AutoIt Used in Targeted Attacks to Move RATs

🗓️ 25 Aug 2015 11:13:10Reported by Michael MimosoType

Hackers use convincing phishing emails to move RATs and other malware via Word docs. AutoIt used to drop malware, evade detection and establish persistence. Remote access Trojans and malware are spread through targeted attacks. Some RATs were previously leaked and considered easy to set up and use

Source	Link
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/macro-enabled-malware-making-a-comeback/112482
autoitscript	www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/dridex-banking-trojan-spreading-via-office-macros/110255
net-security	www.net-security.org/malware_news.php
threatpost	www.threatpost.com/microsoft-reports-massive-increase-in-macros-enabled-threats/110204
blogs	www.blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2015/01/02/before-you-enable-those-macros.aspx

28 Aug 2015 20:47Current

1.4Low risk

Vulners AI Score1.4