Security News > 2025 > February > Fake Google Chrome Sites Distribute ValleyRAT Malware via DLL Hijacking

2025-02-06 14:34
Bogus websites advertising Google Chrome have been used to distribute malicious installers for a remote access trojan called ValleyRAT. The malware, first detected in 2023, is attributed to a threat actor tracked as Silver Fox, with prior attack campaigns primarily targeting Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China. "This actor has increasingly targeted key roles
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