Security News > 2024 > November > New CRON#TRAP Malware Infects Windows by Hiding in Linux VM to Evade Antivirus
2024-11-08 07:15
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware campaign that infects Windows systems with a Linux virtual instance containing a backdoor capable of establishing remote access to the compromised hosts. The "intriguing" campaign, codenamed CRON#TRAP, starts with a malicious Windows shortcut (LNK) file likely distributed in the form of a ZIP archive via a phishing email. "What makes the CRON#
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