---
id: 6293
title: "Latrodectus Malware Masquerades as AhnLab Security Software to Infect Victims"
source_domain: hunt.io
source_url: "https://hunt.io/blog/latrodectus-malware-masquerades-as-ahnlab-security-software-to-infect-victims"
published_at: "2024-08-29T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["malware", "tls-certificates", "c2-infrastructure", "latrodectus", "ahnlab", "brute-ratel"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6293"
lang: en
---

# Latrodectus Malware Masquerades as AhnLab Security Software to Infect Victims

## Summary

Hunt.io dissects MeDExt.dll, a Latrodectus downloader masquerading as AhnLab security software, and pivots on its TLS certificate to uncover more C2 servers and distribution domains.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hunt.io
- **Published:** 2024-08-29T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://hunt.io/blog/latrodectus-malware-masquerades-as-ahnlab-security-software-to-infect-victims
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6293