New Banking Malware Combines Elements From Zeus, SpyEye

A new piece of banking malware has finally surfaced, confirming fears that have been circulating for several months. The new worm combines elements from both Zeus and SpyEye, but, according to Seculert CTO and co-founder Aviv Raff, it has only infected a handful of people so far.

Seculert's screenshots show that the malware has two control panels -- one resembling Zeus's, and the other fashioned in SpyEye's style. Raff told PC World that the dual-panel system is intended to appeal to a broader spectrum of cybercriminals, "because many of the criminals are used to the look-and-feel of the Zeus administration panel and will find it easier to migrate to the new version." The malware also features a mechanism capable of circumventing Rapport, a security add-on from Trusteer, and allows criminals to remotely target a victim's computer using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol.

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