csharp-streamer: Peeking under the hood
An unusual attack tool has caught the attention and piqued the curiosity of G DATA analyst Hendrik Eckardt. The discovered RAT (Remote Access Tool) is apparently designed for networks where people take an annoyingly close - for the attackers - look at what is happening.
IT security trends 2023 (part 2): Why iPhones are hackers' best friends, rootkits are celebrating a renaissance, and uncertainty is bad for IT security
In the second part of the blog series, Tim Berghoff, Stefan Decker and Karsten Hahn explore current trends in IT security. Their views focus on the effects on IT security of the past years of crisis, the importance of smartphones in cyber attacks, and the return of rootkits as part of the attack…
IT security trends 2023 (part 1): On the shortage of skilled workers, social engineering attacks and companies refusing to learn
Every year in November, we at G DATA CyberDefense ask our IT security experts the same question: “What risks will threaten the IT security of companies and private individuals in the coming year?” In the first part of this blog series, Andreas Lüning, Thomas Siebert and Eddy Willems answer this…
Malware vaccines can prevent pandemics, yet are rarely used
Vaccines have distinct advantages over detection based defense mechanisms, so we developed a vaccine to protect from one of the most notorious ransomware families—STOP/DJVU. But unlike vaccines against biological viruses, malware vaccines are not particularly common. This article explains why.
Ransomware: To pay or not to pay?
Recently, several magazines have repeatedly covered how to protect against and recover from ransomware attacks. However, many companies and individuals are left with the question of whether they would pay in the event of a potential future ransomware attack.
Babax stealer rebrands to Osno, installs rootkit
Babax not only changes its name but also adds a Ring 3 rootkit and lateral spreading capabilities. Furthermore it has a ransomware component called OsnoLocker. Is this combination as dangerous as it sounds?
DLL Fixer leads to Cyrat Ransomware
A new ransomware uses an unusual symmetric encryption method named "Fernet". It is Python based and appends .CYRAT to encrypted files.
Try2Cry: Ransomware tries to worm
Try2Cry ransomware adopts USB flash drive spreading using LNK files. The last ransomware that did the same was the infamous Spora. The code of Try2Cry looks oddly familiar, though.
G DATA threat report: Number of cyber attacks increases significantly in the first quarter
The current threat analysis by G DATA CyberDefense shows that the number of attacks prevented in March 2020 has increased significantly. The cyber defence company averted almost a third more attacks than in February.
New Java STRRAT ships with .crimson ransomware module
This Java based malware installs RDPWrap, steals credentials, logs keystrokes and remote controls Windows systems. It may soon be capable to infect without Java installed.
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
