IcedID: A New Era with ‘Lite and Fork’ Malware

Proofpoint, a cybersecurity research firm, recently discovered two new variants of the IcedID malware namely “Lite” and “Forked.” The original IcedID malware has been around since 2017 and is commonly used by cybercriminals, but these new versions were only seen for the first time in late 2022 and early 2023. 

The Lite IcedID Variant was first discovered in November 2022 in a malware campaign found to be distributed as a follow-up payload in a malware campaign known as TA542 Emotet.
Unlike other malware campaigns that aim to steal sensitive data, the Emotet campaign primarily delivers the Lite version of the IcedID Bot. 

This Lite variant, however, lacks certain important features that are typically used for banking fraud.
Despite this, the IcedID Lite still poses a significant threat as it can be used to deliver other types of malware, such as ransomware, and can compromise the security of a victim’s computer system. 

On the other hand, the Forked IcedID Variant was first seen in February 2023 and it has been used in seven different campaigns. This variant is similar to the original IcedID in that it downloads from a server, but it also has some similarities to the Lite version. 

IcedID is a type of malware that was originally designed to steal banking information and is also capable of fac

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