New TDL clones are making the rounds these days, according to Bitdefender Labs antimalware researcher Marius Tivadar. The samples in question (which are just now completely analyzed) date from the beginning of April.
The APT floodgates seem to have opened sometime in the past twelve months, Stuxnet is no longer alone in the field and the latest arrival is MiniDuke, a very sophisticated, if low-profile and minimalist piece of malware. “We’re dealing, unfortunately, with the work of a very small group of career criminals – people who’ve written […]
Many new variants of the same bootkits are created simply to avoid detection. Bitdefender anti-malware researchers Cristian Istrate and Marius Tivadar have created a small write-up on the evolution and current status of the Mayachok bootkit: The first version started with its malicious code placed directly in the 15 sectors following the Boot Sector (variant […]
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