Ursnif Banking Trojan Claims More Victims | Avast
Recently, Avast Threat Labs researchers were able to obtain information on possible victims of Ursnif malware.
Tag Archives: Threat Research
Sextortion Email Scams | Avast
Sextortion is an emerging online scam that takes advantage of people’s fear that their most intimate moments will be exposed to the public. They usually come in the form of emails, which are not only dangerous and unsettling but can have serious real-w…
APT Group Targeting Mongolian Government Agencies | Avast
Our team has identified a new advanced persistent threats (APT) campaign targeting government agencies and a government data center in Mongolia.
Data Exfiltration Via IPv6 | Avast
Within the Aposemat Team, we’ve been working on testing the capabilities of IPv6 and how malware could take advantage of it. One of the topics we explored was exfiltration of data via the IPv6 protocol. In this post, we share our study into this topic….
PayPal Request Money | Avast
Our team recently came across an email that was reported to us by one of our board members as a potential spearphishing attempt. The email was purportedly sent from PayPal, and the purpose of the email was a request for the recipient to send money.
Keep Your PlayStation Secure | Avast
As Covid-19 has forced many of us to stay home more than usual, an increasing number has started looking for in-house entertainment. Putting it simply, people are gaming — a lot.
IP Camera App Security Test | Avast
Recently, our research team looked into the account security of app companions belonging to ten IP cameras. Each of these cameras have been listed on Amazon’s “hot new releases” and “best seller” categories.
Fake Malwarebytes Installation Files Distributing Coinminer | Avast
On Friday, August 21, 2020, we began detecting fake Malwarebytes installation files containing a backdoor that loads a Monero miner based on XMRig onto infected PCs. The most prevalent filename under which one of the installation files is being distrib…
Fake Malwarebytes Installation Files Distributing Coinminer | Avast
On Friday, August 21, 2020, we began detecting fake Malwarebytes installation files containing a backdoor that loads a Monero miner based on XMRig onto infected PCs. The most prevalent filename under which one of the installation files is being distrib…
Why Emotet Remains An Active Threat | Avast
One of the longest-running and more lethal malware strains has once again returned on the scene. Called Emotet, it started out life as a simple banking Trojan when it was created back in 2014 by a hacking group that goes by various names, including TA5…