Trojan – Davey Winder

Google Confirms Android Smartphone Security Backdoor

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Davey Winder 4277 Views Android, Backdoor, Google, Trojan

Google has confirmed that a backdoor was found to have been successfully pre-installed on newly shipped, factory fresh, Android smartphones.

Analysis

Astaroth malware exploits Avast antivirus LOLBins to steal data

February 14, 2019 Davey Winder 1162 Views AntiVirus, Malware, Research, Trojan

Nocturnus Research team at Cybereason reveals how an Astaroth Trojan variant uses Avast antivirus software to gain info on target

Threat Intelligence

Ramnit returns with geofenced and stealthy PowerShell loader sLoad

October 26, 2018October 26, 2018 Davey Winder 1091 Views Banking, Malware, Research, Trojan

Ramnit’s new PowerShell loader sLoad performs multiple geofence checks throughout the infection chain making it ‘unusual’, according to security researchers

Analysis

Ramnit Trojan reveals overlooked seasonal threat to the enterprise

September 14, 2018September 14, 2018 Davey Winder 1334 Views Analysis, Malware, Research, threat intelligence, Trojan

A seasonal pattern to malware attacks emerges from analysis of the Ramnit banking Trojan according to researchers at Check Point

Cybercrime

Does new Kronos ‘Osiris’ Trojan expose banking sector security impotence?

July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 Davey Winder 1376 Views Analysis, Banking, Research, Trojan

Proofpoint security researchers have discovered a new version of Kronos, with exploit campaigns already active in Germany, Japan and Poland

Analysis

Russian hackers silently threaten global financial organisations

November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 Davey Winder 1588 Views finance, Kaspersky, Russia, threat intelligence, Trojan

Russian ‘Silence’ bankrobber Trojan has been quietly, and persistently, stealing money direct from the banks themselves rather than targeting customers