JavaScript obfuscation: From party trick to phishing kit
Cisco Talos explains JavaScript obfuscation techniques used by phishing kits and the approaches researchers use to reverse them.
Cisco Talos published an educational walkthrough of JavaScript obfuscation as used in modern phishing kits. The piece covers why analysts deobfuscate malicious scripts and outlines several practical approaches to reversing obfuscated code. The techniques help defenders unpack phishing kit payloads during investigations.
- JavaScript obfuscation has become a core defense in phishing kits
- Article outlines multiple approaches to deobfuscating malicious scripts
- Understanding obfuscation aids analysis of phishing infrastructure
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From the original article
Learn the basics of what obfuscation is, why a researcher would try to reverse it, and several ways to approach the problem.
By James Hodgkinson · blog.talosintelligence.com
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