New method of infection that does not require clicking on link

in powerpoint •  8 years ago 

The bank trojan runs by mouse over the link in the PowerPoint document, does not require the hyperlink to be clicked. The method - which was used in a recent spam campaign that tried to install a backdoor banking fraud commonly known as Zusy, OTLARD and Gootkit - is notable because it was not based on macros, visual basic scripts or JavaScript to deliver its payload.

Vía Arstechnica

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