Malware News Lost Door Remote Access Trojan Distributed via Facebook, YouTube, Blogspot

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A Tunisian hacker known as OussamiO has been busy for the past nine years distributing his Remote Access Trojan (RAT) via ads on the Dark Web, but also on popular networks such as Facebook, YouTube and Google's Blogspot.

Security experts from Trend Micro say OussamiO created the Lost Door RAT in 2007 and hasn't shied away from advertising his software on the public Internet, unlike many of his fellow malware developers who like to keep their operations hidden from prying eyes.

RAT coder is not afraid to market his product on the Surface Web
The main point of operation for OussamiO's activity is his Blogspot blog, where he regularly publishes about new Lost Door versions, upcoming updates, usage tricks and tutorial videos, which he brazenly hosts on YouTube.

Besides ads on the Dark Web on underground hacking forums from Brazil, China, and Russia, the crook is also very active on Facebook, where he runs his own page.

To buy his malware, users have to get in contact with him via email, either Yahoo or Gmail. The RAT's price is not publicly available, but similar tools usually sell between $10 and $50 depending on their capabilities.

Lost Door uses port forwarding trick to hide its activity.

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