This blog was updated on October 15. See the end of this file. We recently received a sample of the malware NGRBot from a customer, who got a spam email with what appears to be a Skype link. Victims are lured into clicking a link that promises an image. Once victims click the link, the Read more…
Tags: Dorgbot Skype, image.exe, malware spread through chat link, malware stealing credentials, malware using skype as spreading vector, ngrbot, pic.exe, Pushbot, Skype malware, skype.exe, Social Engineering tricks by malware
NGRBot is a worm that propagates through chat messengers, the Internet Relay Chat channel, social networking sites etc. It steals FTP and browser passwords and can cause a denial of service by flooding. NGRBots use the IRC network for file transfer, sending and receiving commands between zombie network machines and the attacker’s IRC server, and Read more…
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