{"id":56583,"date":"2024-07-16T00:38:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/darkgate-the-swiss-army-knife-of-malware-sees-boom-after-rival-qbot-crushed\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T00:38:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T00:38:20","slug":"darkgate-the-swiss-army-knife-of-malware-sees-boom-after-rival-qbot-crushed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/darkgate-the-swiss-army-knife-of-malware-sees-boom-after-rival-qbot-crushed\/","title":{"rendered":"DarkGate, the Swiss Army knife of malware, sees boom after rival Qbot crushed"},"content":{"rendered":"

The DarkGate malware family has become more prevalent in recent months, after one of its main competitors was taken down by the FBI.<\/p>\n

The malware was discovered<\/a> by endpoint security outfit enSilo’s security maven Adi Zeligson in 2018 \u2013 but it has evolved over the years. The most recent version, spotted<\/a> by Spamhaus in late January, added new capabilities.<\/p>\n

The software nasty, whose developer goes by the moniker RastaFarEye, can be used for everything from keylogging to data and credential theft, and even remote access \u2013 which can then be used to deploy ransomware<\/a>. DarkGate infections give miscreants complete control over computers.<\/p>\n