OBSCURE#BAT Malware Employs Bogus CAPTCHA Pages to Install Rootkit r77 and Avoid Discovery

A recent malicious software scheme has been detected using deceptive strategies to execute a freely available rootkit known as r77.

A recent malicious software scheme has been detected using deceptive strategies to execute a freely available rootkit known as r77.
The operation, dubbed OBSCURE#BAT by Securonix, allows malicious actors to create longevity and circumvent discovery on infiltrated networks. The origin of this campaign remains unidentified at this time.
The rootkit “possesses the capability to conceal or disguise any file, registry entry, or process

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