Introduction “In REPTILE version 2.0, the original developer of REPTILE altered how the Kernel-level component is loaded, switching from using insmod to a custom launcher. The launcher Mandiant observed UNC3886 use throughout their operations, based on the custom launcher, was updated with a new function to daemonize a process.” — Mandiant, Cloaked and Covert: Uncovering UNC3886 Espionage Operations, 2024. This analysis will examine how the Reptile rootkit loader bypasses the standard L...
