Q3 2026 Statistical Report on Malware Targeting Windows Web Servers

Q3 2026 Statistical Report on Malware Targeting Windows Web Servers

Content The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) analyzed the attack status of Windows web servers in the third quarter of 2026 based on AhnLab Smart Defense (ASD) logs. The targets were Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers and Apache Tomcat web servers running in Windows environments, with attacks primarily exploiting

Vulnerability Attack Case: Installation of a Web Shell and Execution of a Scanner by Exploiting a Telerik UI Vulnerability

Vulnerability Attack Case: Installation of a Web Shell and Execution of a Scanner by Exploiting a Telerik UI Vulnerability

The AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) has identified two vulnerability attack cases that exploited a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2019-18935) targeting unpatched Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX servers. In the first incident, after exploiting the vulnerability, the attacker executed a reverse shell, attempted to perform privilege escalation, and installed a