New "Agent Tesla" Variant: Unusual "ZPAQ" Archive Format Delivers Malware

A new variant of Agent Tesla uses the uncommon compression format ZPAQ to steal information from approximately 40 web browsers and various email clients. But what exactly is this file compression format? What advantage does it provide to threat actors? And why it is assumed that the version of Agent Tesla is “new”?

     

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