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Nymaim Trojan Fingerprints MAC Addresses to Bypass Virtualization

December 16, 2016

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The Nymaim Trojan is now fingerprinting MAC addresses to see if it is running in a virtualized environment, SophosLabs security researchers warn.

The Trojan, often used to download additional malware onto compromised machines and recently associated with several ransomware campaigns, is comparing the targeted machine’s MAC address against a hardcoded list, which allows it to avoid virtual environments and thwart analysis tools.

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