Remove archives
article thumbnail

Group-IB detects a series of ransomware attacks by OldGremlin

Security Affairs

Since March, the attackers have been trying to conduct multistage attacks on large corporate networks of medical labs, banks, manufacturers, and software developers in Russia. The operators use a suite of custom tools with the ultimate goal of encrypting files in the infected system and holding it for a ransom of about $50,000.

article thumbnail

Spotting RATs: Delphi wrapper makes the analysis harder

Security Affairs

Experts observed an increase of the malware spreading using less-known archive types as dropper,in particular ISO image.Delphi wrapper makes analysis harder. In the last period, we observed an increase of the malware spreading using less-known archive types as an initial dropper, in particular, ISO image. Introduction.

article thumbnail

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. While this case study is just a snapshot, vigilance in the app store is required. Other forms of ransomware threaten to publicize sensitive information within the encrypted data. Backdoors. Trojan Type . Description.

Phishing 104