is an annual competition celebrating companies in various fields, including technology-related businesses, since 2003. This year, the winners were announced on March 13, and ANY.RUN is one of them! We earned silver in the Outstanding Threat Detection and Response category.  Thank You!  It’s a pleasure to share the news with our lovely […]

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Cyber threat intelligence is all about data: its collection, exploration and research, extracting actionable insight. If you employ any intelligence solution, it is vital to understand what data sources it relies on and what kind of information they deliver.   In ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup and TI Feeds, we leverage fresh data from millions of sandbox […]

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Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mohamed Talaat, a cybersecurity researcher and malware analyst. You can find Mohamed on X and LinkedIn.  In this article, we’re diving into GorillaBot, a newly discovered botnet built on Mirai’s code. It’s been spotted launching hundreds of thousands of attacks across the globe, and it’s got some […]

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