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  • Analyzing A Recent Agent Tesla Sample

    Breaking down a January 2026 Agent Tesla sample that hides its payload until runtime. Covers credential harvesting across 15+ applications, Startup folder persistence, and FTP exfil to attacker infrastructure. Includes ready to use KQL queries for hunting.

    1/31/2026

  • Windows Loader/Stager Crash Case

    Dynamic analysis of a Windows executable that performed environment checks, re-executed under a new parent, and triggered a CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED bugcheck without observed payload delivery.

    1/27/2026

  • Lumma Stealer HTA Loader Analysis

    Static analysis of a Lumma Stealer HTA loader that self-reads, decodes embedded hex payload data, and executes it via eval.

    1/12/2026