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In the last post, we left off with having successfully identified where the shellcode carved out and decoded a binary from the Microsoft Word document. [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown) [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) Aug 30, 2016 By [Jeff White](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jeff-white/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jeff White") ## Palo Alto Networks *** ** * ** *** [Announcements](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/announcement/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Company \& Culture](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/company-culture/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Points of View](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/points-of-view/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Public Sector](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/public-sector/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Products and Services](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/products-and-services/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [Partners](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/partners/?ts=markdown) *** ** * ** *** [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/05/unit42-autofocus-lenz-taking-the-blue-team-pill/) [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [AutoFocus Lenz: Taking the Blue (Team) Pill](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/05/unit42-autofocus-lenz-taking-the-blue-team-pill/) The Palo Alto Networks AutoFocus threat intelligence services accelerates analysis and response workflows for unique, targeted attacks. The services further make an immense set of threat intelligence available... May 03, 2016 By [Jeff White](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jeff-white/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jeff White") [](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/unit42-python-based-pwobot-targets-european-organizations/) [Malware](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/malware-2/?ts=markdown), [Threat Prevention](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/threat-prevention-2/?ts=markdown), [Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown) ## [Python-Based PWOBot Targets European Organizations](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/04/unit42-python-based-pwobot-targets-european-organizations/) We have discovered a malware family named 'PWOBot' that is fairly unique because it is written entirely in Python, and compiled via PyInstaller to generate a Microsoft Windows executable. The malware has been w... 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