techtimes

Qbot Malware Discovered: Here's How It Uses PDFs and WSF Files to Infect Your Computer

QBot malware has been a persistent threat to Windows devices for some time now, and the new phishing campaign using Windows Script Files (WSF) is making it easier than ever to infect these devices.
Bleeping Computer

Qbot Malware Dropped via Context-Aware Phishing Campaign

A phishing campaign dropping the Qbot banking Trojan with the help of delivery emails camouflaging as parts of previous conversations was spotted during late March 2019 by the JASK Special Operations ...
Bleeping Computer

Qbot steals your email threads again to infect other victims

The Qbot trojan is again stealing reply-chain emails that can be used to camouflage malware-riddled emails as parts of previous conversations in future malicious spam campaigns. Qbot (also known as ...
Android

Qbot malware adapts against Microsoft's latest defence tactic

Although over the past few years, Microsoft has done a commendable job in taking steps to combat malware and prevent its havoc, including the recent ban on macros from running in Office files ...
JD Supra

Qakbot: Insight into a Persistent, Polymorphic Malware from the Cyber Defense Team at K2 Intelligence

Qakbot (Qbot) first emerged in 2009 as a piece of malware designed to steal online banking credentials from infected computers. It used classic key-logger technology combined with an ability to steal ...
ZDNet

This malware is reading your email just 30 minutes after infecting your PC

Qbot, otherwise known as Qakbot or QuakBot, is an old software threat to Windows users that pre-dates the first iPhone, but it's still being improved for nefarious efficiency. The malware emerged in ...
Threat Post

Qbot Malware Morphs Quickly to Evade Detection

Researchers spot new wave of Qbot infections that can shape-shift every six hours to evade detection. The Qbot malware is back and hard at work again with infections reported on 54,517 machines, ...
Threat Post

Latest Qbot Variant Evades Detection, Infects Thousands

Ever-changing Qbot trojan has been spotted in a fresh campaign with a new “context aware” delivery technique. Qbot, an information-stealing trojan that has been around for 10 years, has resurfaced ...
HotHardware

QBot Malware Hiding Inside Malicious Windows Installers Serves Up A Nasty Surprise

Another day another malware threat. Do you ever notice how, when you open an e-mail link, money in your bank account drains away? That shouldn't happen, but if it does, it's probably thanks to QBot's ...
CSOonline

After a decade, Qbot Trojan malware gains new, dangerous tricks

The Qbot Trojan has been plaguing computer users and businesses for over a decade and the cybercriminals behind it are still coming up with new tricks that keep it one of the most prevalent and ...
CSOonline

Qbot malware resurfaces in new attack against businesses

The decade-old has resurfaced with an improved version in a new attack against businesses that has infected thousands of systems so far. Researchers from data security solutions provider Varonis have ...
techtimes

Qbot Botnet Deploys Malware Payloads Through Malicious Windows Installers

Qbot operators are now relying on infecting systems by installing malware payloads on emails. These files reportedly have malware-ridden Windows Installers. According to cybersecurity researchers, the ...