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Malware campaign abused flawed Avast Anti-Rootkit driver

Threat actors are exploiting a flawed Avast Anti-Rootkit driver to bypass detection, disable security tools and compromise targeted systems, Trellix researchers found. The malware corrupts trusted kernel-mode drivers, creating tools to terminate security processes and compromise systems. Several products including Avast, ESET, McAfee and Microsoft Defender were targeted. Organisations are being urged to implement protections against such attacks.

Source: securityaffairs.com –

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