Upatre, Dyre Spawn 'Mini-Dyre'

"The Upatre Trojan and the Dyre remote access tool (RAT) malware have formed an unholy union, spawning a new downloader that researchers from PhishMe have called “Mini-Dyre.”

Upatre typically uses spam email messages to spread. Typically, an email attachment contains a malicious ZIP file, which extracts as an SCR file that imitates a screensaver or an Adobe PDF document. In actuality of course, it’s malware that then sends off for and installs additional malware: As recently as October, campaigns were spreading that downloaded the Dyre banking threat, which can steal personal information like online banking user names and passwords."