<aside> <img src="/icons/whale_gray.svg" alt="/icons/whale_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Malware Attack/Exploitation Techniques means the specific method by which malware code penetrates and infects a targeted system

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Some malware focuses on infecting the system’s memory to leverage remote procedure calls over the organization’s network.

Most modern malware uses file-less techniques to avoid detection by signature-based security software. File-less malware is used to create a process in the system memory without relying on the local file system of the infected host

How does this modern malware work?

• When a user accidentally clicks on a malicious link or opens a malicious file, the specific type of malware being installed is known as a stage one dropper or downloader
• Stage 1: Dropper or Downloader
• Stage 2: Downloader
• “Actions on Objectives” Phase
• Concealment