VestaCP compromised in a new supply‑chain attack
Customers see their admin credentials stolen and their servers infected with Linux/ChachaDDoS
Malware
Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover
Website altered to serve a malware-tainted version of otherwise legitimate software with the global event in Russia acting as a smokescreen
Certificates stolen from Taiwanese tech‑companies misused in Plead malware campaign
D-Link and Changing Information Technologies code-signing certificates stolen and abused by highly skilled cyberespionage group focused on East Asia, particularly Taiwan
New Telegram‑abusing Android RAT discovered in the wild
Entirely new malware family discovered by ESET researchers
BackSwap malware finds innovative ways to empty bank accounts
ESET researchers have discovered a piece of banking malware that employs a new technique to bypass dedicated browser protection measures
One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak
The infamous outbreak may no longer be causing mayhem worldwide but the threat that enabled it is still very much alive and posing a major threat to unpatched and unprotected systems
Sednit update: Analysis of Zebrocy
Zebrocy heavily used by the Sednit group over last two years
Firms using WebEx at risk of poisoned Flash attacks
Companies should check they are running latest version of WebEx, and beware attacks via the road less travelled.
Fake or not fake – that is the question
An interview with ESET’s Lukáš Štefanko on the thin line between what deserves the name “security app” and what can be called fake.
Beware ad slingers thinly disguised as security apps
ESET researchers have analyzed a newly discovered set of apps on Google Play, Google's official Android app store, that pose as security applications. Instead of security, all they provide is unwanted ads and ineffective pseudo-security.
Glupteba is no longer part of Windigo
Latest ESET research strongly suggests that Glupteba is no longer tied to the infamous Operation Windigo.
Dangerous malware stealing bitcoin hosted on Download.com for years
ESET researchers dicovered that Trojanized applications used to steal bitcoin were hosted inadvertently by the popular website download.cnet.com.
OceanLotus ships new backdoor using old tricks
To smuggle the backdoor onto a targeted machine, the group uses a two-stage attack whereby a dropper package first gains a foothold on the system and sets the stage for the backdoor itself. This process involves some trickery commonly associated with targeted operations of this kind.
Banking malware on Google Play targets Polish banks
Besides delivering the promised functionalities, the malicious apps can display fake notifications and login forms seemingly coming from legitimate banking applications, harvest credentials entered into the fake forms, as well as intercept text messages to bypass SMS-based 2-factor authentication.
ESET malware researchers awarded prize in open‑source memory forensics competition
The Volatility Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Volatility Framework, sponsors the yearly Volatility Plugin Contest to acknowledge the best forensic tools built on the Volatility platform.
New campaigns spread banking malware through Google Play
For a user, it can be difficult to figure out whether an app is malicious. First off it is always good only to install applications from the Google Play store, since most malware is still mainly spread through alternative stores.
Multi‑stage malware sneaks into Google Play
In all the cases we investigated, the final payload was a mobile banking trojan. Once installed, it behaves like a typical malicious app of this kind: it may present the user with fake login forms to steal credentials or credit card details.
Windigo Still not Windigone: An Ebury Update
In 2014, ESET researchers wrote a blog post about an OpenSSH backdoor and credential stealer called Linux/Ebury In 2017, the team found a new Ebury sample.
OSX/Proton spreading again through supply‑chain attack
Our researchers noticed that the makers of the Elmedia Player software have been distributing a version of their app trojanized with the OSX/Proton malware.
Money‑making machine: Monero‑mining malware
While far behind Bitcoin in market capitalization, Monero has several features that make it a very attractive cryptocurrency to be mined by malware.