Inside the Kronos malware – part 2

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0000

In part two of our Kronos malware analysis, we look at the malicious actions Kronos can perform.

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Just hovering your computer mouse over a hyperlink can get your computer infected

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 09:46:49 +0000

In a new kind of attack, cybercriminals are infecting computers with a banking Trojan simply by fooling users into hovering over a link embedded in a malicious PowerPoint file. Attackers are sending malicious PowerPoint Show (PPS) or Open XML Slide Show (PPSX) to users via spam emails. These files only…

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Beware! The TrickBot Trojan is back

Credit to Author: Quick Heal Security Labs| Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2017 14:45:22 +0000

TrickBot Trojan was first identified in mid-2016 and considered similar to the Dyreza banking Trojan. Initially, the payload (the component of a computer virus that executes a malicious activity) was spreading through a malvertising campaign using the Rig Exploit Kit. From our current findings, we have found that TrickBot has…

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Banking malware, Dridex bounces back through PDF

Credit to Author: Ankita Ashesh| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 06:55:01 +0000

Dridex is a banking malware which uses macros to spread on windows systems. Spam email attachments are utilized to spread this infection. Banking malware are generally key loggers. They trick users into opening the attachment; it then records the keystrokes on user’s computer and uses them for their own benefit….

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Cerber Ransomware and Kovter Trojan Team up Together

Credit to Author: Threat Research Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 04:45:19 +0000

For the last 2 weeks, we have been observing a malware campaign using spam emails that look like they are from United States Postal Service (USPS) or FedEx. These emails are distributing the Cerber Ransomware along with Kovter Trojan – a lethal combination! The spam email contains a malicious script…

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