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Phil Stokes

Phil Stokes is a Threat Researcher at SentinelOne, specializing in macOS threat intelligence, platform vulnerabilities and malware analysis. He began his journey into macOS security as a software developer, creating end user troubleshooting and security tools just at the time when macOS adware and commodity malware first began appearing on the platform. Phil has been closely following the development of macOS threats as well as researching Mac software and OS vulnerabilities since 2014.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 43

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Case Studies In MacOS Malware String Decryption With Radare2 13
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Techniques for String Decryption in macOS Malware with Radare2

Phil Stokes / October 12, 2021

In Part 3 of our macOS reversing series, we look at three different macOS malware samples and walk you through how to decipher encrypted strings.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 41

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 39

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Defeating MacOS Malware Anti Analysis Tricks With Radare2 10
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Defeating macOS Malware Anti-Analysis Tricks with Radare2

Phil Stokes / September 20, 2021

Learn how to beat malware authors' control flow and avoid executing unwanted parts of their code to analyze macOS malware in radare2.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 37

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | 5 minute read
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6 Pro Tricks For Rapid MacOS Malware Triage With Radare2 7
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6 Pro Tricks for Rapid macOS Malware Triage with Radare2

Phil Stokes / August 30, 2021

Learn more about reversing real-world macOS malware in this new series for intermediate to advanced analysts, starting with these r2 tips!

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 35

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 33

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Massive New AdLoad Campaign Goes Entirely Undetected By Apples XProtect 5
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Massive New AdLoad Campaign Goes Entirely Undetected By Apple’s XProtect

Phil Stokes / August 11, 2021

Learn how to detect the latest variant of this widespread adware and browser hijacker, its infection pattern and indicators of compromise.

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