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kronos malware made to affect banking systems[/caption] Inspired from the most dangerous malwares like Zeus, Gozi, Citadel a new banking Trojan named Kronos malware is being discovered. With a price tag of $7,000, Kronos malware is put on sale at the Russian underground forums. In addition to the features of its successor Zeus, Kronos uses an undetectable file injection method along with proactive protections.
Kronos Malware on sale for $7,000
A cyber-criminal was found offering Kronos malware for an amount of $7,000. The new malware discovered was found on the Russian underground forums. The seller is offering a 1 week trial for the testing of the malware in which the buyer will get access to the control panel along with bot's competences. The trial is available at $1,000. Apart from the retail price of the malware, some special discounts are also available for those who order it now.
Trusteer, an IBM company is the one who will analyse the malware sample and will validate the merchant's statement. Generally the malwares are sold at a price less than $100. The most costly malware sold was at price of $10,000 four years earlier. [caption id="attachment_672" align="aligncenter" width="550"]
Banking systems affected by Kronos[/caption]
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Kronos malware Features
In addition to the features of its ancestor, Kronos is able to do the file injection in secure mode and bypass proactive protections. The malware is specifically designed for the banking cyber-attacks. Some of the major features which this malware provides are
- It is compatible with both 32 bit and 64 bit systems. A proper rootkit would be provided for every version. Kronos runs successfully on Chrome, Firefox and Internet explorer.
- It easily injects the files which are coded in Zeus configuration format.
- It uses an undetected method which is able to bypass Sandbox and proactive antivirus.
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