Security News > 2023 > November > New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Using ZPAQ Compression in Email Attacks
2023-11-21 11:57
A new variant of the Agent Tesla malware has been observed delivered via a lure file with the ZPAQ compression format to harvest data from several email clients and nearly 40 web browsers. "ZPAQ is a file compression format that offers a better compression ratio and journaling function compared to widely used formats like ZIP and RAR," G Data malware analyst Anna Lvova said in a Monday analysis.
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