Malware Disguised as Browser Update
Recently, AhnLab SEcurity intelligence Center (ASEC) identified the distribution of malware disguised as a browser update targeting a wide range of users. This malware is distributed through infected websites, and when users visit these sites, malicious scripts are loaded. The scripts create fake update windows for browsers like Chrome or
ChromeLoader Disguised as Illegal Game Programs Being Distributed
Since the previous year, there has been a steady increase in cases where disk image files, such as ISO and VHD, have been used in malware distribution. These have been covered several times in previous ASEC blog posts. This post will cover a recent discovery of ChromeLoader being distributed using
Qakbot Being Distributed via Virtual Disk Files (*.vhd)
There’s been a recent increase in the distribution of malware using disk image files. Out of these, the Qakbot malware has been distributed in ISO and IMG file formats, and the ASEC analysis team discovered that it has recently changed its distribution to the use of VHD files. Such use of disk
