Zeus malware found with valid digital certificate

April 4, 2014 – 5:46 AM

A recently discovered variant of the Zeus banking Trojan was found to use a legitimate digital signature to avoid detection from Web browsers and anti-virus systems.

Security vendor Comodo reported Thursday finding the variant 200 times while monitoring and analyzing data from users of its Internet security system. The variant includes the digital signature, a rootkit and a data-stealing malware component.

“Malware with a valid digital signature is an extremely dangerous situation,” the company said in a blog post.

Zeus is typically distributed through a compromised Web page or through a phishing attack in which cybercriminals send email that appear to come from a major bank.

A sample of the latest Zeus variant tried to trick the recipient into executing it by posing as an Internet Explorer document that included an icon similar to the Windows browser.

Because the file is digitally signed with a valid certificate, it appears trustworthy at first glance, Comodo said. The certificate is issued to “isonet ag.”

Source:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/security/3510214/zeus-malware-found-with-valid-digital-certificate/

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