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The cybercriminal gang behind the Gootkit Trojan is expanding its malware distribution activities and is improving its multi-stage distribution platform to deliver additional threats. The loader now uses advanced techniques that include fileless execution, memory injection and components written in different programming languages.
Over the past several years many Trojans evolved into malware distribution platforms by entering partnerships with ransomware gangs or by developing their own ransomware. Some well-known relationships are TrickBot and Ryuk or Dridex and WastedLocker. Gootkit is no exception and followed a similar path.
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