Malware Masquerade: Fake GlobalProtect VPN Delivers WikiLoader Doom
Malware campaign spoofs Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN software to deliver WikiLoader via SEO tactics. Users searching for GlobalProtect are shown fake ads leading to malware-laden downloads. Beware of “GlobalProtect64.exe” – it’s a trap!
Hot Take:
Who knew downloading a VPN could be more dangerous than surfing the dark web? Looks like TA544 just made finding a secure connection a whole lot riskier—by using SEO tactics, no less! Someone tell Google to start offering hazard pay.
Key Points:
- New malware campaign spoofs Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN software.
- SEO poisoning replaces phishing emails as the primary attack vector.
- WikiLoader (aka WailingCrab) is used to deliver payloads like Danabot and Ursnif.
- Malicious MSI installer misuses TD Ameritrade software to sideload malware.
- Anti-analysis checks make it tough to detect the malware in virtual environments.
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