Banking malware Carberp - was $50,000, now free

snoopy · Jun 27, 2013

Banking malware Carberp - was $50,000, now free
The source code for Carberp – one of the most expensive and robust pieces of online banking malware created – is currently circulating online. Carberp is reputedly able to infect a hard drive's master boot record (MBR), allowing it to evade detection by anti-virus software. Initial analysis suggests that the nearly 2 GB of source code does indeed contain an MBR module.

At the end of last year, the author of what is probably the most powerful banking malware in circulation was asking $40,000 for full access to his creation. Alternatively, according to a blog post from RSA, customers could rent the malware for between $2,000 and $10,000 per month.

In early June, the source code was on offer for $50,000. A few days ago, that same source code became available to download from Russian underground forums for free. Consequently, the 1.88GB archive is now spreading across general hacking forums such as trojanforge.com and is also available on Mega, the download platform launched by Kim Dotcom.
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