Oh, *Another* One. FileFix is a Thing Now.

Right, listen up, you lot. Some clowns have figured out a new way to sneak malware past your precious security software. It’s called “FileFix,” and it’s about as subtle as a brick through a window. Basically, they’re exploiting how web caches work – specifically, cache smuggling. What this means is they’re manipulating the caching process so malicious files get stored *and served* without your endpoint protection even seeing them. Clever? No. Annoying? Absolutely.

They’re using specially crafted HTTP requests to trick proxies and CDNs into holding onto poisoned responses, then serving that crap to unsuspecting users when they ask for legitimate files. It’s a multi-stage attack; first get the malicious file cached, *then* serve it up like candy. The worst part? It bypasses a whole heap of security tools because the initial download looks perfectly normal. They’re focusing on stuff like Cobalt Strike beacons and other nasty payloads.

Mitigation involves keeping your web infrastructure patched – shocking, I know – and properly configuring your caching systems. Also, good luck with that. The article mentions some specific headers to look at (Vary: Accept-Encoding is a big one), but honestly, if you need me to tell you to do *that*, you’re already screwed. It’s all about proper cache control and understanding how your proxies behave. Don’t expect your AV to catch this; it’s designed to avoid that garbage.

Honestly, the whole thing is just… predictable. People will always find a way to break things. And you’ll be left cleaning up the mess. Fantastic.

Read the full, depressing story here.

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Reminds me of that time a user managed to bypass our entire firewall by convincing the helpdesk to open port 666 for “testing purposes.” Testing *what*, I still don’t know. Probably testing my patience, which they failed spectacularly. Honestly, some people shouldn’t be allowed near computers.

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