Comments on: Half a million computers infected as Macro Malware makes a comeback https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/16055/half-a-million-computers-infected-as-macro-malware-makes-a-comeback/ Straight-talking security advice from the Malware Experts Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Fabian Wosar https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/16055/half-a-million-computers-infected-as-macro-malware-makes-a-comeback/#comment-434921 Sat, 09 May 2015 12:43:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=16055#comment-434921 In reply to Flavia Auditore da Firenze.

Dridex is the name the malware author gave the malware. It is common policy for a lot of AV companies to choose a name different from the malware author’s name when it comes to naming the malware family, in order to not give the malware author any credit. That is why Microsoft, which this blog post refers to, calls the infection Drixed.

]]> By: Flavia Auditore da Firenze https://www.emsisoft.com/en/blog/16055/half-a-million-computers-infected-as-macro-malware-makes-a-comeback/#comment-434146 Fri, 08 May 2015 08:22:00 +0000 http://blog.emsisoft.com/?p=16055#comment-434146 There’s a typo in the malware name – it’s “Dridex” :P

Otherwise, great writeup!

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