New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Using ZPAQ Compression in Email Attacks
New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Using ZPAQ Compression in Email Attacks
21 November 2023
A new variant of the Agent Tesla malware has been observed delivered via a lure file with the ZPAQ compression format to harvest data from several email clients and nearly 40 web browsers.
"ZPAQ is a file compression format that offers a better compression ratio and journaling function compared to widely used formats like ZIP and RAR," G Data malware analyst Anna Lvova said in a Monday analysis.