In April 2021 we went through the anatomy of a Cobalt Strike stager and how some of its signature evasion techniques ended up being ineffective against detection technologies. In this blog post we will go one level deeper and focus on Metasploit, an often-used framework interoperable with Cobalt Strike. Throughout this blog post we will … Continue reading Anatomy and Disruption of Metasploit Shellcode
Author: Maxime Thiebaut
Maxime Thiebaut is a GCFA-certified intrusion analyst in NVISO's Managed Detection & Response team. He spends most of his time investigating incidents and improving detection capabilities. Previously, Maxime worked on the SANS SEC699 course. Besides his coding capabilities, Maxime enjoys reverse engineering samples observed in the wild.
Anatomy of Cobalt Strike’s DLL Stager
This blog post will cover the Cobalt Strike DLL stager's anatomy, design choices and highlight ways to reduce both log footprint and time-to-shellcode.