Kazuar Backdoor Uses DLL Side-Loading and PowerShell Loaders for Stealthy Execution

Turla’s Kazuar backdoor has resurfaced as a sophisticated persistence and reconnaissance capability that combines DLL side-loading with obfuscated PowerShell loaders and in-memory payload mapping to evade detection; operators leverage signed or benign host binaries and layered, environment-gated payloads with HTTPS/WebSocket and multi-hop C2 relays to conduct long-term espionage against government and military targets.