New Malvertising Campaign Distributing PikaBot Disguised as Popular Software

The malware loader known as PikaBot is now being distributed through a malvertising campaign. Initially only distributed via malspam campaigns, PikaBot is being used in attacks by TA577, a prolific cybercrime threat actor. The malware allows threat actors to gain unauthorized remote access to systems and execute commands, including shellcode, DLLs, or executable files, and other malicious tools.