EvilExtractor: An Educational Tool or Info-stealer?
EvilExtractor: An Educational Tool or Info-stealer?
25 April 2023
FortiGuard Labs laid bare EvilExtractor - an attack tool developed to target Windows systems and extract data and files from devices. While its creator firm claimed that it is an educational tool, research revealed that it was being actively used as an info-stealer. Typically, it masquerades as an authentic file, such as a Dropbox file or an Adobe PDF document, but upon execution, it initiates malicious actions using PowerShell.