Category Archives: Cerber

Where’s the Macro? Malware authors are now using OLE embedding to deliver malicious files

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Recently, we’ve seen reports of malicious files that misuse the legitimate Office object linking and embedding (OLE) capability to trick users into enabling and downloading malicious content. Previously, we’ve seen macros used in a similar matter, and this use of OLE might indicate a shift in behavior as administrators and enterprises are mitigating against this… Continue reading Where’s the Macro? Malware authors are now using OLE embedding to deliver malicious files→

ACH – Bank account information form malspam delivers Cerber ransomware

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An email with the subject of  ACH – Bank account information form pretending to come from  Ali Bolton <Ali.Bolton@jpmchase.com>  with a zip attachment  which downloads Cerber ransomware. I haven’t seen one of these spoofed jpmchase.com  / ACH emails for ages. Previously the … Continue reading →

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Pirate Bay hit by malvertising attack, drops Cerber ransomware

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A malvertising campaign recently struck popular torrent site The Pirate Bay and redirected users to landing pages for the Magnitude exploit kit, where they were infected with the notorious Cerber ransomware.
David Bisson reports.
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