
Microsoft Safety Scanner helps to remove web shell These web shells are detected by Microsoft Defender with the following specific information:įor organizations that don't use Microsoft Defender, the Redmond company has added update signatures to their Microsoft Safety Scanner stand-alone tool to add the ability to find and remove web shells used in hacking campaigns. In making this offensive campaign public announcement, Microsoft also released updated signatures for Microsoft Defender to add the ability to detect unauthorized installed web shells by abusing zero vulnerabilities. access to a wide range of targeted intranet systems.

Known as 'ProxyLogon', these flaws are being thoroughly exploited by Chinese-sponsored hacker groups to steal email messages, collect login credentials, and deploy web shells for access.

Earlier on March 2, Microsoft publicly disclosed that up to four Exchange Server zero-day vulnerabilities were being abused in a large-scale attack against Outlook servers on the web (Outlook on the web.
