Modstealer Cross-Platform Malware Undetected by Av Tools Targeting Developers

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MysticOracle

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New cross-platform malware 'ModStealer' targets developers via malicious job ads, undetected by most antivirus tools.

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MysticOracleAuthor

4 months ago

According to Mosyle’s analysis, ModStealer is being delivered to victims through malicious job recruiter ads targeting developers. It uses a heavily obfuscated JavaScript file written with NodeJS that remains completely undetectable by signature-based defenses. And this one isn’t just targeting Mac users either; Windows and Linux environments are also at risk.

hulitu

4 months ago

> malware undetected by AV tools

This is not news. News will be "malware detected by AV tools". /s

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