Cryptomining malware, or cryptocurrency mining malware or simply cryptojacking, is a relatively new term that refers to software programs and malware components developed to take over a computer’s resources Read More
Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). These types of programs are used to remotely access or control computers. Orcus is a legitimate Remote Administration Tool that is merely being abused, but security experts say it includes multiple features more typically seen in malware known as a Remote Access Trojan. however, in many cases, cybercriminals use them for malicious purposes.Read More
Skid map, a Linux malware, demonstrates the increasing complexity of recent cryptocurrency-mining threats. This malware is notable because of the way it loads malicious kernel modules to keep its cryptocurrency mining operations under the radar.
Skidmap then installs multiple malicious binaries, the first minimizing the infected machine’s security settings so that it can begin mining cryptocurrency unhindered. TrendMicro warns that Skidmap “demonstrates the increasing complexity of recent cryptocurrency-mining threats”, pointing out that it is “notable because of the way it loads malicious kernel modules to keep its cryptocurrency mining operations under the radar”.Read More
CookieMiner is high-risk malware that targets the Mac operating system. Following successful infiltration, CookieMiner records personal data. Its main purpose is to steal credentials of various accounts (mostly those relating to cryptocurrencies). This malware also opens a ‘backdoor‘ called EmPyre and injects a crypto mining tool into the system. The malware, which researchers have dubbed CookieMiner, has a variety of weapons in its armory that could make it particularly worrisome for cryptocurrency investors.Read More
Astaroth is a Trojan and information stealer of sensitive information such as user credentials using a key logger module, operating system calls interception and clipboard monitoring. It is used in a fileless malware campaign in the memory of infected computers detected by Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team researchers.Read More
