Dridex virus

Dridex also known as Bugat and Cridex is a form of malware that specializes in stealing bank credentials via a system that utilizes macros from Microsoft Word.

The targets of this malware are Windows users who open an email attachment in Word or Excel, causing macros to activate and download Dridex, infecting the computer and opening the victim to banking theft.

The primary objective of this software is to steal banking information from users of infected machines to immediately launch fraudulent transactions. Bank information for the software installs a listener keyboard and performs injection attacks. During 2015, theft caused by this software were estimated at 20 million pounds in the UK and 10 million in US. By 2015 Dridex attacks had been detected in more than 20 countries. In early September 2016, researchers spotted initial support for targeting crypto-currency wallets.