RAT

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2018
Parasite HTTP RAT implements a broad range of protections and evasion mechanisms

Researchers from Proofpoint have discovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) named Parasite HTTP that implements a broad range of evasion techniques. The Parasite HTTP RAT has a modular architecture that allows authors to easily add new features. The malware includes sandbox detection, anti-debugging, anti-emulation, and other defense mechanisms. “Proofpoint researchers recently discovered a new remote […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 23, 2018
CSE Malware ZLab – APT-C-27 ’s long-term espionage campaign in Syria is still ongoing

Researchers at CSE Cybsec ZLab analyzed a malicious code involved in a long-term espionage campaign in Syria attributed to a APT-C-27 group. A few days ago, the security researcher Lukas Stefanko from ESET discovered an open repository containing some Android applications.   The folder was found on a compromised website at the following URL: hxxp://chatsecurelite.uk[.]to […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 21, 2018
Experts discovered Calisto macOS Trojan, the first member of Proton RAT family

Security experts from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a precursor of the infamous Proton macOS malware that was named Calisto. Malware researchers from Kaspersky Lab have discovered a malware, tracked as Calisto, that appears to be to the precursor of the Proton macOS malware. “We recently came across one such sample: a macOS backdoor that we named Calisto. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 18, 2018
Cyber espionage campaign targets Samsung service centers in Italy

Security researchers from Italian security firm TG Soft have uncovered an ongoing malware campaigns targeting Samsung service centers in Italy. “TG Soft’s Research Centre (C.R.A.M.) has analyzed the campaign of spear-phishing on 2 april 2018 targeting the service centers of Samsung Italy.” reads the analysis published by TG Soft. “The campaign analyzed is targeting only the service centers of Samsung […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 12, 2018
Popular software VSDC official website was hacked and used to distribute malware

Hackers have compromised the website of VSDC, (http://www.videosoftdev.com), a popular company that provides free audio and video conversion and editing software. Experts from Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 Total Security discovered that attackers hijacked the download links of the popular audio and video editor, VSDC. The experts discovered that hackers hijacked download links on the websites […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 30, 2018
New Banking Trojan MnuBot uses SQL Server for Command and Control

Researchers at IBM X-Force Research team discovered a new Delphi-based banking Trojan dubbed MnuBot that leverages Microsoft SQL Server for communication with the command and control (C&C). The MnuBot Trojan implements a two-stage attack flow, it is composed of two main components that are tasked for the two stages. In the first stage, the malware searches for a file […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 04, 2018
KevDroid Android RAT can steal private data and record phone calls

  Security researchers discovered a new Android Remote Access Trojan (RAT) dubbed KevDroid that can steal private data and record phone calls. Security researchers at South Korean cybersecurity firm ESTsecurity have discovered a new strain of Android Trojan KevDroid that is being distributed disguised as a fake anti-virus application, dubbed “Naver Defender.” “Spear phishing attacks targeting Android […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 22, 2018
TeleRAT, a new Android Trojan that uses Telegram for data exfiltration

Security experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a new Android Trojan dubbed TeleRAT that uses Telegram Bot API to communicate with the command and control (C&C) server and to exfiltrate data. TeleRAT appears to be originating from and/or to be targeting individuals in Iran, experts found similarities with another Android malware dubbed IRRAT Trojan, which also leverages […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2018
CannibalRAT, a RAT entirely written in Python observed in targeted attacks

Security researchers from Cisco Talos discovered a new remote access Trojan (RAT) dubbed CannibalRAT that has been written entirely in Python. The CannibalRAT RAT is being used in highly targeted attacks. the experts explained that even if it isn’t very sophisticated it exhibits signs of code cannibalisation from other open-source projects. “The RAT itself is not very sophisticated, […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 20, 2018
Coldroot RAT cross-platform malware targets MacOS without being detected

The former NSA hacker and malware researcher Patrick Wardle is back, this time he spotted a new remote access Trojan dubbed Coldroot RAT. The Coldroot RAT is a cross-platform that is targeting MacOS systems and the bad news is that AV software is not able to detect it. The malware acts as a keylogger on MacOS systems prior to […]