Gootloader: Banking Trojan mutates into malware platform
“Gootkit” becomes “Gootloader”: Banking Trojan mutates into a complex malware platform with multiple attack vectors. The Gootkit malware family is a well-known henchman - a Trojan that initially focuses on the theft of banking business data and today uses the Cobalt-Strike analysis tool, the Kronos banking malware and the REvil ransomware, among other things. IT security experts have already dealt intensively with the malware and, in particular, with its clever transmission mechanisms in 2020. What is new is that the attackers have expanded the malware into a multi-payload platform. With variable attack mechanisms - including social engineering - it is strongest in Germany today ...