Going solo: self-propagating ZBOT malware spotted

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Going solo: self-propagating ZBOT malware spotted
Botnet	ZeuS
Malware	Zbot
Botnet/malware group
Exploit kits
Services
Feature
Distribution vector
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Origin
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Operation/Working group
Vulnerability
CCProtocol
Date	2013 / 2013-06-10
Editor/Conference	Trend Micro
Link	http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/going-solo-self-propagating-zbot-malware-spotted/ (Archive copy)
Author	Abigail Pichel, Joie Salvio, Alvin Bacani
Type	Blogpost

Abstract

“ Who says you can’t teach old malware new tricks? Recently, we reported on how ZBOT had made a comeback of sorts in 2013; this was followed by media reports that it was now spreading via Facebook. Now, we have spotted a new ZBOT variant that can spread on its own.

This particular ZBOT variant arrives through a malicious PDF file disguised as a sales invoice document. If the user opens this file using Adobe Reader, it triggers an exploit which causes the following pop-up window to appear:...

Bibtex

 @misc{2013BFR1339,
   editor = {Trend Micro},
   author = {Abigail Pichel, Joie Salvio, Alvin Bacani},
   title = {Going solo: self-propagating ZBOT malware spotted},
   date = {10},
   month = Jun,
   year = {2013},
   howpublished = {\url{http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/going-solo-self-propagating-zbot-malware-spotted/}},
 }