Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and hide malicious activity.
Trend Micro said it detected « threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a means of evading detection. »
EDRSilencer, inspired by the NightHawk FireBlock tool from MDSec, is