A mix of in-depth nuanced takes on current events and highly technical original research by Marcus Hutchins. I cover a wide array of topics such as vulnerability research, threat intelligence, national security, reverse engineering, and Windows internals. https://malwaretech.com/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:12:51 +0000 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:12:51 +0000 Sometimes firewall stops attackers, sometimes attackers stop firewall. analyzing a zero-day vulnerability in Comodo Internet Security's Firewall driver. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:13:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2026/06/exploiting-a-remote-kernel-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security.html https://malwaretech.com/2026/06/exploiting-a-remote-kernel-vulnerability-in-comodo-internet-security.html Offensive Security Windows Internals Malware Offensive Security Vulnerability Research Malware Detailing an improved Cache Smuggling technique to turn 3rd party software into passive malware downloader. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:45:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2025/10/exif-smuggling.html https://malwaretech.com/2025/10/exif-smuggling.html Offensive Security Windows Internals Malware Offensive Security Windows Internals Malware maybe it's anti-innovation, maybe it's just avoiding hype. But one thing is clear, I'm completely done with hearing about AI. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 08:12:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2025/08/every-reason-why-i-hate-ai.html https://malwaretech.com/2025/08/every-reason-why-i-hate-ai.html Opinions Artificial Intelligence Technology Opinions Artificial Intelligence Technology For a long time Chinese hackers have been operating in the grey area between espionage and warfare. The US has been struggling to defend its networks, but increasing offensive cyber operations in unlikely to help. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:23:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2025/03/the-us-needs-a-new-cybersecurity-strategy.html https://malwaretech.com/2025/03/the-us-needs-a-new-cybersecurity-strategy.html Opinions Hacking Opinions Hacking Performing a root cause analysis & building proof-of-concept for CVE-2024-38063, a CVSS 9.8 Vulnerability In the Windows Kernel IPv6 Parser Tue, 27 Aug 2024 06:46:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2024/08/exploiting-CVE-2024-38063.html https://malwaretech.com/2024/08/exploiting-CVE-2024-38063.html Vulnerability Research Windows Internals Vulnerability Research Windows Internals Evading user mode EDR hooks by hijacking the AppVerifier layer Tue, 13 Feb 2024 05:22:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2024/02/bypassing-edrs-with-edr-preload.html https://malwaretech.com/2024/02/bypassing-edrs-with-edr-preload.html Programming Windows Internals Malware Programming Windows Internals Malware Abusing exception handlers to hook and bypass user mode EDR hooks. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 01:40:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2023/12/silly-edr-bypasses-and-where-to-find-them.html https://malwaretech.com/2023/12/silly-edr-bypasses-and-where-to-find-them.html Programming Windows Internals Malware Programming Windows Internals Malware Understanding the basics of user mode EDR hooking, common bypass techniques, and their limitations. Mon, 25 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2023/12/an-introduction-to-bypassing-user-mode-edr-hooks.html https://malwaretech.com/2023/12/an-introduction-to-bypassing-user-mode-edr-hooks.html Programming Windows Internals Malware Programming Windows Internals Malware Phishing awareness can be a powerful security tool, or a complete disaster. It all hinges on how you implement it. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:57:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2023/09/it-might-be-time-to-rethink-phishing-awareness.html https://malwaretech.com/2023/09/it-might-be-time-to-rethink-phishing-awareness.html Opinions Opinions Analyzing ChatGPT's capabilities and various claims about how it will revolutionize cybercrime. Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://malwaretech.com/2023/02/a-realistic-look-at-chatgpt-cybercrime.html https://malwaretech.com/2023/02/a-realistic-look-at-chatgpt-cybercrime.html Malware Hacking Opinions Malware Hacking Opinions