From the research done by eScan, it has detected and sinkholed malware domains belonging to Styx EK and SweetOrange EK that delivered ZBOT, Zero access type of malwares. The main objective of these malwares is to gain foothold into the target systems and deploy other malwares to steal the stored information, insert web-injects, etc. Additionally, it has been learnt that the malware attacks are done through Drive B Download method and primarily uses Java / Java applets to initiate the infection. Domains are specifically registered by the bad actors and servers are hosted to serve the malware.
Govind Rammurthy, MD & CEO, eScan said, Exploit kits are one of the major threats faced by IT users across all verticals and segments today. The Exploit Kit packs contain malicious programs that are used to carry out automated Drive-by-Download attacks with an aim to spread malware. At eScan, our research team continuously works on to ensure secured computing experience to IT users. We are proud that our efforts are helping ensure cyber security to our customers.
eScan has released free eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) that will enable customers to scan and clean Viruses, Spyware, Adware and any other Malware.
The eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) requires no installation and can be run directly from anywhere, on your computer, USB Drive or from a CD ROM and even if you already have other Anti-Virus software installed on your computer. The eScanAV Anti-Virus Toolkit (MWAV) also gets updated on a daily basis with the latest updates to detect recently release spyware and adware, plus the engine is constantly being improvised for faster and intelligent detections.
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