WhatsApp Web malware spreads banking Trojan automatically

New WhatsApp Web attack spreads self-propagating ZIP files containing Astaroth banking malware through trusted conversations.
Dark Reading

Shadow#Reactor Uses Text Files to Deliver Remcos RAT

Attackers use a sophisticated delivery mechanism for RAT deployment, a clever way to bypass defensive tools and rely on the ...
Bleeping Computer

Attackers use SVG files to smuggle QBot malware onto Windows systems

QBot malware phishing campaigns have adopted a new distribution method using SVG files to perform HTML smuggling that locally creates a malicious installer for Windows. This attack is made through ...
The Hacker News

GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection

GootLoader malware is abusing malformed ZIP archives that bypass common tools like WinRAR & deliver JavaScript payloads via ...

Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...

This Fake Windows BSOD Is Actually A Malware Trap

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...
Bleeping Computer

New attacks use Windows security bypass zero-day to drop malware

New phishing attacks use a Windows zero-day vulnerability to drop the Qbot malware without displaying Mark of the Web security warnings. When files are downloaded from an untrusted remote location, ...
Enterprise Times

Securonix says Windows malware SHADOW#REACTOR drops Remcos RAT

Securonix has published a blog giving details of a new multi-stage Windows malware campaign it calls SHADOW#REACTOR. Its goal is to deploy the Remcos RAT ...
techtimes

Qbot Malware Discovered: Here's How It Uses PDFs and WSF Files to Infect Your Computer

QBot malware has been a persistent threat to Windows devices for some time now, and the new phishing campaign using Windows Script Files (WSF) is making it easier than ever to infect these devices.
The Register on MSN

Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware

Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls Russia-linked hackers are sneaking ...
Forbes

Windows Rootkit Warning As Obscure#Bat Hides Malicious Files

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. As if Windows users need any more bad news on the security ...