Magniber Ransomware Learns New Techniques, Targets Home Users

18-Oct-22

Windows home customers’ computers are being infected by the nasty Magniber ransomware operation. Infected websites were built by the attackers last month that advertised phoney Windows 10 security and antivirus updates.

Windows 10 and Windows 11 are the primary targets of the Magniber malware. The ransomware is launched in-memory and employs syscalls rather than the default Windows API libraries so that the Magniber group can evade detection by using evasion techniques including bypassing Windows’ User Account Control function. Read More…