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This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Written by Robert Bailey. It is better to prevent, than repair and repent! Gridinsoft Anti-Malware is exactly the tool that is always useful to have in your armory: fast, efficient, up-to-date. It is appropriate to use it as an emergency help at the slightest suspicion of infection.

GridinSoft Anti-Malware 6-day trial available. Are Your Protected? GridinSoft Trojan. Gen Bkav W Trojan MicroWorld-eScan Trojan. In other cases, Dridex is employed as a bot-herding tool that is a powerful information stealer. Since it is also a persistent device infector, it is known to be part of high-stakes ransomware attacks. In this regard, Dridex has been linked with ransomware like BitPaymer and DoppelPaymer, as an example. When looking at the sectors targeted most often in our managed security services networks, X-Force is seeing that health care is the top target of the overall increase in PowerShell attacks.

Followed by the financial sector and by retailers, health care has been seeing no less than an onslaught of cyberattacks on organizational networks since the COVID pandemic broke. This is due to the sector being a critical part of the response to COVID and one where human life can be impacted by a cyberattack. In many cases, ransomware attacks seek to compromise hospitals for the inherent pressure they would have to pay hefty ransoms to protect patients and resume operations.

Dridex mostly does business with other cybercrime groups that have roots in the elite criminal arena in eastern Europe. When tactics changed from widespread infections to more targeted attacks, Dridex moved on and away from Necurs , keeping Emotet as the botnet that opens doors for it to enter corporate networks.

In campaigns that X-Force observed starting in early January , it appears that Dridex is testing a couple of avenues. Its activity, detected in Italy and Japan, remains relatively low. During this time, it will steal information and resources. Rootkits intercept and change standard operating system processes.

Rootkits are all about hiding things. They want to hide both themselves and their malicious activity on a device. Datrahere Zacinlo. Like any other type of malware, the best way to avoid rootkits is to prevent it from being installed in the first place.

Back up important files regularly. Use the rule. Keep three backups of your data, on two different storage types, and at least one backup offsite. For more general tips, see prevent malware infection.