Collaborate Disseminate
In April, Bitdefender broke the news of an emerging botnet dubbed Scranos. Originating from China, it has spread across Europe and the United States, snaring Windows and Android devices with advertising fraud and social network manipulation. Our origin… Continue reading Scranos Revisited – Rethinking persistence to keep established network alive
Sophisticated threats remain among the main concerns of enterprises today. As environments grow in complexity, malware actors find innovative ways to infiltrate overlooked entry points in networks, hiding behind the scenes to wreak havoc without ever m… Continue reading Scranos Rootkit Operation Turns Global
Last year, the Bitdefender Cyber Threat Intelligence Lab started analysis of a new password- and data-stealing operation based around a rootkit driver digitally signed with a possibly stolen certificate. The operation, partially described in a recent a… Continue reading Inside Scranos – A Cross Platform, Rootkit-Enabled Spyware Operation