VERY IMPORTANT

Just like the previous year, 2021 ended with COVID and 2022 started with the same. The only difference is that the world is now dealing with the new Omicron variant rather than the Delta variant, which emerged in April 2021. While reportedly less lethal than its predecessor, the Omicron variant has a much higher transmission rate, and as a result, daily counts of new Omicron patients have become a global concern. This has renewed heightened concern about the pandemic, and as we have all sadly learned, threat actors don’t shy away from using misery and fear to their advantage. FortiGuard Labs recently came across a curiously named file, “Omicron Stats.exe”, which turned out to be a variant of Redline Stealer malware. This blog will look at the Redline Stealer malware, including what’s new in this variant, its core functions, how it communicates with its C2 server, and how organizations can protect themselves.