
SectopRAT: New version adds encrypted communication
SectopRAT, also known as 1xxbot or Asatafar, had been an unknown, in-development threat when we discovered it a year ago. Now it infects systems in Germany. What is the new version capable of?
SectopRAT: New version adds encrypted communication
SectopRAT, also known as 1xxbot or Asatafar, had been an unknown, in-development threat when we discovered it a year ago. Now it infects systems in Germany. What is the new version capable of?
IceRat evades antivirus by running PHP on Java VM
IceRat keeps low detections rates for weeks by using an unusual language implementation: JPHP. But there are more reasons than the choice of the compiler. This article explores IceRat and explains a way to analyze JPHP malware.
Business as usual: Criminal Activities in Times of a Global Pandemic
The beginning of 2020 has been appalling for most parts of the world being affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This brought about a change in the everyday life of every individual in every country striving to sustain their daily tasks while simultaneously preventing further infection.…
Babax stealer rebrands to Osno, installs rootkit
Babax not only changes its name but also adds a Ring 3 rootkit and lateral spreading capabilities. Furthermore it has a ransomware component called OsnoLocker. Is this combination as dangerous as it sounds?
T-RAT 2.0: Malware control via smartphone
Malware sellers want to attract customers with convenience features. Now criminals can remote control malware during their bathroom routine by just using a smartphone and Telegram app.
A modern Sample Exchange System
We open sourced a system to exchange malware samples between partners in the AV industry. In the following post, we explain our motivation, technical details and usage of the system.
DLL Fixer leads to Cyrat Ransomware
A new ransomware uses an unusual symmetric encryption method named "Fernet". It is Python based and appends .CYRAT to encrypted files.
ServHelper: Hidden Miners
It is always a good idea to have multiple options when it comes to making a profit. This is especially true for criminals. Having a backdoor is nice, but having the backdoored system directly make money is even better.
Try2Cry: Ransomware tries to worm
Try2Cry ransomware adopts USB flash drive spreading using LNK files. The last ransomware that did the same was the infamous Spora. The code of Try2Cry looks oddly familiar, though.
G DATA threat report: Number of cyber attacks increases significantly in the first quarter
The current threat analysis by G DATA CyberDefense shows that the number of attacks prevented in March 2020 has increased significantly. The cyber defence company averted almost a third more attacks than in February.