Threat Spotlight: The Return of Qakbot Malware
released on 2017-05-24 @ 01:08:48 AM
Qakbot has been around for years, but it’s nothing to be complacent about. This malware is well-known for its ability to steal credentials and quickly spread through an enterprise over network shares. Given its age, it might seem logical that security controls would have this threat on lockdown. However, the occasional functional enhancements combined with its multiple layers of obfuscation and server-side polymorphism periodically breathe new life into this seemingly immortal malware.