Malware
Categories, behaviours and tooling across the malware landscape.
Short answer: Malware is software designed to harm, exploit or persist in systems — spanning trojans, ransomware worms, rootkits, RATs and loaders. Defence starts with behaviour and campaign context, not just signatures.
Evidence: MITRE ATT&CK · CISA · Research · Vendor advisories · Human reviewed
Definition
Malware is software designed to harm, exploit or persist in systems — spanning trojans, ransomware worms, rootkits, RATs and loaders. Defence starts with behaviour and campaign context, not just signatures.
Major Entities
- CVE CVE-2021-44228 — CVE-2021-44228 (Log4Shell)
- CVE CVE-2017-0144 — CVE-2017-0144 (EternalBlue)
Timeline
- — WannaCry and NotPetya reshape defensive thinking
- — RaaS affiliates dominate extortion tooling
Latest Intelligence
- Ransomware tooling shifts
- Loader-as-a-service growth
Evidence & Sources
MITRE ATT&CK · CISA · Research · Vendor advisories · NVD · CISA KEV · MITRE ATT&CK
Related Intelligence
- Threat actor: Wannacry
- Threat actor: Notpetya
- Campaign: Wannacry Ransomworm
- Campaign: Notpetya Destructive
- Campaign: Log4shell Exploitation
- Research: Behaviour-based classification
- Research: Loader ecosystem analysis
Next Actions
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