Tag: Malware

Android malware which repackages legitimate apps and then releases them to a third-party store. Its main function is displaying ads.

Glupteba is a Windows backdoor which gradually matured into a botnet. By 2019 it included a C&C address update mechanism through public BitCoin lists.

LemonDuck is a cryptominer first discovered in 2018, which targets Windows systems. It has advanced propagation modules, including sending malspam, RDP brute-forcing and mass-exploitation via known vulnerabilities such as BlueKeep.

Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered BatCloak, a fully undetectable (FUD) malware obfuscation engine used by threat actors.

Adware is an unwanted software application designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser.

A file infector virus attaches itself to executable programs, such as word processors, spreadsheet applications, and computer games.

Ukraine's Cyber Police have taken down a bot farm accused of spreading pro-Russia propaganda through social media platforms in an effort to manipulate public.

Triada which was first spotted in 2016, is a modular backdoor for Android which grants admin privileges to download another malware.

It targets MSSQL databases and implants cryptomining modules on target machines. Tencent Security says that while they saw only infections on MSSQL servers.

Short for “malicious software”. It is specifically designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.