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[ DEBRIEF · MALWARE ]
BLACK ICE
Reverse-engineered a commodity RAT dropper chain delivering Cobalt-style beacons via signed MSI sideload.
// ENGAGEMENT_TIMELINE
- [T+0h] Sample ingested from SOC quarantine; static triage started.
- [T+4h] Identified sideload DLL; unpacked second-stage shellcode.
- [T+1d] C2 protocol mapped; YARA + Sigma rules drafted.
// VULNERABILITIES
- [HIGH]IOC-01Signed MSI with vulnerable legitimate EXE
- [MEDIUM]IOC-02Encrypted config blob in .rsrc
// TOOLS_USED
Ghidrax64dbgVolatilityYARA
// OUTCOME
> Detection pack shipped to SOC. Blocked C2 domains and MSI hash cluster across EDR fleet.