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cyberMEDIUM2026-04-24 20:42 UTC

Detect Shulfar Malware Encrypted TCP C&C Traffic Using PacketSmith Yara-X Detection Module

Shulfar (Netomize's name) malware encrypts its C&C traffic over the TCP protocol using a custom encryption algorithm and a fixed key. We took this as a challenge to write a detection rule targeting the encrypted message packet by simulating the decryption algorithm for all possible keys. submitt

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