Threat Advisories:

A New Emerging CatB Ransomware Using DLL Hijacking to Evade Detection

Threat Level – Red | Vulnerability Report
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CatB is a ransomware that uses a technique called DLL hijacking to evade detection. It does this by injecting itself into the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service, a legitimate Windows process, and using that process to encrypt the victim’s files.

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