Nitol DDoS Malware Installing Amadey Bot Posted By Sanseo , December 22, 2022 The ASEC analysis team recently discovered that a threat actor has been using Nitol DDoS Bot to install Amadey. Amadey is a downloader that has been in circulation since 2018, and besides extorting user credentials, it can also be used for the purpose of installing additional malware. Amadey is being actively distributed again this year, and even until very recently, it has been propagating itself on websites disguised as cracks and keygens for normal software and installing other malware on…
LockBit 3.0 Being Distributed via Amadey Bot Posted By Sanseo , November 8, 2022 The ASEC analysis team has confirmed that attackers are using Amadey Bot to install LockBit. Amadey Bot, a malware that was first discovered in 2018, is capable of stealing information and installing additional malware by receiving commands from the attacker. Like other malware strains, it is being sold in illegal forums and still being used by various attackers. It was used in the past to install ransomware by attackers of GandCrab or to install FlawedAmmyy by the TA505 group which…
Amadey Bot Being Distributed Through SmokeLoader Posted By Sanseo , July 21, 2022 Amadey Bot, a malware that was first discovered in 2018, is capable of stealing information and installing additional malware by receiving commands from the attacker. Like other malware strains, it has been sold in illegal forums and used by various attackers. The ASEC analysis team previously revealed cases where Amadey was used on attacks in the ASEC blog posted in 2019 (English version unavailable). Amadey was mainly used to install ransomware by attackers of GandCrab or to install FlawedAmmyy by…
