- ThreatLabz has developed a tool named SmokeBuster to detect, analyze, and remediate infections.
- SmokeBuster supports 32-bit and 64-bit instances of SmokeLoader and versions 2017-2022. The tool is compatible with Windows 7 to Windows 11.
- SmokeLoader is a malware downloader that originated in 2011. The malware is primarily designed to deliver second-stage payloads, which include information stealers and ransomware.
- Despite a major disruption by Operation Endgame in May 2024, SmokeLoader continues to be used by numerous threat groups largely due to numerous cracked versions publicly available on the internet.
- The last four versions of SmokeLoader contain coding flaws that significantly impact an infected system’s performance.
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