Unmasking ViperSoftX: In-Depth Defense Strategies Against AutoIt-Powered Threats

Trellix Global Defenders: Unmasking ViperSoftX: In-Depth Defense Strategies Against AutoIt-Powered Threats By James Murphy · August 29, 2024 There’s a common misconception that threat actors must always write complicated and custom code in every piece of their malware, skilfully evading defenses,...

ViperSoftX Malware Disguises as eBooks on Torrents to Spread Stealthy Attacks

The sophisticated malware known as ViperSoftX has been observed being distributed as eBooks over torrents. "A notable aspect of the current variant of ViperSoftX is that it uses the Common Language Runtime CLR to dynamically load and run PowerShell commands, thereby creating a PowerShell...

The Mechanics of ViperSoftX: Exploiting AutoIt and CLR for Stealthy PowerShell Execution

The Mechanics of ViperSoftX: Exploiting AutoIt and CLR for Stealthy PowerShell Execution By Sijo Jacob · July 9, 2024 This blog was also written by Mathanraj Thangaraju Threat Summary In the dynamic landscape of cyber threats, ViperSoftX has emerged as a highly sophisticated malware, adept at...

New Version of ViperSoftX Malware Targets Password Managers and Cryptocurrency Wallets

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary ViperSoftX is an information-stealing malware primarily targeting cryptocurrencies, using sophisticated encryption techniques and monthly changes in command-and-control servers to evade detection. To...

ViperSoftX InfoStealer Adopts Sophisticated Techniques to Avoid Detection

A significant number of victims in the consumer and enterprise sectors located across Australia, Japan, the U.S., and India have been affected by an evasive information-stealing malware called ViperSoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented by Fortinet in 2020, with cybersecurity company Avast...

ViperSoftX InfoStealer Adopts Sophisticated Techniques to Avoid Detection

A significant number of victims in the consumer and enterprise sectors located across Australia, Japan, the U.S., and India have been affected by an evasive information-stealing malware called ViperSoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented by Fortinet in 2020, with cybersecurity company Avast...

ViperSoftX Updates Encryption, Steals Data

We observed cryptocurrency and information stealer ViperSoftX evading initial loader detection and making its lure more believable by making the initial package loader via cracks, keygens, activators, and packers non-malicious. We also noted more sophisticated encryption and basic anti-analysis...

This Malware Installs Malicious Browser Extensions to Steal Users' Passwords and Cryptos

A malicious extension for Chromium-based web browsers has been observed to be distributed via a long-standing Windows information stealer called ViperSoftX. Czech-based cybersecurity company dubbed the rogue browser add-on VenomSoftX owing to its standalone features that enable it to access websi...