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PrivateLoader PPI Service Found Distributing Info-Stealing RisePro Malware

The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service known as PrivateLoader is being used to distribute a previously documented information-stealing malware dubbed RisePro. Flashpoint spotted the newly identified stealer on December 13, 2022, after it discovered “several sets of logs” exfiltrated using the malware on an illicit cybercrime marketplace called Russian Market. A C++-based malware, RisePro is […]

Researchers Find Link b/w PrivateLoader and Ruzki Pay-Per-Install Services

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed new connections between a widely used pay-per-install (PPI) malware service known as PrivateLoader and another PPI platform offered by a cybercriminal actor dubbed ruzki. “The threat actor ruzki (aka les0k, zhigalsz) advertises their PPI service on underground Russian-speaking forums and their Telegram channels under the name ruzki or zhigalsz since at […]

Hackers Using PrivateLoader PPI Service to Distribute New NetDooka Malware

A pay-per-install (PPI) malware service known as PrivateLoader has been spotted distributing a “fairly sophisticated” framework called NetDooka, granting attackers complete control over the infected devices. “The framework is distributed via a pay-per-install (PPI) service and contains multiple parts, including a loader, a dropper, a protection driver, and a full-featured remote access trojan (RAT) that […]