Operation "TooHash": how targeted attacks work
The experts of G DATA’s SecurityLabs discovered a cyber-espionage campaign that perfectly exemplifies the way how targeted attacks work. The purpose of this campaign was to steal valuable documents from the targeted entity. We entitle this operation “TooHash”.
Poweliks: the persistent malware without a file
When security researchers talk about malware, they usually refer to files stored on a computer system, which intends to damage a device or steal sensitive data from it. Those files can be scanned by AV engines and can be handled in a classic way. The following analysis is an example of malware which…
G DATA Malware Report July - December 2013
G DATA’s Malware Report H2 2013 includes the most important statistics and information regarding new malware types, websites’ threat potential as well as botnet and banking Trojan activities. Check out the essential facts.
Android smartphone shipped with spyware
For the first time ever, the experts at the German security vendor have discovered a smartphone that comes with extensive spyware straight from the factory. The malware is disguised as the Google Play Store and is part of the pre-installed Android apps. The spyware runs in the background and cannot…
The evolution of anti-virus solutions continues
"Anti-virus is dead" - again. AV has been dying for the last decades. 15 years ago Dr. Alan Solomon, a highly respected security expert and founder of a pioneering anti-virus software company, made the same statement. AV also deceased when the first behavior-based products entered the market.…
Attackers misuse the good reputation of AV companies to spread malware
Experts at G Data SecurityLabs have been made aware of a nasty scam that attackers are currently using to spread specific variants of the ZeuS banking Trojan. Fake invoices with an infected attachment claim to have been scanned for malware and rated as harmless by G Data or Sophos – which is a…
It’s high time to say goodbye: Windows XP‘s end of life is dawning
For months, tech magazines and the media have been reporting about the end of support of Microsoft’s very popular products in April 2014: Windows XP and Office 2003. But many end users and especially business users are still booting their Win XP computers day by day –they put their computers…
EICAR 2013 Conference
From November 17th to 19th, the 22nd EICAR Conference was held at the Leibnitz University in Hanover (Germany), the home of the well known Institute for Legal Informatics. For the last 22 years, the EICAR Conference has gained a solid reputation in the IT security world. This year, the EICAR…
Android malware barometer shows that a storm is brewing
For cyber criminals, Android is the number one mobile target. G Data Security Labs registered almost 520,000 new malicious files for the operating system in the first half of 2013, as shown by the current G Data Mobile Malware Report. Versatile Trojan horses were the perpetrators' weapon of choice…
Mobile malware: the "barrier of the beast" is broken
The timing could not have been more appropriate: June 2013, the sixth month of the year 2013. In this sixth month, experts at G Data Security Labs have seen a landmark for evil surpassed – more than 666,666 unique mobile malware programs for the Android platform have now been amassed in their…
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
