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Veil#Drop PureLog Stealer in-memory delivery operation

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H score 30
1 unique sources, 1 articles

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Veil#Drop is delivering PureLog Stealer through a fileless chain that keeps payloads entirely in memory, reducing disk artifacts and raising the chance of evading detection. The operation abuses compromised websites, Blogspot pages, JavaScript, and PowerShell to steal credentials and other browser data from Windows systems. The loader also falls back to RegSvcs, InstallUtil, and MSBuild when the main path is blocked.

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Timeline

  1. 01.07.2026 17:30 2 articles · 14d ago

    Veil#Drop uses Blogspot and PowerShell to deliver PureLog Stealer in memory

    Initial Disclosure

    Securonix Threat Research named the fileless framework Veil#Drop and described a multi-stage chain that starts on a compromised website, uses a booby-trapped JavaScript file and PowerShell, then fetches attacker-controlled Blogspot payloads to load PureLog Stealer entirely in memory. The payloads use custom XOR encoding, reflection-based .NET loading, and fallback execution through Microsoft-signed utilities such as RegSvcs, InstallUtil and MSBuild, enabling credential theft, browser password and cookie harvesting, autofill collection, cryptocurrency wallet theft, and reduced disk artifacts.

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