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TrickGate, a packer used by malware to evade detection since 2016

Security Affairs

TrickGate is a shellcode-based packer offered as a service, which is used at least since July 2016, to hide malware from defense programs. “The first stage mainly comes in the form of an archived executable, but we monitored many file types and delivery permutations that lead to the same shellcode.”

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2016, the Mirai botnet attack left most of the eastern U.S. User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. Also Read : Yahoo Malware Attack: Malvertising Is the Silent Killer.

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