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4 years, 1 month ago
Symbiote Malware Poses Stealthy, Linux-Based Threat to Financial Industry
A Linux-based banking Trojan is a master at staying under the radar.
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A Trojan is malware that masquerades as legitimate, useful, or necessary software so a user or process runs it. “Trojan” describes a delivery or deception technique rather than one malware family; capabilities vary by sample and may include credential theft, surveillance, file manipulation, or remote access. Unlike self-propagating malware, a Trojan generally depends on being installed or executed through some other means.
Security analysis should identify the specific family and executable behavior rather than treating every Trojan as equivalent. Material concerns include untrusted software and tampered installers, execution under excessive privileges, and unauthorized persistence or access to sensitive data. Defenses include using trusted software sources and code-signature or application-control checks, limiting user privileges, monitoring endpoint process and network activity, and isolating suspected hosts. After detection, preserve relevant evidence, remove persistence, assess credential exposure, and investigate other affected systems before returning the device to normal use.
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The Register
4 years, 1 month ago
Emotet malware gang re-emerges with Chrome-based credit card heistware
Crimeware groups are re-inventing themselves The criminals behind the Emotet botnet – which rose to fame as a banking trojan before evolving into spamming and malware delivery – are now using it to target credit card information stored in the Chrome web browser.…
Dark Reading
4 years, 1 month ago
Emotet Banking Trojan Resurfaces, Skating Past Email Security
The malware is using spreadsheets, documents, and other types of Microsoft Office attachments in a new and improved version that is often able to bypass email gateway-security scanners.
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4 years, 1 month ago
Black Basta Ransomware Teams Up with Malware Stalwart Qbot
The novel cybercriminal group tapped the ever-evolving info-stealing trojan to move laterally on a network in a recent attack, researchers have found.