More Bagle trouble

During the past hours, we’ve intercepted a flurry of new Bagle variants; apparently, it’s been a busy day for the author, who keeps sending them out.

Additionally, one of the URLs which all these variants monitor for updates has come online, with yet another (yes, you’ve guessed) Bagle variant – Bagle.bp.

So far the situation appears under control – the speed of reaction from antivirus companies in this case was outstanding. Except for the initial seeding waves, there is no sign of an outbreak. Stay tuned for more details.

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Our experts discovered a new CoolClient backdoor variant with a kernel-mode rootkit driver that hides malicious processes, files, and network connections from security tools and threat analysts.

Kaspersky experts break down a new Armored Likho campaign that poses as a fundraising efforts and delivers a new Still Toolkit aimed at stealing Telegram data and eavesdropping on victims.

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