Latest malware tries to avoid detection and maintain persistence

Malware is constantly evolving in an attempt to steal data or make money for the people behind it. A new report by Malwarebytes Labs reveals the latest shift towards attacks that can avoid detection but also stay on a system to be reactivated later. Using fileless malware is just one example among many attack methodologies currently evading traditional security defenses and maintaining persistence. Among current threats from this new generation of malware are the banking trojan combined with a downloader and botnet known as Emotet, along with its commonly seen accomplice TrickBot. These threats primarily use email distribution with malicious… [Continue Reading]