This information is then inconspicuously passed along to the listener via a third-party server, so it requires an internet connection. Nevertheless, it opens a backdoor and allows anyone who’s listening in grab basic information, such as screen captures, system up-time data, mouse cursor position, and more a serious security breach. This malware seems to be targeting biomedical research institutions moreso than anyone else, so it’s not really intended to harm the general populous. This can be achieved with a user interface that looks legit and then forces the launch of the malware rather than what the user was expecting to launch. In other words, it’s not super advanced and it’s using methods to infect machines that are so well-known that only a small number of unsuspecting users would even fall victim to it.Īccording to the report from Malwarebytes, this malware relies on two things: a hidden file and the user’s action to prompt the file.
It appears to be a highly antiquated piece of malware.
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