Malware Analysis – Shortcuts in zip file

Recently, we encountered two distinct variants of a payload delivered through Google Drive, both containing a malicious shortcut. While these threats were successfully mitigated, it’s crucial to understand their mechanisms and implement protective measures. In this blog, we’ll dissect these threats and explore strategies for defending against them. Threat Analysis The malicious shortcuts in the … Read more

SOAR: Block Log Analytics IP Entities on Azure Frontdoor / WAF #2

Use this function and logic app, to block abusive IP addresses using a custom rule, that hit a certain block limit on Azure WAF / Frontdoor. Leveraging Log Analytics Alerts. This greatly improves security for your origins, as threat actors won’t be able to scan indefinitely (or until rate limit is reached) for vulnerabilities. In … Read more

SOAR: Block Sentinel IP Entities on Azure Frontdoor / WAF

Please read blog 2 instead, using Log Analytics is more cost effective and doesn’t have a 10 entity limit. https://potsolutions.nl/2023/05/20/block-sentinel-log-analytics-entities-on-azure-waf-2/ Update 2025.02.22 – Just released blog 3: SOAR: Block Log Analytics IP Entities on Azure Frontdoor / WAF #3 – Prof-IT Azure Frontdoor is a powerful tool for managing web traffic, but it doesn’t always … Read more