Growing threat from droppers-as-a-service
New Sophos study reveals the growing threat of dropper-as-a-service. Disguised as pirated software, so-called droppers deliver entire bundles of malware, including programs for information theft, click fraud and much more. Sophos has published a new study entitled “Fake Pirated Software Serves Up Malware Droppers as a Service”. The study describes how cyber criminals use droppers, i.e. programs that serve as Trojan horses for malware, to deliver a variety of harmful and unwanted content to people looking for hacked versions of popular business and consumer applications. Fake Pirated Software Serves Up Malware Droppers as a ...