Fake Microsoft Office add-in tools push malware via SourceForge
Threat actors are abusing SourceForge to distribute fake Microsoft add-ins that install malware on victims' computers to both mine and steal cryptocurrency. [...]
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Threat actors are abusing SourceForge to distribute fake Microsoft add-ins that install malware on victims' computers to both mine and steal cryptocurrency. [...]
Cybercriminals are distributing a malware cocktail through cracked versions of Microsoft Office promoted on torrent sites. [...]
The list of LOLBAS files - legitimate binaries and scripts present in Windows that can be abused for malicious purposes, will include the main executables for Microsoft's Outlook email client and Access database management system. [...]
Hackers who normally distributed malware via phishing attachments with malicious macros gradually changed tactics after Microsoft Office began blocking them by default, switching to new file types such as ISO, RAR, and Windows Shortcut (LNK) attachments. [...]
Security researchers have discovered a new Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability that is currently exploited in phishing attacks to install malware on devices simply by opening a Word document. [...]
The Emotet botnet is now using Windows shortcut files (.LNK) containing PowerShell commands to infect victims computers, moving away from Microsoft Office macros that are now disabled by default. [...]
Malware distributors have turned to an older trick known as Squiblydoo to spread Qbot and Lokibot via Microsoft Office document using regsvr32.exe. [...]
Microsoft announced today that it will make it difficult to enable VBA macros downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps starting in early April, effectively killing a popular distribution method for malware. [...]
Microsoft announced today that it will make it difficult to enable VBA macros downloaded from the Internet in several Microsoft Office apps starting in early April, effectively killing a popular distribution method for malware. [...]