Thursday, 12 September 2013 | 10:20 a.m.
has been discovered a new banking Trojan for users of online banking. Hesperbot is spreading via mail through phishing techniques and is also affecting mobile devices with Android operating systems, Symbian and Blackberry.
Sites with an appearance very similar to reputable organizations portals, deceive users into running malicious code. According to the statistical system of ESET, hundreds of infections were detected in Turkey and tens Czech Republic, United Kingdom and Portugal.
This malware using keyloggersy can create screenshots and video, and establish a remote proxy. Also presents advanced features, such as creating a remote connection via VNC hidden to the infected system.
“The threat analysis revealed that it is a Trojan banking features and functionality similar to Zeus and SpyEye, but implementation level differences suggest that belongs to a new family of malware, and it is a variant of a previously known Trojan, “said Robert Lipovsky, researcher the company.
The attackers aim to steal credentials to access the victim’s bank account, and install a mobile component malware on the device.
The country most affected by Hesperbotfue Turkey where detections occurred even prior to August 8, 2013 (date on which initiated the campaign to spread malicious code). The phishing email is sent to users, the amenazapretendía be an invoice.
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