Qbot (421a3805-7741-4315-82c2-6c9aa30d0953)
Discovered in 2008 and under constant development, with gaps in operational use in the wild; operators are occasionally known as GOLD LAGOON. Banking Trojan, steals financial data, browser information/hooks, keystrokes, credentials; described by CheckPoint as a “Swiss Army knife”. Known to leverage many other tools; for example, PowerShell and Mimikatz are used for self-propagation. Attempts obfuscation via legitimate process injection. Known to serve as a dropper for ProLock ransomware. Infection vectors are common, with malspam as the most frequent. Active in 2020 – two big campaigns, one from March to June, second Starting in July and ongoing, as part of latest Emotet campaign. Newer version appeared in August.