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Home   »   bartalex

Enterprises Hit by BARTALEX Macro Malware in Recent Spam Outbreak

  • Posted on:April 27, 2015 at 8:27 am
  • Posted in:Malware
  • Author:
    Christopher Talampas (Fraud Analyst)
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Enterprises are currently being targeted by the macro malware BARTALEX in a recent outbreak of thousands of spammed emails. The infection routine for BARTALEX uses a Microsoft Word document and social engineering lure that is widely recognized by enterprises—making infection all too possible. This attack highlights how macro malware in Microsoft Office files is fast becoming…

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Tags: bartalexmacro malware

Macro-based Malware Increases Along with Spam Volume, Now Drops BARTALEX

  • Posted on:March 24, 2015 at 4:44 pm
  • Posted in:Malware, Spam
  • Author:
    Maydalene Salvador (Anti-spam Research Engineer)
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Early this year Microsoft reported an increase in macro-related threats being used to spread malware via spam. Similarly, we’ve been seeing a drastic increase in spammed emails with attached Microsoft Word documents and Microsoft Excel spreadsheets that come with embedded macros. Macros are a set of commands or code that are meant to help automate…

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Tags: bartalexmacro malwareMicrosoft OfficeSpam

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