QakBot/Pinkslipbot: This Malware Remains Active Even After Being Deleted From PC

Short Bytes: The security researchers from McAfee have detected a banking trojan that infects home and enterprise computers using universal plug and play (UPnP) for opening ports. Pinkslipbot, also called QakBot, continues to use infected machines as its control server even after it’s removed. It’s, probably, the first malware that uses HTTPS-based control servers. McAfee has also […]