In the sights: Old, unpatched Internet Explorer
WastedLoader: Cyber criminals target unpatched Internet Explorer with malvertising. With WastedLoader, Bitdefender has discovered a new variant of the dangerous ransomware malware "WastedLocker". It is part of a new RIG exploit kit campaign and attacks users via unpatched versions of Internet Explorer. The campaign uses VBScript vulnerabilities for this purpose when users visit a legitimate website and click on malicious advertising (malvertising). The variant is also able to deliver a ransomware component, but does not yet do so in its current version. Ransomware WastedLoader The new variant, which Bitdefender named WastedLoader, communicates with a Command & Control server, which is ...