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Threat Actors Eyeing IQY Files To Peddle Malspam

The Necurs Botnet, DarkHydrus and other threat actors are turning to the inconspicuous files. More threat actors are pushing weaponized Excel web query (IQY) files to deliver malicious code – as seen ...
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Creative Spam Thinks Outside the Macro with .IQY Attachments

The ability of these simple files to open Excel and download any data from the internet makes them extremely dangerous. The Necurs botnet is driving a fresh spam campaign that uses Excel Web Query ...
Bleeping Computer

Necurs Spews 780,000 Emails With Weaponized IQY Files

Necurs botnet distributed over 780,000 emails in five campaigns earlier this year, all containing weaponized IQY files - the latest method for delivering malware. The volume is quite low for a botnet ...
Bleeping Computer

Malspam Campaigns Using IQY Attachments to Bypass AV Filters and Install RATs

Malspam campaigns, such as ones being distributed by Necurs, are utilizing a new attachment type that is doing a good job in bypassing antivirus and mail filters. These IQY attachments are called ...
Dark Reading

Paradise Ransomware Variant Hides in Office IQY Files

Researchers have detected an attack campaign that leverages Internet Query files (IQY) to bypass enterprise defense systems and deliver a new variant of Paradise ransomware. Paradise has been active ...