Gone are   the days   when the   only way to   inject a   malware   was   through   malicious   files   sent in   emails.   Nowadays,   fileless   attacks are taking over   the toll and are   becoming  more   common. According to   The State of Endpoint   Security Risk Report by   Ponemon Institute, 77%   of the total compromised   attacks in 2017 were   fileless.

 Fileless malware attack   as the name suggests do   not need installation of a malicious software to infect the victim's machine. It is also known as zero-footprint, non-malware, macro attack etc. as unlike traditional malware it takes advantage of the vulnerabilities existing on the user's device. It usually exists in the computer's RAM and uses common system tools such as Windows Management Instrumentation, PowerShell etc. to inject the malware.  Read More...