Shlayer Malware: Continued Use of Flash Updates
Although Flash Player reached end of life for macOS in 2020, this has not stopped Shlayer operators from continuing to abuse it for malvertising campaigns.
L’art de l’évasion How Shlayer hides its configuration inside Apple proprietary DMG files
While conducting routine threat hunting for macOS malware on Ad networks, I stumbled upon an unusual Shlayer sample. Upon further analysis, it became clear that this variant was different from the known Shlayer variants such as OSX/Shlayer.D, OSX/Shlayer.E, or ZShlayer. We have dubbed it OSX/Shlayer.F.
Shlayer Malware: Continued Use of Flash Updates
Although Flash Player reached end of life for macOS in 2020, this has not stopped Shlayer operators from continuing to abuse it for malvertising campaigns.
L’art de l’évasion How Shlayer hides its configuration inside Apple proprietary DMG files
While conducting routine threat hunting for macOS malware on Ad networks, I stumbled upon an unusual Shlayer sample. Upon further analysis, it became clear that this variant was different from the known Shlayer variants such as OSX/Shlayer.D, OSX/Shlayer.E, or ZShlayer. We have dubbed it OSX/Shlayer.F.