Cisco Talos: Qilin EDR killer infection chain

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools are widely deployed and far more capable than traditional antivirus. As a result, attackers use EDR killers to disable or bypass them. The malicious “msimg32.dll” used in Qilin ransomware attacks, which is a multi-stage infection chain targeting EDR systems. It can terminate over 300 different EDR drivers from almost every vendor in the market.

Pulse ID: 69ce8a077d7ad13478a8e495
Pulse Link: https://otx.alienvault.com/pulse/69ce8a077d7ad13478a8e495
Pulse Author: AlienVault
Created: 2026-04-02 15:23:51

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