Phishing
Double Click
File Archiver
Contributors:
Adithya - @ravooriadithya
Description:
A GZ file is an archive file compressed by the standard GNU zip (gzip) compression algorithm. It typically contains a single compressed file, but may also store multiple compressed files. gzip is primarily used on Unix operating systems for file compression.
OS:
Windows
Linux
Mac
Recommendation:
After validating business usage, monitor & block the download and execution of gz archive files on email & web gateways and endpoints . Whitelist as required.
Resources:
File Samples: