AuKill – A Malware That Kills EDR Clients To Attack Windows Systems

A new hacking tool, AuKill, disables Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) software for threat actors to launch BYOD attacks by deploying backdoors and ransomware on targeted systems. Sophos researchers witnessed the usage of AuKill in two incidents where an adversary first deployed Medusa Locker ransomware and another instance where the attacker installed LockBit ransomware after […]

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