# PowerLoaderEx * Advanced Code Injection Technique for x32 / x64 * More Info: http://goo.gl/3CdZHw # Original PowerLoader * Known since ~2013 * Loader used in many different dropper families (Gapz / Redyms / Carberp / Vabushky ...) * First injection technique via Return Oriented Programming technique (ROP). * “explorer.exe” is injected using Shell_TrayWnd / NtQueueApcThread (32bit / 64bit) # PowerLoaderEx * Injection via shared desktop heap * Remove dependency in Explorer.exe shared sections (more generic) * Injection without reading memory from the target process * 32 and 64-bit versions (same technique) #Tested Environments * Windows 7 32 and 64 bit. # Authors * BreakingMalware.com