Malware

Spora spreads via USB drives like Gamarue and Dinihou aka Jenxcus whilst also encrypting files. The sophistication of this threat could easily make it the new Locky. We discuss its infection and encryption procedure and show how it uses statistical values about encrypted files to calculate the…

G DATA started its blogs six years ago and the team has published numerous articles about IT security, malware, mobile device security, awareness and also the Internet of Things since then. It is time for us to take a look back at the Top 10 most read articles in 2016 – both in the German and the…

There were quite some changes in the area of malware, cyber crime, and IT security in 2016. At the same time the technological progress moved in giant leaps. Apart from desktop PCs and notebooks, smart and connected technologies have been established in both private and industrial environments. Read…

A current spam wave floods email inboxes: Fake invoices with genuine user data (names and even postal addresses) are used as bait. The attackers furthermore misuse existing companies' names and data to complete the sophisticated scam. Victims will be infected with the Maktub Ransomware, currently…

A new ransomware is currently targeting German companies. This latest malware from the James Bond-themed Janus Cybercrime Collective combines two existing ransomwares (Petya and Misha) and leaves infected systems completely unusable: GoldenEye first encrypts files and then the hard drive. Read more…

The fact that there are many free apps on unofficial market platforms appeals to many users. This is especially true since a lot of the apps would cost money on Google Play. There is a downside to this, however, as recent findings about a new Android malware called "Gooligan" have shown.

Oftentimes, there is talk about a "sophisticated" malware-based attack against an individual or an organization. The prevalent assumption is that a great deal of development work has gone into the attack tools. In the 4th part of the article series, Marion Marschalek and Raphael Vinot will…

Botnets are a real menace. An international group of law enforcement agencies and private IT security parties has dismantled the Avalanche botnet yesterday. Germany alone had suffered damages of millions of Euros from this botnet. After the takedown, users have to clean their PC from the remains.…

Yesterday a Firefox 0-Day was made publicly available. We have analyzed the exploit from begin to end and talk about the different stages, including: the exploit techniques that aim to defeat general protection mechanisms like ASLR and DEP, as well as more advanced protection mechanisms like Export…

Holiday season is about to start and online shopping for Christmas is trending! Our experts forewarn you about current phishing and malware threats in our German G DATA SecurityBlog.