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New phishing threats exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows

New phishing threats exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in Windows

Recent phishing attacks use a zero-day Windows vulnerability to drop the Qbot malware without displaying Windows' usual security warnings, BleepingComputer reports. When users download files from an 'untrusted' remote location, such as an Internet website or an email attachment, Windows adds a s... Read more

date1 year ago
Cybercriminals use Windows calculator as malware dropper

Cybercriminals use Windows calculator as malware dropper

Cybercriminals abuse the Windows 7 calculator to quietly execute malware dropper Qbot. Security researcher ProxyLife discovered the method during an analysis of QBot, a malware dropper. Droppers open the door for ransomware attacks. Cybercriminals need a silent way to exchange data with a targe... Read more

date2 years ago

Qbot malware is back after ten years with terrifying new features

Qbot first appeared about ten years ago. It went into the shadows and has resurfaced with new features. It is now roaming the wild with one of the new features that give it the ability to hijack Microsoft Outlook email threads.  In a detailed report by Check Point Software Technologies rese... Read more

date4 years ago

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