Multifunctional and Sophisticated DevOpt Backdoor Discovered

24-Apr-23

Devopt is a newly discovered multipurpose backdoor malware that acts as a clipper, keylogger, credential stealer, and file grabber. Additionally, numerous variations of this malware have been seen within a short period of time, indicating that its creators are actively working to improve it.

Researchers from Zscaler have published a technical study outlining the various DevOpt capabilities. It displays various other functions in addition to the normal backdoor behaviour. The malware, which was created using the Free Pascal programming language, is disseminated through bogus websites employing social engineering techniques.

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