The trojan then escapes the existing website security as the login keystrokes were already recorded once the user attempts to enter the banking website. The malware author performs the attacks through keylogging and website monitoring, which enables the malware to identify when the user is on a banking website so it can document the keystrokes used while logging in. Zeus behaves as a financial service Trojan developed by the hackers to steal banking details from infected devices.
The malware author typically steals an enormous amount of information and also performs attacks on a large-scale. It creates a botnet by a secretly formed network of corrupted machines controlled and monitored by a command and control server and a malicious author. What is Zeus Trojan? It is used to gain access to banking credentials through keystroke logging, man-in-the-middle attacks, it is also deployed to install the CryptoLocker ransomware. Per the 2010 reports, a Zeus package starts at about $3,000 and if there is a requirement of any extra modules, it goes up to $10000. This enables non-programmers to buy Zeus in the black market and perform cybercrimes against their target victim. Trojan horse looks genuine on the internet, but in reality it’s a dangerous malware. First detected in 2007, Zeus is a malware tool kit that runs on Windows version also known as Zbot, and enables the hackers to generate a new trojan horse.
