November 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Researchers Warn of Fast-growing Mobile Threat

mood · Dec 12, 2019

November 2019’s Most Wanted Malware: Researchers Warn of Fast-growing Mobile Threat While Emotet’s Impact Declines
December 11, 2019
https://www.checkpoint.com/press/20...-mobile-threat-while-emotets-impact-declines/

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a leading provider of cyber security solutions globally, has published its latest Global Threat Index for November 2019. The research team reported that for the first time in over three years, a mobile trojan has entered the overall top malware listing as well as being the most prevalent mobile threat over the past month.

The mobile trojan is XHelper, which was first seen in the wild in March 2019. XHelper is a multi-purpose trojan targeting Android users that can download other malicious applications as well as display malicious advertisements.
November’s most wanted malware was the Emotet botnet, retaining the #1 position from October. However, in November, it impacted 9% of organizations globally, down from 14% the previous month.

“Both Emotet and XHelper are versatile, multi-purpose malware that can be adapted to criminals’ needs, such as distributing ransomware, spreading spam campaigns or distributing malvertising to users’ devices. [...]”
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