The malware is disguised using fake lures related to video games, adult videos, subtitle files, and cracked Microsoft Office applications.
An updated Ducktail phishing campaign is spreading malware written in PHP and designed to steal Facebook accounts, browser data, and crypto wallets, according to a Bleeping ComputerThe malware affects Windows devices and is distributed using bait related to video games, adult videos, subtitle files, and cracked Microsoft Office applications.These early instances of Ducktail phishing operations relied on social engineering attacks on LinkedIn and pushed .NET Core malware disguised as PDFs.
Installation happens in the background while the victim is presented with fake compatibility check pop-ups, and the malware is extracted to the %LocalAppData%\Packages\PXT folder. According to the report, the malware can then add scheduled tasks to execute on the host device at regular intervals. At the same time, a generated TMP file launches the stealer component in parallel.
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