New Backdoor and Malware Downloader Used in TA505 Spam Campaigns

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Several malicious spam campaigns are distributing new malware strains according to Trend Micro researchers, with the Gelup downloader and the FlowerPippi backdoor being used to attack targets from the Middle East, Japan, India, the Philippines, and Argentina.

Proofpoint researchers also discovered two spam campaigns distributing the malware downloader they dubbed AndroMut during June, with the attackers' crosshairs this time being set on recipients from U.S, Singapore, UAE, and South Korea.

The TA505 hacking group that was behind the Dridex banking trojan and Locky ransomware is also the one operating the seven campaigns seen by Trend Micro and the two observed by the Proofpoint team, with the new Gelup/AndroMut and FlowerPippi malware being added to the group's toolset starting with June.
 

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