Terminator | Malware Analysis | BYOVD Attack | Antivirus Killer

This is a malware analysis video where I take a look at a recent threat known as 'Terminator'. A threat actor going by the name 'Spyboy' is hyping up this malware program and selling it to other cyber criminals. It can bypass up to 23 different antivirus or EDR programs.

But Terminator is not cutting edge hacking technology. It uses a technique that has been around for several years now. The technique is known as 'Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver' (BYOVD). BYOVD attacks will see a threat actor drop a driver file onto the target machine. The driver will have a vulnerability that is exploited by the attacker usually via malicious code.

Once the driver is dropped onto a device it can bypass security and perform tasks for the hacker. In the case of Terminator, the driver is known as Zemana. This is an anti-malware program itself but the driver is used by the threat actor to bypass security using its legitimate certificate and signature.

The BYOVD allows Terminator to execute and remove security solutions. If you are a victim of Terminator you will suddenly see the processes of your antivirus solution in Task Manager disappear before your eyes!

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