DEAD#VAX Malware Campaign Deploys AsyncRAT via IPFS-Hosted VHD Phishing Files
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of "disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features" to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as AsyncRAT.
"The attack leverages IPFS-hosted VHD files, extreme script obfuscation, runtime decryption, and in-memory
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/deadva...ploys.html
Threat hunters have disclosed details of a new, stealthy malware campaign dubbed DEAD#VAX that employs a mix of "disciplined tradecraft and clever abuse of legitimate system features" to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and deploy a remote access trojan (RAT) known as AsyncRAT.
"The attack leverages IPFS-hosted VHD files, extreme script obfuscation, runtime decryption, and in-memory
https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/deadva...ploys.html
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