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As a result, the encryptor also failed and the entire attempt was abandoned.

In itsanalysis of EDRKillShifter, Sophos describes it as a loader that drops a legitimate, but vulnerable driver.

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Then, they abuse the holes found in that driver to deploy malware.

Depending on the threat actors requirements, EDRKillShifter delivers a variety of different driver payloads, it was said.

Finally, businesses should keep their systems updated, asMicrosoftrecently started de-certifying old signed drivers.

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